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PCOS Awareness Advocate Ashley Tabeling, after over six years of
service to the PCOS Community is aggressively campaigning for
more awareness, exposure and education for PCOS( Polycystic
Ovary Syndrome) For Ashley who was diagnosed with PCOS in 1999,
PCOS Awareness has been played a key role in helping her learn
to live and deal with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome. Ashley says,
"PCOS Awareness has to happen now to ensure women and girls do
not have to go through another day, month or year of silent
suffering." Up to 10% of women and girls worldwide have
polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS), a complex hormonal disorder
for which there is no cure. However, with proper education,
diagnosis and treatment, effective management is possible. For
many, like Ms. Tabeling Polycystic Ovary Syndrome means having
to face daily battles with a range of symptoms that can vary
from woman to woman such as infertility, dark skin patches,
obesity, acne, hair loss, excess facial and body hair and skin
tags. PCOS is a physical and emotional drain on many individuals
with the syndrome due to the devastating external manifestations
and hormonal imbalances produced as a result of this syndrome?,
says Ms. Tabeling. Many women with PCOS are insulin resistant, a
condition that raises the level of insulin circulating in the
body and in many cases causes women with PCOS to become
overweight or obese. If left untreated PCOS can be a precursor
to many life threatening conditions including type II diabetes,
hypertension, cardiovascular disease, stroke and kidney
problems. This means PCOS contributes to some of the leading
causes of death and disability in women today! Ashley plans to
incite, inspire and empower the PCOS Community to speak very
openly about their struggles, symptoms, and trials to overcome
the illness, to help other women and girls understand the
syndrome and seek the proper resources to help them manage their
lives with PCOS. She hopes to be a driving force in changing the
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treatment and coverage for medical procedures and treatments, as
a result of PCOS. " I find it very unsettling that male
impotence medications are covered by most insurance companies
but, women who have a legitimate endocrine disorder that
requires the care of a doctor and specific medications have to
struggle come up with money so they can receive the proper
treatment!", says Ms. Tabeling. Ashley's desire to spread
awareness stems from what she and many other women with PCOS
have gone through, years without the proper diagnosis and not
knowing what was truly wrong. Thousands of women from around the
country have experienced the same lack of response from the
medical community with little understanding of PCOS and the best
way to treat it. Many medical professionals still view the
syndrome as a gynecological problem and only address the
syndrome when issues of infertility arise. As a result, single
women, older women and those not trying to get pregnant often
still have little chance of being diagnosed. Prior to a few
years ago, PCOS had been largely misunderstood and rarely
diagnosed. "The information to make a proper diagnosis just
wasn't there," said Ashley. "Your concerns, in many cases, would
have been dismissed. Now the medical community is realizing it
is more than menstrual irregularities, it's a lifelong condition
that can take years off of your life", says Ashley. Part of the
problem, then and now, is that the PCOS symptoms manifest
themselves in different ways. In fact, not all affected women
have polycystic ovaries. Women with PCOS can have any
combination of symptoms of varying severity. As a result,
researchers, doctors and women themselves looked at the symptoms
individually rather than collectively. "It Is my personal goal
to ensure every medical professional makes the proper diagnosis.
Furthermore, I think girls who are coming of age should learn
about PCOS when they are learning about sex education in school
", said Ms. Tabeling, who continues to dedicate her life to PCOS
Awareness and Advocacy.
Ms. Tabeling has be taking the first step in making this happen
by sharing her story through various media outlets that have or
will be featuring her story this year including:
June 2005 -The Gloucester County Times Sept. 2005 - Ashley
personal journey Featured on Discovery Health Channel Ocotober
2005 - personal story in Woman's World Magazine Fall 2005 -
Article featured in NY Trend
For additional information including interviews and appearances
with Ashley Tabeling and/or a medical professional specializing
in PCOS, please contact: Ashley Tabeling PCOS Awareness Advocate
PCOStrategies, Advisory Board Member E-mail:
ashleytabeling@yahoo.com Phone: 609-617-7499
About the author:
Ms. Tabeling has worked diligently with the PCOS Community over
the past six years, starting with a Yahoo Group called PCOS
Pals, now a sprawling community with close to 600 members! She
has also worked with The Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome Association
in variouys capacities ending her tenure in 2004,aftyer five
years service. Advisoiry Board Member PCOStrategies