 |
| Site Menu | |
| Information | |
| Upcoming Events | |
| Google Ads | |
| |
Welcome to the Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome Association of Australia’s Website
Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS) is the most common hormonal disorder
affecting women. Generally, health websites say PCOS affects between 5-10% of
the population. However, a Melbourne study published in 2005 found the figure
could be as high as 12 per cent, that’s one in eight women – or half a million
Australian women of child-bearing age.
Symptoms can be embarrassing and deeply depressing. The best way of managing
the syndrome is through permanent lifestyle changes – like daily exercise and a
low G.I. diet – as well as medication. For most patients, Insulin Resistance is
the underlying cause of PCOS. Yet, many doctors are unaware of the link and
fail to conduct tests to test their patients for this crucial information.
For more information about PCOS, please visit our
information pages .
POSAA is the Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome Association of Australia Inc, the
leading support group and advocacy group for women and teenagers with PCOS.
While most of this website is freely accessible – some sections are available
to financial POSAA members only – including our online support group chat room,
POSAAbilities newsletter archive and PCOS power point displays.
If you’d like to join POSAA or find out more about the Association, please
visit the
POSAA page .
If you’d like to talk with other cysters about PCOS, please visit our
Forum .
We hope you enjoy browsing our website, it’s proudly and unashamedly
Australian!
If you have ideas on how we could improve it, please fill out our
feedback form.
|
|
 | POSAA Position Vacant - Part Time Admin Asst |
 missbelinda77 writes "As part of the Alliance that POSAA is involved in with Jean Hailes Foundation, we have been allocated limited funding to provide for a temporary part-time Administrative Assistant for POSAA.
This position will be based at our office space at Norwest in NSW and applications are now being accepted. The closing date for applications is Friday 20th November 2009.
You can download the position description and applicant pack by visiting:
http://www.posaa.asn.au/modules.php?name=Content&pa=showpage&pid=42"
|
|
|
Posted by charmaine on Saturday, October 31 @ 22:09:49 EST (67 reads)
(Read More... | Score: 0)
|
|
|
| Do you have questions about PCOS or POSAA - Phone us directly on Wednesday's |
 POSAA are happy to announce that we now have an office space, and are able to take your calls in person. If you have a question about PCOS or POSAA, you can call us
on (02) 8850 9429
Wednesdays 10am - 1pm only
From the POSAA Committee
|
|
|
Posted by charmaine on Wednesday, October 07 @ 11:18:14 EST (108 reads)
(Read More... | Score: 0)
|
|
|
| Hidden help: the good news story you never heard |
 Hidden help: the good news story you never heard
By Sabra Lane - analysis
Click here to see article
Something of a minor miracle happened last weekend. The Federal Government announced funding of more than $1.13m for a research alliance, and it didn't make the news.
Big deal? It is a big deal and we should be shouting it from the rooftops, because it could quite literally save thousands of lives, help many infertile women have families and stop their siblings and parents from developing a serious health condition.
|
|
|
Posted by charmaine on Tuesday, September 15 @ 11:24:12 EST (202 reads)
(Read More... | 6592 bytes more | Score: 5)
|
|
|
| *PCOS Support Group Welcomes New Alliance* |
v writes "The formation of the PCOS Alliance and decision to fund it by the Federal Government, have been welcomed by Australia's only support group for women with Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome, POSAA Inc.
For more than four years POSAA - the Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome Association of Australia Inc - has led a campaign for national guidelines on diagnosing PCOS and managing the syndrome.
PCOS affects about one in ten Australian women of child-bearing age. It is the leading cause of female infertility and women with the syndrome are at much higher risk of diabetes and heart disease by their mid 40s, than other women. Many women with PCOS symptoms are unaware that they could be at risk of serious long-term complications.
"The tragedy is these complications are preventable, yet as PCOS is under-recognised and a poorly understood condition opportunities for prevention are lost," said Veryan McAllister, the president of POSAA Inc.
"We're delighted that the country's best researchers and PCOS specialists have decided to form one group, to devise national guidelines on diagnosing the syndrome and treating it," said Mrs McAllister.
"The association is also pleased to be part of the alliance, we believe that it's essential that PCOS women have input into devising these guidelines.
"Diagnosing the syndrome can be difficult, for some women it takes too long and too many visits to doctors to get a diagnosis for this," said Mrs McAllister.
The association believes devising a set of guidelines on diagnosing and managing the disease will lead to a better understanding among doctors and the wider community about this serious condition.
Symptoms include; periods that are irregular or heavy, difficulty in becoming pregnant, weight gain - especially around the tummy area, excess facial or body hair, acne on the face and body, pre-Diabetes or Diabetes.
For more information or interviews with women who have PCOS: please contact Veryan McAllister on 0448 752 516
For more information about PCOS, please visit: www.posaa.asn.au
"
|
|
|
Posted by charmaine on Monday, September 07 @ 09:58:24 EST (191 reads)
(Read More... | 5355 bytes more | Score: 0)
|
|
|
| POSAA Forum changes |
Hello POSAA Forum Members,
As many forum members may be aware, the POSAA website and associated forum has had a few security concerns over the past few months. In particular, due to its very nature, the forum has had an increasing number of spammers and, sad to say, stalkers. The posts generated by these have caused distress to members and are of great concern to the POSAA Committee.
At recent brainstorming workshops that have been held in NSW and Victoria, suggestions have been made to the committee on how to handle these occurrences. A popular suggestion has been to restrict the forum to Financial Members only, the reasoning being spammers and stalkers alike are unlikely to want to pay an annual fee just for the opportunity to post.
After much discussion and investigation into other possible solutions, the committee have decided to go ahead with this idea. The POSAA forum has always been an important place of support for many cysters and the committee takes the safety and security of all its members most seriously. It is important that we can all post and share our journeys in a safe and welcoming environment. With the forum as it is, if you google search your user name, your profile can be accessed and then things you have written can be read. Taking this step to restrict to Financial Members will help ensure that your privacy and personal information is kept secure.
The committee is aware that not all forum members have yet signed up to be Financial Members – to ensure that everyone has ample opportunity, the change will not occur until Saturday 22nd August 2009. This allows 6 weeks for everyone to sign up. We will be posting reminders here on the forum and via email to ensure no one is left behind
The POSAA website itself will still be freely available to all public – after all, POSAA is here to provide important information to all cysters
It is only the Forum that will be restricted to Financial Members only.
After 22nd August, you will start to see other exciting changes – new forum status levels and a new look website are all in the pipe work in the coming months!
If you are an existing Financial Member, you do not need to do anything prior to the 22nd August. If you are not yet a Financial Member, you can sign up here Join POSAA Now
POSAA is the leading Australian advocacy group for women with PCOS, so becoming a Financial Member means you will be apart of the exciting new changes for POSAA this year. On top of having access to the Forum, you also get our new look and highly informative quarterly newsletter, discount entry to the annual conference, free entry to support group meetings, and soon, a membership discount/loyalty card. Your membership with POSAA also goes a long way in making a difference to the lives of women with PCOS, with us getting one step closer to the National Guidelines.
If you have any questions regarding this decision, please either pm me or email the committee via my email veryan@posaa.asn.au
Kind Regards,
POSAA Committee
|
|
|
Posted by charmaine on Thursday, July 09 @ 13:41:07 EST (216 reads)
(Read More... | Score: 0)
|
|
| |
| Join POSAA | |
| POSAA Shop | |
| Survey | |
|
|
