Gaynor Bussell is a specialist nutritionist with over 30 years’ experience in women’s health and the author of the first edition of PCOS For Dummies. Sharon Perkins is a registered nurse with nearly 40 years of maternal-child health experience and author of numerous For Dummies titles covering women’s health topics.

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• Introduction 1Part 1: Getting Started with PCOS 5Chapter 1: Sensible Solutions for a Difficult Condition 7Chapter 2: Identifying Potential Signs of PCOS 21Part 2: Taking Control of Your Symptoms 45Chapter 3: Coping with Insulin Resistance and Its Effects 47Chapter 4: Eating Healthfully 63Chapter 5: Waving Goodbye to Extra Weight 85Chapter 6: Getting Physical 115Chapter 7: Taking Medications 139Chapter 8: Giving Alternative Treatments a Shot 161Chapter 9: Balancing Body, Mind, and Spirit 179Part 3: PCOS’s Effects on Menstrual Cycles, Fertility, and Pregnancy 197Chapter 10: Tracking Your Periods: How PCOS Affects the Menstrual Cycle 199Chapter 11: Getting Pregnant: Infertility Treatments for PCOS 213Chapter 12: Pregnancy Complications and PCOS 237Part 4: The Part of Tens 255Chapter 13: Ten Signs to Avoid a Diet 257Chapter 14: Ten PCOS “Superfoods” 267Chapter 15: Ten Ways to Eat Mindfully 277Chapter 16 Ten (Plus 2!) Sources of Information and Support 287Index 293

Gaynor Bussell is a specialist nutritionist with over 30 years’ experience in women’s health and the author of the first edition of PCOS For Dummies. Sharon Perkins is a registered nurse with nearly 40 years of maternal-child health experience and author of numerous For Dummies titles covering women’s health topics.

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• Introduction 1Part 1: Getting Started with PCOS 5Chapter 1: Sensible Solutions for a Difficult Condition 7Chapter 2: Identifying Potential Signs of PCOS 21Part 2: Taking Control of Your Symptoms 45Chapter 3: Coping with Insulin Resistance and Its Effects 47Chapter 4: Eating Healthfully 63Chapter 5: Waving Goodbye to Extra Weight 85Chapter 6: Getting Physical 115Chapter 7: Taking Medications 139Chapter 8: Giving Alternative Treatments a Shot 161Chapter 9: Balancing Body, Mind, and Spirit 179Part 3: PCOS’s Effects on Menstrual Cycles, Fertility, and Pregnancy 197Chapter 10: Tracking Your Periods: How PCOS Affects the Menstrual Cycle 199Chapter 11: Getting Pregnant: Infertility Treatments for PCOS 213Chapter 12: Pregnancy Complications and PCOS 237Part 4: The Part of Tens 255Chapter 13: Ten Signs to Avoid a Diet 257Chapter 14: Ten PCOS “Superfoods” 267Chapter 15: Ten Ways to Eat Mindfully 277Chapter 16 Ten (Plus 2!) Sources of Information and Support 287Index 293