December 6 th ,2010

Well my dad will be coming over to take care of my son ,while I go to this new fertility clinic I was refereed to ,at Markham Stouville Hospital .
Do I have questions !!!! I know I have PCOS since I was 18 , so many specialist appointments , fertility monitoring I have been through etc .That is why 3 months ago when this idiot (sorry ,had to say that ) of an ultrasound technician questioned me how do I know I have this ! before she did the ultrasound and then went quiet during the ultrasound then when she wrote the report to my doctor said I had over 40 mature follicles on each side that formed cycts and never came out but are not pearl like( so she was trying to claim their is no evidence I have it .My doctor even died laughing and said of course I do . I have been told by many specialists that I am a classical pcos patient ! Those over 40 mature follicles that form cysts ...where in the world did she think I got those from .they were not pearl like because they had all matured but never erupted from the ovaries , due the the cycle that went screwy and just started me non stop bleeding .Had it happen before I should know !!!

Well ,it's December I will be on day 10 so they will not be able to do a cycle now .
Sort of happy about that ,as not only do I want to get my body cleansed out before this cycle but it's Christmas time ,one of the most stressful time of the year

Sigh the money will be crazy that we are spending but I don't want my son to be without a sibling while growing up !

I am beginging a detox program for my liver ,as per my readings it is recommended.
I have read other women with PCOS praising it ,so why not it is worth a try !
Well their is many different liver detox programs .
One simple one is lemon in hot water,which is suppose to be taken for 30 days .
Hmmmm the thought of sour lemon in hot water ..well I know I would not be able to keep on that for 30 days. Instead I am going to stop by GNC tomorrow and by
GNC's everday detox diet 16 wrapped teas for 6.00 .read the reviews it seems to be good .And I can live with the smell of the black licorice is has .
16 days no biggie to me :) I have stopped drinking coffee.It's been three days !
For me that is a good start .I know I can do it because every time I start fertility treatments I stop the coffee.And I also had no coffee while I was pregnant !

Here is an interesting excerpt i read form an article by John Lee,MD

The Diet Connection to PCOS

By far the biggest lifestyle contributor to PCOS is poor diet. Young women with PCOS tend to eat far too much sugar and highly refined carbohydrates. These foods cause an unhealthy rise in insulin levels. According to Jerilyn Prior, M.D., insulin stimulates androgen receptors on the outside of the ovary, causing the typical PCOS symptoms of excess hair (on the face, arms, legs), thin hair (on the head), and acne. Eventually, this type of diet will cause obesity, which will cause insulin resistance (the inability of the cells to take in insulin), which will aggravate the PCOS even more. The androgens also play a role in blocking the release of the egg from the follicle.Women, who have a high number of dysfunctional follicles to begin with, due to xenobiotic exposure in the womb, will have worse problems if their diets are high in sugary foods and low in nutrition. Since this is exactly the type of diet favored by teens and young women, it’s easy to understand why there is so much PCOS in that age group. Fifty years ago, the average person age one pound of sugar a year. Today the average teenager today eats one pound a week! Potato chips, corn chips, pasta and white rice are all highly refined carbohydrates that also act on the body much the same as sugars do.

When you look at the whole picture of PCOS, you can understand why the hormone-blocking and insulin-lowering drugs don’t work for very long. These approaches don’t address the underlying cause of the problem. They only suppress symptoms. Improvement is only temporary and both types of drugs have terribly unpleasant side effects.By the same token, you can’t just take progesterone, and you can’t just cut out the sugar. You usually need to do both. Exercise and good nutrition are also very important in maintaining hormone balance, and I have covered both at length in What Your Doctor May Not Tell You About Premenopause.I recommend supplementation of normal physiologic doses of progesterone to treat PCOS. If progesterone levels rise each month during the luteal phase of the cycle, as they are supposed to do, this maintains the normal synchronal pattern each month, and PCOS rarely, if ever, occurs. Natural progesterone should be the basis of PCOS treatment, along with attention to stress, exercise, and nutrition.

If you have PCOS, you can use 15 to 20 mg of progesterone cream daily from day 14 to day 28 of your cycle. If you have a longer or a shorter cycle, adjust accordingly. The disappearance of facial hair and acne are usually obvious signs that hormones are becoming balanced, but to see these results, you’ll need to give the treatment at least six months, in conjunction with proper diet and exercise. If your symptoms fade, try gradually easing off the progesterone (take half the dose, for example) and see how it goes. If your symptoms return, stay on the full dose for six more months. Ideally, as a young woman, you would use the progesterone cream only during the months you need it, and encourage your body to return to its own normal hormonal rhythms as much as possible. Some women with many damaged follicles may always need to supplement with a little bit of progesterone cream.Why Haven’t Doctors Figured This Out?

There are several reasons why doctors don’t recognize the role of progesterone deficiency in PCOS. They may not be aware that the hypothalamus responds not only to the rise and fall of estrogen, but also to the rise and fall of progesterone. Since standard tests usually indicate that a woman with PCOS has plenty of estrogen, and she is still having periods, the doctor assumes she is still ovulating and producing plenty of progesterone.

The odds of a woman having estrogen dominance and progesterone deficiency rise to 50 percent in the female population by age 35, yet doctors rarely measure progesterone concentrations. They may fear giving progesterone because of all the side effects caused by synthetic progestins, and may not be aware that natural progesterone, unlike synthetic progestins, is remarkably free of side effects when given in normal physiologic doses.

Well this is more progressive , but Colon Hydrotherapy
http://askcassyfirst.com/blog/?page_id=118
A little SCARY though !At least to me
Paul Schillaci
FIRST TOUCH HEALTH & WELLNESS CENTRE
2361 Lake Shore Rd. W.
Oakville, Ontario L6L 1H4
Phone: 905-220-1190
Email: firsttouchhealth@msn.com
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Kerri Shawn Lattimer
HOSTI HEALING RESOURCES
445 Broadview Ave.
Toronto, Ontario M4K 2N2
Phone: 647-226-2352
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