Currently reading this book would recommend as a good way to look at the mind body connection.
I can remember when I was diagnosed at the age of 14, the doctor saying to me that I had PCOS, she did not give me any explanation as to what this meant or what it would mean for my long term health. She then gave me a prescription for the contraceptive pill and told me not to worry about it until I wanted to get pregnant. I then spent the next 10 years on various contraceptive pills that caused me all sorts of physical and emotional difficulties I felt like I had no control over my own health or life. At this point I decided I no longer wanted to be at the mercy of the contraceptive pill and started to investigate what having Polycystic Ovary Syndrome meant, it is a condition that affects as many as 5% of the female population it is in actual fact the most common hormonal disorder among women of child bearing age and one of the leading causes of infertility. The main symptoms being: obesity, anvolution, acne, excessive masculizing hormones women can suffer with these to a greater or lesser degree, other symptoms that I experienced from time to time included low mood, very heavy periods. Through my own research I discovered more about the condition and the ways that complementary health could put me back in control of my own life and health.
It is my overriding belief that nutritional therapy and reflexology helped me to conceive both my children naturally after years of failed attempts.(Patients who regularly use Reflexology for Polysistic ovary syndrome report more regular periods, thicker hair on the scalp and a greater sense of wellbeing.)Polysistic ovary syndrome is not something that can be cured but with a bit of trial and error and the help of complementary therapy it can be managed. In the last few years I have discovered the importance of dealing with stress greatly helped with the use of cranial sacral therapy, yoga and meditation.
Complementary therapy is something that Iam hugely passionate aboutfor myself and my family as the first port of call when we are ill or lacking vitality. This is not to say that I won't use more conventional medicine, but I think the two things work best side by side rather than as separate entities.
