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Verity needs to raise £5,000 by the end of the year to cover the costs of its website and discussion board that provide support to hundreds of thousands of women with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS). It is asking members and the public to collect spare coins through its "Pennies for PCOS" campaign and deposit them in HSBC branches to help reach its fundraising goal. Collecting coins from change left around the house and workplace can make a big difference even though individuals may only contribute a small amount. It provides labels that can be put on jars for collecting coins in local shops to help spread awareness of PCOS and raise funds for Verity.
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This document discusses pubic hair removal practices and trends. It notes that pubic hair removal has become more common since WWII due to cultural and media influences promoting hairless ideals of femininity. Today most women and men remove all or most of their pubic hair, often before sexual encounters or medical visits. Common removal methods include shaving, waxing, and hair removal creams, which can sometimes cause ingrown hairs or cuts. The document provides tips for safe hair removal and examines why people remove pubic hair and cultural trends related to pubic hair and genital aesthetics.
The document discusses several issues that negatively impact women's body image and health, including unrealistic beauty standards promoted by media that pressure women to be thin with certain hair and skin types, the multi-billion dollar beauty industry that markets unsafe products, and the normalization of dangerous practices like indoor tanning and plastic surgery. It also notes that these standards predominantly portray thin, white, able-bodied women and impact women of color through promoting skin lightening and hair straightening.
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Today's media portrays thin women as the ideal and promotes unhealthy beauty standards. Studies show that thinner women earn more and are viewed as more attractive and hirable. However, most images are photoshopped and don't reflect reality. Our culture also promotes white beauty ideals, leading women of color to use skin lightening creams or hair relaxers despite health risks. Pursuing beauty through cosmetics, tanning, and plastic surgery also often involves health risks like cancer and addiction in order to achieve unrealistic standards.
Verity needs to raise £5,000 by the end of the year to cover the costs of its website and discussion board that provide support to hundreds of thousands of women with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS). It is asking members and the public to collect spare coins through its "Pennies for PCOS" campaign and deposit them in HSBC branches to help reach its fundraising goal. Collecting coins from change left around the house and workplace can make a big difference even though individuals may only contribute a small amount. It provides labels that can be put on jars for collecting coins in local shops to help spread awareness of PCOS and raise funds for Verity.
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The document discusses several issues that negatively impact women's body image and health, including unrealistic beauty standards promoted by media that pressure women to be thin with certain hair and skin types, the multi-billion dollar beauty industry that markets unsafe products, and the normalization of dangerous practices like indoor tanning and plastic surgery. It also notes that these standards predominantly portray thin, white, able-bodied women and impact women of color through promoting skin lightening and hair straightening.
The document discusses the unrealistic and harmful standards of beauty promoted by the media and culture. It notes that thin women earn more money on average and attractive candidates are viewed more positively by employers. Models are often heavily photoshopped. The culture promotes a white standard of beauty, leading women of color to use skin lightening creams or hair relaxers. Pursuing beauty through cosmetics, tanning, and plastic surgery can negatively impact health and safety. Unattainable beauty standards impact women's self-esteem and mental health.
Today's media portrays thin women as the ideal and promotes unhealthy beauty standards. Studies show that thinner women earn more and are viewed as more attractive and hirable. However, most images are photoshopped and don't reflect reality. Our culture also promotes white beauty ideals, leading women of color to use skin lightening creams or hair relaxers despite health risks. Pursuing beauty through cosmetics, tanning, and plastic surgery also often involves health risks like cancer and addiction in order to achieve unrealistic standards.
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The document discusses various issues related to body image pressures faced by women. It covers how women are expected to obtain an unrealistic "perfect" body image through daily struggles. Increased technology and social pressures shape perceptions of beauty, often defined by whiteness. Women of color face pressure to whiten their skin. Natural hair is also stigmatized. Cosmetics have little regulation and surgery comes with health risks, yet bullying can drive women to make changes. Mass media distorts reality and sells insecurity to young audiences. Healthy body sizes are normal but eating disorders are becoming more common in response to these issues. A balanced lifestyle and self-acceptance are encouraged instead of obsessive dieting or calorie counting.
