Re: Spice Girl Reveals She has PCOS
From: Mel (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Tue, 5 Mar 2002 04:51:39 -0600 (CST)
Hi
She has PCO not PCOS, and they ahve cleared since she gave birth to her
son
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Mel
At Sun, 3 Mar 2002, anne wrote:
>
>This post was great for a bit of light relief, but I mean surely not? I
>suppose PCOS is a spectrum of disorders or whatever, so it might be
>possible, but do you really imagine they actually have PCOS as opposed
>to PCO? And why can't I have the rather subtle type of PCOS that
>involves looking like Victoria Beckham or Jules Oliver- as in thin,
>hairless, full head of hair, normal skin, looking in fact like normal
>women but more attractive than average? I mean I am not by any means
>suggesting that the infertility/difficutly conceiving aspect isn't
>extremely distressing, but this seems to be the only problem they would
>have. And hello, is it really likely PCOS is going to make you thin?
>This sounds like Victoria making up some old nonsense. I know it is
>possible to be very thin and have PCOS, god knows our bodies seem
>capable of any strangeness, but this really doesn't seem very likely. I
>suppose one ought to be glad PCOS is beginning to get some coverage, at
>least. (Darn it, why didn't this happen even just a few years ago? I
>mean it took me months to find out what was wrong, then I was totally
>misinformed and didn't get it treated!)
>
>At Sat, 2 Mar 2002, anonymous wrote:
>>
>>Spice Girl Reveals She has PCOS
>>In a January interview with British Interview Michael Parkinson,
>>Victoria
>>Beckham, also known as Posh Spice, has let the world know that she has
>>PCOS.
>>Since that time, PCOS has received a lot of coverage in the UK. Beckham,
>>27, was diagnosed last year after she tried to concieve her second
>>child.
>>She is not the first famous British person to admit to having PCOS. in
>>the
>>last year, Jules Oliver, wife of the Naked Chef Jamie Oliver, and Kym
>>Marsh,
>>former singer for Hear'say have also come forward about having the
>>condition.
>>List of Recent PCOS Articles in British Media
>>The Guardian
>>http://www.guardian.co.uk/Archive/Article/0,4273,4364656,00.html
>>Feelingfat.com http://www.feelingfat.net/articles/dietart24.asp
>>BBC Watch Dog
>>http://www.bbc.co.uk/watchdog/reports/reports_hcpolycystic.shtml
>>Spice Girls Asia http://sgasia.tripod.com/spicegirlsoct67.htm
>>Wellbeing Newsletter
>>http://www.wellbeing.org.uk/pdf/newsletterspring2001.pdf
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