Noted Atlanta Infertility Practice to Offer Free PCOS Event

Over 600,000 Georgia women battle PCOS, the mysterious condition that impairs their ability to have children.

Woodstock, GA (PRWEB) October 13, 2005 -- Atlanta Center for Reproductive Medicine, an infertility (http://www.atlantainfertility.com/) research and treatment center with four locations in metropolitan Atlanta, will host a seminar for PCOStrategies, a non-profit organization dedicated to helping women with Polycystic Ovarian Syndome (PCOS (http://www.atlantainfertility.com/)) develop a healthy lifestyle. The free two-day seminar "Syndrome O Survival Strategies" will benefit the thousands of Atlanta-area women affected by PCOS.

An incurable condition, PCOS is caused by the body's failure to respond to insulin correctly. Symptoms include lack of, infrequent or irregular menstrual cycles, infertility (http://www.atlantainfertility.com/), excessive body or facial hair growth, weight gain or obesity, thinning hair or baldness, adult acne or depression. Left untreated, PCOS puts women at risk for heart disease, stroke and cancer. Participants will learn how adopting a healthy diet, an exercise program, and stress management tools are critical factors to success in restoring hormonal balance.

The seminar will be held November 8 and 9, 2005 at the Palisades conference center in Atlanta from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. each evening. Featured speakers will include ACRM physician G. Wright Bates, Jr., MD who will address the infertility issues so many women with PCOS (http://www.atlantainfertility.com/) face. Dr. Bates notes that, "PCOS is the most common hormone abnormality and dramatically impacts many aspects of a woman's health and fertility."

Lesa Childers, MSW, President and CEO of PCOStrategies, will lead the two-day program and share how she overcame her 10-year battle with infertility thanks to lifestyle modification. "We see many women with PCOS who have silently dealt with the symptoms of this condition for years yet, because the pieces have never been put together, they have suffered in silence", emphasizes Childers. "In most cases, women are finally diagnosed when they are trying to conceive and are not able to".

"Syndrome O Survival Strategies" is a two-day seminar occurring on November 8 and 9, 2005 from 6:30 – 9:30 p.m. The seminar will take place at the Palisades conference center located at 5909 Peachtree Dunwoody Road in Atlanta. For more information or to RSVP, contact Amy Koehlinger at 678-841-1084.

About Atlanta Center for Reproductive Medicine

Atlanta Center for Reproductive Medicine is a pioneer and educator in the evolving field of reproductive endocrinology and infertility, leading the Southeast in the research and treatment of infertility. Fellowship-trained reproductive endocrinologists Lisa A. Hasty, MD, André L. Denis, MD, MPH, Jim Toner, MD, PhD, Sue Ellen Carpenter, MD and G. Wright Bates, Jr., MD are experts in the treatment of polycystic ovarian disease, premature ovarian failure, endometriosis and recurrent pregnancy loss. The ACRM Reproductive Studies Laboratory is directed by Chad A. Johnson, PhD, HCLD, and delivers state of the art services including male factor analyses. Maintaining a high level of commitment to continued individualized care and advanced treatment is a paramount practice value. ACRM has four locations: Atlanta-Buckhead, Atlanta-Perimeter, Lawrenceville and Towne Lake-Woodstock. Please visit www.atlantainfertility.com for further information.

Contact:

Amy Koehlinger

Atlanta Center for Reproductive Medicine

678-841-1084

www.atlantainfertility.com

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