Lastly, there are two ferns found only in Florida and Puerto Rico that have edible fiddleheads, one is rare, one common. The rare one is Acrostichum aureum (ack-row-STISH-um AW-ree-um.) Acrostichum is a combination of two greek words, akros (tipl) and stichos (a row.) Aureum is Latin for gold, or golden.
Lack of ovulation (monthly release of an egg from the ovary) is the predominant cause for infertility in PCOS women, although some individuals also may have a higher rate of miscarriage. In some PCOS women who are overweight, diet combined with exercise can restore ovulation without the use of medications.
Women with PCOS have and eleven-fold increase of risk of heart (cardiovascular) disease that can appear in their late 20s and early 30s. Women with PCOS ages 39 to 49 have four times the heart attack risk of women without PCOS. Women with PCOS have a higher risk, at younger ages, of uterine and breast cancers.