Death of a Dancer: Pcos in a Dancer's World

Rating:
Summary: Extremely disappointing
Review: I was excited to find a book on PCOS that was a full-length personal account, but this book was surprisingly disappointing. Like the previous reviewer mentioned, there are numerous typing and grammar mistakes that distract the reader. I could ignore one or two, but there are several per page. I also found the book to be poorly organized (not by aspect of disease, not even chronologically!). It offers very little in the way of factual information; in fact, the author makes some unsubstantiated assertions that could be dangerous if readers take them as fact.

The book was neither informative nor enjoyable. Women would be better off reading some of the more biomedically-based books, intimidated or not. I had high hopes for "Death of a Dancer", but it fell short.

Rating:
Summary: disappointed
Review: I was kind of upset when I got this book in the mail today. I got my hopes up from the previous person who reviewed the book. I do agree that high school girls might benefit from reading this, but only if more techincal information had been included. I am not exactly sure how the book was even published, being that there are approximately 3 typos that are blatantly obvious due to the large print and triple spacing. I myself have PCOS and was looking for something/someone to identify with and this was definitely not the answer. I am very sorry that I wasted $13 on something I read in 25 minutes.

Rating:
Summary: Should be required reading for Jr/Sr High School girls
Review: There are a couple of good things about this book - number one, it's a short read. You can give it to your doctor, husband, boyfriend, parents, etc., if they are unfamiliar with PCOS - it explains the devastating effects that PCOS can have on a woman's life in an easy to read format.

Number two, it's like no other book on the market about PCOS - in other words, it's non-technical. It won't intimidate.

Many women with PCOS get the "street level" diagnosis of being fat (i.e., out of control) lazy (why do the two necessarily have to go together - like there's no such thing as a lazy skinny person?) and lacking in ambition - even by medical professionals, who should know better. This book will explain why that perception is totally off-base and how PCOS can devastate a woman's life.

I was surprised at the author's discovery of Diane 35 as a remedy for her symptoms. Apparently Diane has been in use in Europe for the management of PCOS, but not in the US, where it has not been approved by the FDA. Of course, any medication should be investigated before use - not all work the same way with everyone - but I am going to give Diane a try.