PCOS-MEDICATION Messages for June, 2003: LOCAL SUPPORT: WI, MA, CA, FL

LOCAL SUPPORT: WI, MA, CA, FL

From: Sonnet (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Tue, 3 Jun 2003 21:23:39 -0500 (CDT)

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WISCONSIN

PCOSupport Wisconsin is sponsoring an educational program on Saturday, June 7, 2003 from 9am to Noon at UW Health East Clinic at 5249 E. Terrace Drive in Madison (located near the intersection of I-90 and Hwy 151). http://www.uwhospital.org/content/levels3-4/about/uw-east.htm

Keynote Speaker, Deborah Roussos, M.S., R.D., C.D. will present "Nutritional Strategies for Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS)." She will teach participants. . .

Why a low-fat diet can actually worsen your condition;

How insulin resistance impedes weight loss;

How much carbohydrate your body actually needs;

How to lessen carbohydrate's impact on blood sugar, and much more!

Visit the PCOS Library and get the latest research on PCOS * Network with other women who have PCOS * Devote time to your own education and healing * Find information on PCOS support groups in your area * Get information on starting a PCOS support group in your community

Please join us for this one-of-a-kind event. A donation of $3 each for PCOSA members and $5 each for non-PCOSA members is requested, but no one will be turned away for inability to pay.

To register, contact Jill Brown at Southwesternwi@pcosupport.org , call (608) 839-1893 or mail your check, payable to PCOSA, Inc. to PCOSupport Wisconsin, P.O. Box 164, Cottage Grove, WI 53527.

MASSACHUSETTS

We are pleased to announce that we have a new, very exciting discount for PCOSA members located in the New England area.

Using their gentle and personalized touch, AngelBare salon in Newton, Massachusetts offers excellent services including Permanent Cosmetics, Micro-Dermabrasion, Laser Hair Removal, Electrolysis and more. Upon presentation of your PCOSA membership card, you will receive 15% off your first visit!

Permanent Cosmetics is safe, comfortable, and provides beautiful results. It is used to enhance the natural beauty of facial features such as eyebrows, eyeliner, and lips as well as camouflaging scars, stretch marks, cleft palates, areolas, and color correction. Benefits extend to people who seek natural enhancement, are athletic or physically incapable of applying makeup, are too busy to apply makeup or have allergies can all benefit from Permanent Cosmetics.

AngelBare Salon is the only salon in Massachusetts to offer advanced Permanent Cosmetics.

Visit them at http://www.angelbare.com or call 617-527-0002 for a free video on Permanent Cosmetics, for more information or to make an appointment.

Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome Association http://www.pcosupport.org info@pcosupport.org

CALIFORNIA

Join the San Diego PCOSupport group for a "share and care" meeting on June 12th from 7-9pm. We will be meeting on the UCSD campus in the Medical Teaching Facility (MTF), Room 274. For a map and directions, click on http://meded.ucsd.edu./edcom/contact_info.html

The mark on the building is for their office (MTF 265), and MTF 274 is across the hall from there.

Please RSVP to Sarah Burgos at sarahburgos@marykay.com, and let her know if you'll be able to provide any of the refreshments. Cups, plates, utensils, napkins, beverages, ice, and some low carb snacks are always appreciated!

If you have any questions about the San Diego group, please contact Anita Griffith at sandiego@pcosupport.org. Hope to see you there!

FLORIDA

Cleveland Clinic Florida is pleased to provide us with the speaker for our upcoming group meeting.

Speaker: Viviane Connor, M.D., and F.A.C.O.G. Gynecology

College Education B.S. (Biology), Wesleyan University, Middletown, CT, 1980 (cum laude); Medical Education M.D. Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, 1984; Advanced Training George Washington University Hospital, Washington, DC (obstetrics' and gynecology internship and residency); Certification American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology, 1990

Topics: Overall side effects related to PCOS

Date: June 21st, 2003

Time: 10:00 am to 12:00 pm

Location: Sheridan Regional Library, 16835 Sheridan Street, Pembroke Pines Fl, 305-538-9996

Directions: >From the North or South take I-75 to Sheridan Street exit(Muvico) and
head west; it's on the same campus as the Academic Charter School on the right hand side.

A $5.00 donation is requested for incidentals.

If you have any further questions, please contact Jill Goldstein at jgoldstein2@netzero.net or call 954-345-8595.

Please bring a friend and we look forward to seeing you.

Have a great day! Ines Acevedo Vice President, PCOS S.Fla Chapter

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