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Can nutrition and acupuncture help with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS)?

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What is it?   

Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS) is a condition in which a woman’s levels of sex hormones are out of balance. This leads to the growth of ovarian cysts on the ovaries.

 

PCOS is thought to affect up to 10% of women of childbearing age and if you have two of the following three features you may be diagnosed:

  1. Irregular or absent periods – which means your ovaries don’t regularly release eggs or ovulate
  2. Excess androgens – high levels of “male hormones” in your body, which may cause physical signs such as acne or excess facial or body hair
  3. Polycystic ovaries detected on an ultrasound

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Balancing your hormones naturally

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Balancing your hormones naturally

Nutrition plays an important role in balancing your hormones naturally.  When our hormones are out of balance, this can lead to problems such as pre-menstrual syndrome (PMS), irregular, painful or heavy periods, difficulties getting pregnant and a myriad of menopausal symptoms.  At every stage in your life, supporting your hormonal balance through simple dietary and lifestyle changes could help to reduce the effects of hormonal changes.

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Zinc – the ultimate multi-tasker

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Zinc is an extremely important mineral in our diet.  It is a component of one of the most abundant antioxidant compounds in the body (copper-zinc oxide dismutase) and is a co-factor in over 400 reactions in the body, including many steps involved in metabolism.  It is essential for the production of sperm and for the development of mature eggs and uterine health in female fertility.  Zinc is critical for the production of thyroid hormones and thus regulation of our hormones in general and prevention of miscarriage.

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Weight loss for IVF

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Dr. Glenville Nutrition was recently speaking at an international medical conference on safe and sensible weight loss for IVF.

 

When losing weight is the last thing you want to do

Hearing that you need to have IVF can be very difficult.  It is an emotionally and often physically draining process, with the highs of your hopes and expectations and the lows of test results, bad news and failed cycles.  When your dream of having a family is proving hard to realise, it can be just another blow to hear that you need to lose weight.  We all know that losing weight is difficult at the best of times, but in the midst of the rollercoaster of IVF, it can be even more difficult.

 

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