Researchers look in to affects of diet on polycystic ovary syndrome patients

Less milk, corn and potatoes, and more avocados, peppers and lettuce, could be the answer to helping women with a certain medical condition become pregnant.

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Dr. Jennifer Phy, associate professor with Texas Tech Physicians of Lubbock Center for Fertility and Reproductive Surgery, and Ali Pohlmeier, post-doctoral fellow for the University of Texas Medical Branch department of obstetrics and Gynecology Center for Interdisciplinary Research in Women’s Health, launched a study to gauge the effects of manipulating daily diet on PCOS patient pregnancies in spring 2012. The study wrapped up in the fall, and both researchers were pleased.

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