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Women’s Health

Use these links to jump directly to your topic of interest in Women's Health:

Reproduction: Contraception | Infertility | Menstruation | Menopause | Hormone Therapy

Diseases: Women's Health Topics (Index) | Breast Diseases | Cervical Diseases | Ovarian Diseases | Pelvic Inflammatory Disease | Uterine Diseases | Vaginal Diseases | Vulvar Diseases

Other Topics: General Women's Health | Lesbian Health | Reproductive System Anatomy | Breast Surgery | Gynecologic Surgery and Diagnostic Procedures | