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How Diet Affects PCOS

Your Fertility May Benefit from Low-carb Eating

By Teri Brown

"Dr. Feinberg told me about the relationship between diet and fertility," says Worrall. "If I made better choices, my body would start to get back on track. Before making lifestyle changes, I tried Clomid, and it didn't work. While taking a break from fertility treatments, I started taking Glucophage in addition to eating better and exercising. I lost a significant amount of weight, and my cycles returned. Within a few months, I was pregnant. I had an uncomplicated pregnancy and gave birth to my son, William, 5 months ago."

Dr. Feinberg, author of Healing Syndrome O: A Strategic Guide to Fertility, Polycystic Ovaries and Insulin Imbalance (Avery Penguin, 2004), has seen success quite often with women like Worrall. He wrote Healing Syndrome O to help millions of women in the United States and around the world who suffer with the basic triad of Syndrome O: overnourishment, ovarian confusion and ovulation disruption.

"The sad culprit of overnourishment, particularly on a chronic basis, is the overproduction of the insulin family of hormones," says Dr. Feinberg. "Insulin and related hormones wreak havoc with the female reproductive system, contributing to frustrating years of abnormal periods, infertility, the frequent sadness of miscarriage and pregnancy loss, as well as multiple complications throughout pregnancy. Although some equate Syndrome O with PCOS, Syndrome O encompasses so much more general health and wellness issues for women."

In his medical practice of reproductive endocrinology and infertility, Dr. Feinbrg discovered a large unmet need for carefully explained information, both about insulin resistance and fertility care. He believes that many doctors are quick to prescribe drugs to reduce insulin and promote ovulation, and many of these drugs are not being carefully monitored.

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• Join the discussion on our Family.com community!
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• Trying to Conceive with Diagnosis of PCOS: Short Stories About Trying to Conceive
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