Over 600,000 Georgia Women Are Battling Mysterious Condition That Impairs Their Ability To Have Children
Noted, successful fertility practice offers free Atlanta event to address lifestyle modifications as proven treatment for Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS) caused ferti lity.

Woodstock, GA (October 13, 2005) - Atlanta Center for Reproductive Medicine, an infertility research and treatment center with four locations in metropolitan Atlanta, will host a seminar for PCOStrategies, a non-profit organization dedicated to helping women with Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome develop a healthy lifestyle, to offer a free two-day seminar, “Syndrome O Survival Strategies”, for the thousands of Atlanta area women affected by PCOS.

An incurable condition, PCOS is caused by the body’s failure to respond to insulin correctly. Symptoms include lack of, infrequent or irregular menstrual cycles, infertility, excessive body or facial hair growth, weight gain or obesity, thinning hair or baldness, adult acne or depression. Left untreated, PCOS puts women at risk for heart disease, stroke and cancer.
Participants will learn how adopting a healthy diet, an exercise program, and stress management tools are critical factors to success in restoring hormonal balance.

The seminar will be held November 8 and 9, 2005 at the Palisades conference center in Atlanta from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. each evening. Featured speakers will include ACRM physician G. Wright Bates, Jr., MD who will address the fertility issues so many women with PCOS face. Dr. Bates notes that, “PCOS is the most common hormone abnormality, and dramatically impacts many aspects of a women’s health and fertility.” Lesa Childers, MSW, President and CEO of PCO Strategies, will lead the two-day program and share how she overcame her 10-year battle with infertility thanks to lifestyle modification. “We see many women with PCOS who have silently dealt with the symptoms of this condition for years yet, because the pieces have never been put together, they have suffered in silence”, emphasizes Childers, “in most cases, women are finally diagnosed when they are trying to conceive and are not able to”.

“Syndrome O Survival Strategies” is a 2-day seminar occurring on November 8 and 9, 2005 from 6:30 - 9:30 p.m. The seminar will take place at the Palisades conference center located at 5909 Peachtree Dunwoody Road in Atlanta. For more information or to RSVP, contact Amy Koehlinger at 678-841-1084 or amy.koehlinger@acrm.com.