Gaynor Bussell - PCOS For Dummies

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PCOS For Dummies

by Gaynor Bussell and Sharon Perkins, RN

PCOS For Dummies

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About the Authors

Gaynor Bussell: Gaynor Bussell is a registered dietitian, a nutrition consultant, and a member of various professional nutrition organizations, including the Nutrition Society and the British Dietetic Association.

Gaynor began specializing in womens health after taking a short career break to have her two daughters. She worked as a womens health dietitian for over six years at University College Hospital in London, specializing particularly in PMS, menopause, preconception health, eating disorders, and, of course, PCOS. She also covered the osteoporosis clinic at this hospital. During this time, Gaynor became dietary advisor to a womens health charity.

Since then, Gaynor has worked at various womens health clinics, including those at Hammersmith and Queen Charlottes. She was also the dietitian for a private residential eating disorders center. Gaynor continues to see private patients who have womens health issues and/or eating disorders. She also continues to work with various womens health organizations and charities, and writes and gives talks on various aspects of womens health.

Gaynor currently works as a consultant for the Food and Drink Federation (FDF), where her role includes acting as the interface on nutritional matters between industry and UK and EU authorities and sitting on a number of decision-making committees.

Sharon Perkins: Sharon Perkins is a registered nurse with over 20 years of experience, mostly in womens health and ophthalmology. She is also an online medical writer and author of seven For Dummies books, including Infertility For Dummies, Osteoporosis For Dummies, Breastfeeding For Dummies, Endometriosis For Dummies, Healthy Aging For Dummies, and Dads Guide to Pregnancy For Dummies (all published by Wiley). She enjoys all her jobs equally but enjoys her three grandchildren, five children, two daughters-in-law, one son-in-law, family, and friends more! She lives in New Jersey but spends a lot of time gallivanting around the country and would live in Walt Disney World if she could.

Dedication

This is dedicated to all the women with PCOS weve gotten to know over the years.

Authors Acknowledgments

Gaynor Bussell: Thanks to the excellent team at Wiley, in particular Rachael Chilvers and Alison Yates, who kept me encouraged and did not shout too much when deadlines were missed!

Thanks to my family: David and my two daughters, Sally and Jenny. Thanks guys about being good-natured and understanding about my being on a roll so that dinner didnt get served until 10 p.m., again!

Thanks to my work colleagues at the Food and Drink Federation who allowed me to take the time out to write the book and always took an interest in how things were coming along.

Finally, thanks to the team at Next Generation gym. You sorted out my mouse-strained shoulder and gave me excellent workout plans. It was great to go to you as a bolt hole when I needed to think, de-stress, and pound the life out of a treadmill!