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This document provides tips for growing hair quickly and healthily. It recommends massaging hair oils into the scalp to improve blood circulation and hair growth. Maintaining a healthy diet with proteins and cutting split ends can also help. Using gentle, sulfate-free shampoos prevents scalp irritation. Managing stress is important as well, as high stress can negatively impact hair growth. Growing long hair takes time and consistent care of the scalp environment.
"SLIM" - the 2nd lecture in the Slim Sane & Sexy Lecture Series of CWILouis Cady, MD
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The document defines and describes different types of alopecia (hair loss), including alopecia areata (patchy hair loss), alopecia totalis (total scalp hair loss), alopecia universalis (total body hair loss), and androgenetic alopecia (male and female pattern baldness). It discusses potential causes of alopecia like autoimmune conditions, medications, medical illnesses, and nutritional deficiencies. Diagnostic tests for alopecia include medical history, physical exam, fungal culture, biopsy, blood tests, and daily hair counts. Potential treatments mentioned include minoxidil, finasteride, corticosteroids, retinoids, immunosuppressants, light therapy, wigs
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chair@verity-pcos.org.uk
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• Own and manage PCOS UK
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• Publish a twice yearly newsletter
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• Run a website and discussion forum
• Work with media
3. What is PCOS?
• Affects millions of women
• Runs in families
• Leading cause of infertility in women
• Has long term health risks
- Type 2 diabetes
- Heart disease
- Endometrial cancer
• Affects quality of life
4. PCOS Symptoms
“Thief of womanhood”
• Irregular or complete lack of periods
• Irregular or no ovulation
• Unwanted facial and / or body hair
• Oily skin and acne
• Male pattern hair loss
• Depression and mood changes
• Weight problems
6. Long term health risks
• Quality of life self esteem, self worth
life, esteem
- Acne, hair loss, excess hair,
alopecia, obesity, depression
• Type 2 diabetes
- Insulin resistance, obesity
• Endometrial cancer
- Lack of periods
• Heart disease
- Obesity
8. Treatment options
• No one treatment for PCOS
• No national guidelines (NICE)
• Lifestyle change (diet and exercise)
• Treating individual symptoms
- Fertility (e g clomid, IVF ovarian drilling)
(e.g. clomid IVF,
- Excess hair (e.g. Vaniqa, laser, electrolysis)
- Obesity (e.g. Metformin, low GI)
- Alopecia (e g Flutamide)
(e.g.
9. Skin discolouration
• Armpits, creases of
skin, nape of neck
, p
• Velvety feel to the skin
• Ski t
Skin tags
• More common in teens
• Treatment
- Weight loss
- Laser (?)
Source: Dr Alison Layton, consultant dermatologist
11. Hair problems & acne
Hirsutism 66%
Alopecia 6%
Al i
Acne 35%
Source: Balen AH. Human Reproduction 1995 10: 2107-2111
12. Hirsutism
“Excessive facial
and / or body hairs
y
in a male pattern
distribution
distribution”
Due to androgen
hormones acting on
sensitive hair
follicles
Source: Dr Alison Layton, consultant dermatologist
13. Treatment of hirsutism
• Weight loss
• Cosmetic means
– Bleaching
• Direct hair removal for hirsutism
– Short term effects for days of weeks
• Shaving, depilatories, plucking,
threading, waxing,
threading waxing epilators
– Longer lasting effects
• Electrolysis and lasers
Source: Dr Alison Layton, consultant dermatologist
15. What cysters say...
• “I feel so completely unattractive that I
p y
think I’ll never be happy”
• “I don’t feel like a woman, more like a
I don t woman
post-op transvestite”
• “I have thick black hair like a man’s
beard, I am totally ashamed and cry
most mornings when I have to run to the
bathroom before my fiancé to shave and
slap on makeup to hide the stubble”
16. Day to day emotions
Source: Verity - 2008 poll of over 1,100 PCOS women
17. How can you help?
• Be sensitive and understanding
- Embarrassed, judged, humiliated
• Awareness of PCOS
- Hair may grow back
• Encourage patients to try for funded
treatment
t t t
- Write supportive letters to GPs
• Options available to minimise treatments
- Lifestyle, Vaniqa etc
18. Questions?
Website www.verity-pcos.org.uk
www verity pcos org uk
Email chair@verity-pcos.org.uk
chair@verity pcos org uk
Blog verity-pcos.blogspot.com
verity pcos blogspot com
Twitter twitter.com/veritypcos
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