PCOSA 2004 Celebrity Auction "Walk the Walk for PCOS"
PCOSA 2004 Celebrity Auction
Now you can "Walk the Walk for PCOS" by purchasing autographed celebrity shoes and other items to support the over 15 million women with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome in the United States alone. Additional auction items include 2003 conference bags and binders, handmade items, books & MUCH MORE!
About the syndrome...
About the organization...
Up to 15 million women and girls in the U.S. alone have polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS), a complex hormonal disorder for which there is no cure, but for which effective management is possible. Not only does PCOS cause devastating short-term effects such as infertility, dark skin patches, obesity, acne, male patterned baldness and excess facial and body hair, PCOS has a substantial negative impact on quality of life because of the disorder multi-system conditions. Many women with PCOS are insulin-resistant, a condition that raises the level of insulin circulating in the body and is a precursor to type 2 diabetes. In fact, women with PCOS have seven times the risk of other women for developing adult-onset diabetes, which in turn greatly increases their chance of having cardiovascular disease, hypertension, stroke and kidney problems. In addition, because obesity and type two diabetes have now reached epidemic proportions in the United States, and cardiovascular disease remains the leading cause of death in women, PCOS plays a key role in the foremost causes of death and disability in American women.
QUICK FACTS -
PCOS is treatable, by medications, changes in diet and exercise, but not curable.
PCOS in the #1 cause of infertility in women!
Although up to 15 million women in the U.S. have PCOS less than half know they have it!
The Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome Association (PCOSA) is a primarily volunteer-run, non-profit 501(c)3 organization dedicated to increasing the awareness of PCOS and providing comprehensive education, advocacy and support the millions of women and girls with PCOS and their supporters. All proceeds from the and auction will aid PCOSA, so they may continue their important mission and support services.
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