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2B Daily News – Saturday, August 31, 2013 FEATURES Woman hopes hubby's daughter comes through Women with PCOS tell Davis what you heard — Phone Me Dear Annie: My husDear Phone: There is an can restore fertility and how you found out. But band and I have been marplease don't turn it into a assumption that everyone sees inviried for 11 years. My first tragedy just yet. Next spring husband died, and my is still several months away, grown children love and Davis' daughter may ''Davis'' as a father. have had every intention of Davis is a wonderful informing her father about man who took care of his the upcoming wedding. The kids when they were little, while his wife moved them Annie's most honest and classiest thing to do would be for around the country to folDavis to call his daughter low a married man with whom she was having an by Kathy Mitchell and say he heard the good affair. A bitter divorce fol- and Marcy Sugar news and give her his very best wishes. If he is expectlowed, after which his ex turned the children against him. She ed or wants to help pay for the wedmarried a wealthy man who gave ding, this would be the time to offer. them expensive things with the The rest is up to her. We hope she expectation that they would end will indeed come around. Dear Annie: I am 28 years old. I their relationship with their father. Davis has managed to maintain a am a social person, but I'm not on connection with his son, but social media sites. I have the same although he has reached out to his phone number I had in high school. daughter repeatedly, she has only I live at the same address, which is less than three blocks from my high responded a couple of times. I recently learned that his daugh- school. However, I was not invited ter will be married next spring. I to my 10-year high school reunion know it will break Davis' heart because it was organized through when he finds out that he was not Facebook. I found out about it informed. He believes that after all because my best friend (who went these years, his daughter loves him to a rival school) is on Facebook and will come around before she and is married to a classmate of marries, giving him the honor of mine. Please remind your readers that walking her down the aisle. What is the best way for him to hear this plenty of people are not on social news? I don't want him to find out media websites, even at my age. from a well-meaning person who Facebook may make it easy to plan thinks he knows. — Wondering in events, but without a little bit of effort and consideration, it also N.C. Dear Wondering: You should makes it easy to leave people out. Mailbox tations for reunions and parties, notifications of engagements and births, as well as photographs and videos that are regularly posted on Facebook and other social media sites. It's not so, and the assumption can create hurt feelings, along with a few unnecessary surprises. We hope folks will think about those they may have missed in their efforts to notify everyone at once. Dear Annie: Please tell ''Joe Not-So-Cool,'' who wants to go to Europe, that this is a big mistake. He has a fantasy that it will take him away from his problems, but it will not. He will just take his problems and attitude with him. In fact, seeing Europe with no money and in a depressed mood could really crush him. How is he going to eat and find places to stay? He needs to stay here and face his problems, which totally stem from his outlook. He thinks he is a loser. If he thinks he is a loser, people in Europe will, too. — Ventura, Calif. Annie's Mailbox is written by Kathy Mitchell and Marcy Sugar, longtime editors of the Ann Landers column. Please email your questions to anniesmailboxcomcast.net, or write to: Annie's Mailbox, c/o Creators Syndicate, 737 3rd Street, Hermosa Beach, CA 90254. Sacramento FBI Teen Academy applications SACRAMENTO — Are you curious about what being an FBI agent and working cases is really like? If you are a high school junior, you are in luck. On Nov. 22, a group of high school juniors selected from schools within the 34 California counties served by the Federal Bureau of Investigation's (FBI) Sacramento field office will have the rare opportunity to take a peek behind the scenes of Sacramento FBI headquarters. Students selected to attend the Fall 2013 class will spend the day in FBI space, meeting FBI personnel and learning what it takes to be an agent, what the FBI investigates, how to avoid behaviors that can negatively impact their futures, and some pitfalls of online communication. In addition to lecturestyle presentations, students will also enjoy demonstrations, handson activities and experiences that offer greater understanding of what the FBI does in terms of evidence collection, bomb response, and more. By attending the class, students are better prepared to mentor their peers, especially those who may face significant challenges during the school year, make better choices in regard to their online activities, are able to separate FBI myth from fact, know more about FBI career opportunities and the requirements for candidacy, and are more aware of the challenges that face their communities. All high school juniors in the region are encouraged to apply. Application packages (pdf) are available to print directly from the "In Your Community" page of the Sacramento FBI's website — http://www.fbi.gov/sacr amento. Applications are accepted at Sacramento FBI headquarters by hand or postal delivery until the deadline of 4 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 25. Completed student application packages should include an application form, a photo release/indemnity form, and a personal essay detailing why the student wants to attend the FBI Teen Academy and what benefit the experience will have for the student's community and school. The one-day Sacramento FBI Teen Academy is offered at no cost to students; however, families are responsible for transportation to and from class and other personal arrangements that may be necessary to enable students to attend the class. and increased DEAR DOCfacial hair TOR K: I was growth. Women just diagnosed with PCOS have with polycystic high levels of ovary syndrome. insulin (a horMy doctor said it mone that helps explains why I lower blood haven't been able sugar) and tend to get pregnant. What else can Dr. K to be insulinresistant. They you tell me about by Anthony L. Komaroff, M.D. are more likely this condition? to become obese DEAR READER: Polycystic ovary and develop diabetes, syndrome (PCOS) is a high blood pressure, problems group of symptoms that cholesterol results from an imbal- and heart disease. Women with PCOS ance of certain hormones in the female also are more likely to obstructive body. It is relatively develop common: About 7 to 8 sleep apnea, a potentialpercent of adult women ly serious sleep disorder. in the United States have It is not clear if this is because women with PCOS. As the name of the PCOS tend to be overcondition implies, the weight, and being overovaries have multiple lit- weight is a risk factor tle cysts or follicles that for sleep apnea. In any event, all can be seen using an ultrasound examination. women with PCOS maintain a However, similar cysts should are seen in some other healthy weight, eat a conditions, as well, so healthy diet and exerjust seeing the cysts cise regularly. This will does not mean a woman help to prevent obesity, heart disease and diahas PCOS. The abnormalities that betes. Restoring normal menare more characteristic of PCOS involve sex strual cycles can reduce hormones. Estrogen and the risk of uterine cancer, progesterone are female and this can be done by hormones produced by using birth control pills the ovaries. These hor- containing estrogen and mones trigger monthly progesterone. In addition, menstrual cycles and they can control hair help eggs develop in the growth and acne. Antiovaries. The male hor- androgen medicine also mone testosterone is also can help with unwanted produced by the ovaries, hair and acne. Most women with usually in small amounts. It is in a class PCOS who want to get of hormones called pregnant are now able androgens. Women who to. A drug that helps the produce too much testos- ovary to release its eggs is the main treatment. terone develop PCOS. Your doctor may preWhen everything is working properly, the scribe a medicine called ovaries release an egg metformin if you have each month. But when a insulin resistance and woman has high levels pre-diabetes, or metaof testosterone, her bolic syndrome. Metovaries have difficulty formin also can lower releasing her eggs. Ovu- testosterone levels, and lation may stop or hap- restore normal menstrupen only occasionally, al cycles and fertility. which makes it difficult Dr. Komaroff is a to get pregnant. In addition, when no egg is physician and professor released during a month- at Harvard Medical To send ly cycle, a woman does- School. go to n't have normal men- questions, or strual periods. This AskDoctorK.com, increases the risk of can- write: Ask Doctor K, 10 Shattuck St., Second cer in the uterus. 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