The Savvy Woman's Guide to PCOS: The Many Faces Of A ... (ISBN 1933213019)

Ugly cover, great information:
If you're not put off by the awful cover choice, this book is full of great information, charts, health tests, etc. I read this book in a 2 hour sitting, and took it with me to my nutritionist who specializes in PCOS and it really helped to guide my questions and what modifications I'd be making in my life. Definitely worth reading- especially if your newly diagnosed or struggling for answers.

Thought it would be better:
I read all the reviews on this book before I purchased it. I hoped it would be better coming from a Doctor who slams other doctors. She says all other doctors want to do is to put you on drugs to help your symptoms. But really that is all she suggests as well. She reccomends going on the pill to help a lot of the symptoms. What happens when you don't want to be on the pill and you want to get pregnant? The pill can actually cause some of the symptoms when used for long peroids of time. After years of trying I ended up getting pregnant by losing weight with diet and exercise. I was really not impressed by this book.

The Savvy Woman's Guide to PCOS:
This is the best book I have read on the subject!

Don't waste your money or time. Get another book.:
This book is poorly written and barely edited. There are horrible grammar and punctuation mistakes. The authors should've had a seventh grader proof read this! It made me sad to think that women with PCOS don't have a lot of options as far as information goes. This book was embarrassing to read! I gave it one star because there wasn't an option for zero stars. I couldn't take the information or the author seriously because it was so poorly written. Buy the "When The Doctor Says It's... PCOS" book instead. You'll feel better. Trust me.

An excellent resource:
I've read a few books about PCOS over the years and I have to say that this one really is the most helpful I've come across. Not only does it not repeat the same old out of date information that seems to continually spring up everywhere, but I learnt a lot of important new information, in particular that some health issues that I'd never thought to connect with PCOS may well be part of it after all. It's also given me some useful things to talk over with my specialist, including some new treatment options. The book manages to tread the fine line between not overly dumbing down the scientific information, while also being readable by a layperson. I'd highly recommend this to anyone who suspects they might have PCOS, has been only recently diagnosed or even those who have been living with the diagnosis for a long time and already feel pretty well informed.