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Title: PCOS: The Hidden Epidemic by Samuel S. Thatcher M.D. Ph.D. ISBN: 0-944934-25-0 Publisher: Perspectives Press Pub. Date: September, 2000 Format: Hardcover Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $24.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.58 (36 reviews)
Rating: 4
Summary: Fantastic -- No other book comes close to explaining PCOS!
Comment: I don't even bother to look at the so-called fertility books in bookstores any more. None of them offer more than a mere mention of PCOS, even though PCOS is one of the leading causes of female infertility! I diagnosed myself using internet resources (like INCIID -- author Dr. Thatcher is an advisory board member for INCIID and writes frequently on PCOS). I bought this book, saw myself in its pages, and then was formally diagnosed in January 2002. This book offers the most comprehensive discussion of PCOS, how it works (or doesn't), and how it affects various bodily functions.
I am not a "classic" PCOS patient -- I am thin, and have no problems with hair or acne, but this book still applies to me. This is what sets it apart from other PCOS books out there, which focus on how to manage the secondary symptoms of PCOS, and don't really explain the syndrome. Since medical understanding of PCOS is not that great right now, it is wonderful to have such a detailed sourcebook -- it has allowed me to direct my REI to try treatments he otherwise might have skipped.
This book is packed with information, and some may find it hard to digest (lots of medical terms). It's really geared towards people who have long since moved beyond basic books like "Taking Charge of Your Fertility." This is a real medical sourcebook, meant to refer back to again and again, not necessarily read cover-to-cover.
The only thing keeping me from giving it 5 stars is the book's cursory discussion of metformin treatment for infertility, which had been studied for a few years by the time this book was published (because of the tendency of PCOS patients to also have insulin resistence). I am starting metformin treatment now, but have had to rely on internet sources for help.
Rating: 5
Summary: Must have for PCOS'ers
Comment: This is an excellent source of information for both PCOS ladies and for women in general with questions about reproductive biology and functioning. I am impressed that Dr. Thatcher did not "dummy-down" his writing..treating the reader with a respect rarely found in medical books geared towards non-physicians. Great detail on the hows and whys of PCOS and of treatment plan options. Also offers resources for support, health care, etc. Highly reccommend this book to anyone experiencing PCOS or suspecting that they are (family and friends will like it, too)
Rating: 2
Summary: Too technical
Comment: This book was obviously written by a doctor and is written so that only other doctors can understand it. It would have been nice to have this complicated syndrome explained for the everyday person. If you can get through all the technical mumbo jumbo, then it's a good book.
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