Polycystic ovarian disease (PSOD or more appropriately PCOD) is also known by other names. I will list the other names so that you can tune your internet searches to get the best information.

• PCO: Polycystic ovary
• PCOS: Polycystic ovarian syndrome
• Stein-Leventhal Syndrome
• Sclerotic Ovaries

I found the best medical information on this topic at:

eMedicine: http://www.emedicine.com/radio/topic565.htm
This contains a lot of technical medical information and may be a bit difficult to understand for the non-medical person.

Medline Plus: http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/000369.htm
A bit long but very informative. Medical vocabulary used.

WebMD Health: http://my.webmd.com/hw/womens_conditions/nord111.asp
Scroll down on the page and you will also find addresses and online addresses of helpful associations.

Woman's Diagnostic Cyber resources: http://www.wdxcyber.com/dxinf001.htm
Again a bit of medical jargon but otherwise good source of information.

Institute for reproductive Health, Cincinatti: http://www.cincinnatifertility.com/Polycystic_Ovaries/Overview.htm
Information on The disease from a reproductive point of view.

In Plain English:

Female Health made Simple: http://www.femalehealthmadesimple.com/FileEightFinal.html
Simple english where possible. Some medical terms have to be used because the discussion is on a medical topic.

Associations that can help you:

Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome Association: http://www.pcosupport.org/
This is probably one of the best places to go for support. I very strongly recommend this site.

Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome Association of Australia: http://www.posaa.asn.au/
Again, one of the best places to visit for support. Strongly recommended.

I hope you find this information helpful. I have read all the information on the primary pages opened by the links and am happy with the content. However, I would very strongly recommend that you discuss with your health care professional before changing treatment based on what you read here.