I am wondering if people who suffer from this and other female conditions are getting enough of the right kinds of fats, and cholesterol, which is the substrate for many hormones. Read up on Omega 3s and eat nuts and lots of salmon. Never eat margarine..it has a twisted shape and is very bad for blood vessels I hear. Dr. Mary Enig is a prominent fat researcher and has a couple of books out...Nourishing Traditions and Know your Fats...she is a great advocate of butter from grass-fed cows..particularly spring butter. She is also big on coconut oil. She is all over the internet.. So many women try to do these low-fat diets and the body needs fats, and it needs proteins. It needs no refined carbohydrates, (run from a nutritionist who tells you to eat pretzels) and a varying amount of whole food carbohydrates, depending on metabolism. You can't keep your hormonal system working right without the right fats and you can't keep your immune system working right without the right proteins, and enough of them. Also follow the Vitamin D research...we need sunlight and a fair amount of it..Krispin Sullivan is on the internet and has a lot of information about it. Stay away from flourescent lights and get lots of fresh air and clean water. mg