re: Shedding Light on the Subject of Polycystic Ovary Syndrome

PlantLady — Sat, 11 Oct 2008 17:26:56 GMT

I was never obese, yet developed PCOS after my 3rd child, followed rapidly by hypothyroidism & eventually Type II Diabetes (this due to a misreading of a blood test for hypothyroidism & the resulting weight gain from same). The scientific community should study the probable link between PCOS, Alzheimer's, environmental toxins & the adulterated food supply. In all 3 of my pregnancies I lost the weight I gained either right after birth (literally) or shortly thereafter. I was within 2 pounds of my high school weight after the 3rd child! With my 2nd pregnancy I did have borderline gestational diabetes & carefully watched what I ate. I gained 31 lb. in that pregnancy (the most weight I ever gained in all 3 of them) & within 24 hours after birth I was surprised to discover it was a lot of water retention as I lost every single ounce!

I was also wondering if a permanent tubal ligation might have the serious side-effect of PCOS, because I had one following the birth of my 3rd child. I did have ovary suppression via birth control pills because I took them for years before & between pregnancies. My mother didn't have a problem with her ovaries, but did have a problem with her uterus growing cysts & eventually had a total hysterectomy. My Mom's Mom (my maternal grandmother) did have ovarian cancer & died from it at the ripe old age of 46 when I was 5/6. That would make it the mid-sixties and AFTER many toxic spills from Hanford Nuclear Power Plant (part of the original "Manhattan Project" & water used in cooling the reactors was in fact rountinely dumped into the Columbia & why they chose this location) had travelled downstream the 150 or so miles to us, plus they were hunters, fishermen, gardeners & orchardists. Back then all the "new & wonderful" pesticides were coming out as well as the ADA heavily advocating fluoride in our oral hygeine routine. Not sure when they started chlorinating the water supply. All relatives died from Alzheimers/Cancer.

Environmental? YES!