It's My Ovaries, Stupid!: Amazon.ca: Elizabeth Lee Vliet: Books

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Despite the flippant title, this book offers a serious and comprehensive look at hormone dysfunction in women of all ages. Vliet, founder and medical director of HER Place Women's Center, believes that many women suffer needlessly because they are not being treated properly. According to the author, a variety of illnesses-depression, panic attacks, heart disease, diabetes, fertility problems-are related to hormonal dysfunction. Drawing on medical research as well as work in her own practice, Vliet (Screaming to Be Heard) provides a complete guide to ovaries, explaining how they work and what happens when they don't work properly, along with surgical and other treatment. Included are questionnaires so readers can self-diagnose and prepare themselves before visiting a doctor. Also particularly helpful are sidebar definitions and schematic diagrams showing the connection between hormone and illness, such as "How Stress Sabotages Your Health" and "Chemical Disruption of Thyroid Pathways." This is a detailed and sophisticated book, complete with a glossary of medical terms. Readers wanting spoon-fed simplified explanations of their "aches and pains" will find this book daunting, but women who want to become more knowledgeable and assertive patients will find it indispensable.
Copyright 2003 Reed Business Information, Inc.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Read this book! Answers no one else will give you., May 20 2004

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The_PCOS_Coach (Portland, OR USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: It's My Ovaries, Stupid! (Hardcover)

Vliet does a wonderful job of explaining how hormones work and why you are dragging through life when they are out of balance. If you think you have a hormone problem, suffer from unexplained fatigue, have PCOS, endemetriosis, or any other female disorder, you need to read this book, Then, if your doctor is not listening, fire them and find someone who will help you get well.

She offers real information about the dangers of environmental chemicals and food additives that you won't find elsewhere. Learn what you need to know to regain your life and protect your body from the chemicals that are contributing to the epidemic of fertility problems, obesity, depression and fatigue.

My only problem with this book is that Vliet completely dismisses all natural treatments as dangerous. There are dangerous herbs, some of the most potent poisons come from plants. But the majority of herbs have a safety record that goes back centuries. I do hope she takes the time to learn about the herbs and natural treatments that are proven to work safely.

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2.0 out of 5 stars THIS DR. ROCKS, Jun 25 2004

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Renee Baxley (Marion, SC United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: It's My Ovaries, Stupid! (Hardcover)

This book is written for a woman by a woman. You will benefit from Dr. Vliet's knowledge of the subject of PCOS. She sheds light on all areas of the subject. PLEASE get a copy of this book if you are suffering of PCOS. You will not regret it!

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5.0 out of 5 stars This woman just gets it!!!, May 5 2004

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This review is from: It's My Ovaries, Stupid! (Hardcover)

This book just makes sense! Every thing I have been feeling, fatigue, headache, anger out of proportion to events, moody, everything now has a possable answer. This book may not be the answer to everyones problems but it at leat gives you hope and a place to start. I didn't have that before. I'm actualy going to see this woman, she just gets it! EVERY woman needs to read this book even if she is not having problems, if not for herself then for her daughter, neice, or mother. We need to quit blindly trusting our Dr. They are only human. Information, and a good strong backbone to demand what's best for you as an individual is the key to good health care. This will greatly help with the information part of it. It's amazing how little we know about our bodies when the information is out there. Dr. Vliet not only tells you the what but explains the why as well.Then she backs everything up with documented lab studies. It's very interesting what has been found that is ignored. People go from Dr. to Dr. to Dr. on other issues untill they find a Dr. that tells them something that makes sense and that they can work with. Why not on hormones. If you have been to your Dr. for problems they can't explain or give an explnation that doesn't make sense to you, this book is your 2nd opnion. If you have or have had or love someone who has or have had overies you need to read this book. This woman just gets it!!!!

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5.0 out of 5 stars This book saved my life!
THIS BOOK IS THE MISSING LINK, I am convinced, for women over 30. Dr. Vliet doesn't offer "one size fits all" solutions but her hormone advice is right-on. Read more

Published on May 1 2004

5.0 out of 5 stars HOPE for women with PCO
Dr. Vliet is the only person who has given me the hope of leading a normal healthy life without migrains, heart problems, weight issuees and the thought of more complications to... Read more

Published on Mar 26 2004