Hi,

I am 35 and just diagnosed with PCOS. Not that I didn't see it coming. Since I have always followed a slightly alternative path to wellness and medical issues, I just can't jump on the metformin train just yet. I want to be sure to try all the natural/alternative therapies out there first. I've read two book -- PCOS by Collette Harris (filled with natural info) and PCOS and Your Feritlity by Harris and Theresa Cheung. As for web info, I am looking at the website womentowomen.com. I really liked this article and its approach: Polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS)

Anyone else reading these books or following the Women to Women program? Please let me know! And ps, glad to have found you all. I'm feeling such a sense of relief right now.

I haven't read the books, but I have heard that a low carb/sugar diet can also help (like South Beach or the Insulin Resistant diet).

Personally, those types of approaches only seem to work when you stick to them 100% of the time, and I just don't have that kind of commitment. If left uncontrolled, I worry about the long-term PCOS health-related issues, so I just take my metformin because I think it will keep me healthier in the long term.

Different things work for different people! I've had PCOS since I was 12, so this is what works for me.

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