Diet for PCOS - Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome or Infertility - PCOS and pregnancy

Dietary advice and Diets for Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS), Fertility and Weight Loss for PCOS by a Dietitian in Melbourne.

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Claire's Personal and Professional Experience with PCOS and Fertility

As well as having PCOS herself, Claire has been actively involved in helping women manage PCOS for many years. She has helped many clients referred by GPs and specialists to lose weight, improve their PCOS symptoms (such as feeling less tired, reducing sugar cravings, improving blood test results), improve their fertility and reduce their risk of long term health problems such as diabetes and cardiovascular disease. Claire also worked with the Dietitians Association of Australia to establish the PCOS interest group for Dietitian's and has developed a comprehensive PCOS professional development resource for Dietitian's. She is also a professional member of the Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome Association of Australia.

Claire also has personal experience of fertility issues often associated with PCOS, and is now a Mum to two growing boys both conceived in her late thirties and early forties. So although no two experiences of PCOS or infertility are the same, Claire can relate to what you are going through and offer you both compassionate understanding, evidence based nutrition advice and support to integrate long term management of PCOS into your life.

Claire is currently working on resource development and consultancy work and is not offering individual consultations any longer, however recommends Virginia Fazio from Nutrition Professionals Australia in Melbourne for anyone wanting individual appointments regarding PCOS or fertility or any other nutrition related concern. Information about these individual consultations are available here

Research has shown that in overweight women with PCOS, losing even small amounts of weight can result in a return of normal ovulation, increasing the chance of pregnancy. Even without PCOS, losing weight if you are overweight improves your chances of conceiving, increases the chances of assisted reproduction treatment working, decreases the chances of pregnancy complications for both mother and baby. Losing weight, changing the amount and type of food you eat and being physically active has also been shown to improve insulin resistance (which causes many of the health problems associated with PCOS) and ovarian function, which in turn also improves your chances of getting pregnant and having a healthy pregnancy (including decreasing your chance of developing gestational diabetes).

If you are not trying to conceive, you can still benefit in many ways from improving your diet and lifestyle. In people with impaired glucose tolerance (which is common in PCOS), healthy eating and exercise has also been recently shown to reduce or delay the onset of type 2 diabetes by as much as 58%. It really works, and we can help you put it into practice with professional compassionate support. Our clients also report increased energy levels, less bloating and weight around the tummy area, less sugar cravings and mood swings and and an improvement in acne and other PCOS symptoms after following a PCOS friendly eating plan.

If you have depression (which is very common in women with PCOS) following a PCOS friendly diet as well as paying attention to overall lifestyle and intake of particular nutrients can help reduce symptoms in conjunction with other medical care.

Visit Claire's PCOS Blog for these additional articles on PCOS and Nutrition

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Insulin Resistance and PCOS

How is PCOS Diagnosed and Treated?

Six Weight Loss Tips for PCOS

Depression, Anxiety and PCOS

Getting pregnant with PCOS

PCOS and Carbohydrate

Vitamin D and PCOS

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