Colette Harris--a health journalist who herself suffers from the condition--and Dr Adam Carey discuss the symptoms, the impact PCOS can have on sufferers' health, relationships and self esteem, and offer advice on practical ways to deal with the symptoms in a practical, down-to earth way. This book will doubtless bring relief to women who have lived with the effects and who are looking for ways to ease them.

An easy to follow "4 Point Plan to Wellness", and an A-Z of symptoms and how to deal with them using traditional and complementary health care, help point the reader in the right direction, and comfort and support is provided in the form of inspirational real-life stories that prove that there is a way of living life to the full. What this book probably does best is bring the subject of PCOS very much to the fore, lending support to anyone who has either been diagnosed or fears that they may have problems.

Infertility and diabetes are just two of the major problems that undiagnosed or untreated PCOS can cause, and as one in ten women suffer from the condition it seems only right that someone should speak out. Harris and Carey do their jobs well in a sound and accessible book that has been a long time coming.--Susan Harrison