The PCOSA is Pleased to Announce that Figure Magazine has Included an Article Entitled “One Woman’s Story” in the January/February 2005 Issue
Tulin Reid, Plus Size Model and National Spokeswoman for the PCOSA (Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome Association, Inc.), has been featured in an article in the January/February issue of Figure Magazine entitled “One Woman’s Story”, about her battles, successes and avenues taken in her journey with PCOS. Up to 15 million women and young girls in the U.S. alone have polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS), a complex hormonal disorder for which there is no cure, but for which effective management is possible.
Englewood, CO (PRWEB) March 3, 2005 -- Tulin Reid, Plus Size Model and
National Spokeswoman for the PCOSA (Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome Association,
Inc.), has been featured in an article in the January/February issue of Figure
Magazine entitled “One Woman’s Story”, about her battles, successes and avenues
taken in her journey with PCOS.
Tulin, who was diagnosed at the age of
23, speaks very openly about the obstacles she faced and how she has taken
control of her PCOS symptoms. Tulin says, “If an article like this existed 10
years ago, I wouldn’t have felt so alone. The symptoms can be difficult to talk
about and I can relate to what women are experiencing. I am happy to open myself
up so that women don’t have to feel the way I used to…alone”. By sharing her
story, Tulin has helped people become aware of PCOS. Tulin has encouraged women
to speak openly and share their stories, “It’s our stories that inspire
ourselves and others to forge on”. It was her own battle with PCOS that
encouraged her to pursue her life long dream, to become a model.
In the
past, on the rare occasion that PCOS has been mentioned in the media, only the
very confusing medical aspects have been discussed in a quick and short manner.
The Figure Magazine article goes in depth not only by sharing the symptoms but
really getting to the heart and soul of PCOS. The hope is that this article will
encourage the media to reach out to the 5-10% of the female population who
suffer from PCOS by educating and informing them of the syndrome. This is very
important as a large portion of the women who are afflicted with PCOS are
unaware that there is a name for what they experiencing. It’s not just a figment
of their imagination but it is real and it does have a name: PCOS!
Up to
15 million women and young girls in the U.S. alone have polycystic ovary
syndrome (PCOS), a complex hormonal disorder for which there is no cure, but for
which effective management is possible. Not only does PCOS cause devastating
short-term effects such as infertility, dark skin patches, obesity, acne, male
patterned baldness and excess facial and body hair, PCOS has a substantial
negative impact on quality of life because of the disorder’s multi-system
conditions. Many women with PCOS are insulin-resistant, a condition that raises
the level of insulin circulating in the body and is a precursor to type 2
diabetes. In fact, women with PCOS have seven times the risk of other women for
developing adult-onset diabetes, which in turn greatly increases their chance of
having cardiovascular disease, hypertension, stroke and kidney problems. In
addition, because obesity and type two diabetes have now reached epidemic
proportions in the United States, and cardiovascular disease remains the leading
cause of death in women, PCOS plays a key role in the foremost causes of death
and disability in American women.
Tulin’s story is like that of many
other women with PCOS, who have gone years without the proper diagnosis and have
silently suffered not knowing what was truly wrong. For years, thousands of
women from around the country have experienced the same lack of response from a
medical community with little understanding of PCOS, except in rare cases when
the infertility aspect was addressed. As a result, single women, older women and
those not trying to get pregnant had little chance of being diagnosed. Tulin
says, “I was in excruciating pain, my emotions and hormones were a mess, I had
cystic ovaries, my hair was falling out in handfuls and I was battling painful
acne. My weight exploded from a fit 160 pounds to 200+ pounds in less than two
months and I was accused of overeating by my doctor. I felt I had to justify why
I was so sick.” Tulin also says, “The PCOSA has been instrumental in helping
women ask the right questions, and get the proper medical care”. PCOS symptoms
manifest themselves in different ways. In fact, not all affected women have
polycystic ovaries. Women with PCOS can have any combination of symptoms of
varying severity. As a result, researchers, doctors and women themselves looked
at the symptoms individually rather than collectively.
The PCOSA is a
non-profit organization that promotes education, support, advocacy and awareness
of the medical condition known as polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS). Tulin Reid,
like the PCOSA, is dedicated to helping other women with information made
available through the organization and it’s website.
If you would like to
learn more about PCOS or PCOSA please visit the website: http://www.pcosupport.org
If you would like to learn
more about Tulin Reid, please visit her website: http://www.tulinmodel.com
For additional information
including interviews, appearances and lectures with Tulin Reid, please
contact:
Tarra Hartl, President – Board of Directors
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Or
Tulin Reid, National Spokesperson for the
PCOSA
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PCOSA, Polycystic
Ovarian Syndrome Association
P.O. BOX 3403
Englewood, CO 80111
Phone:
877-775-PCOS
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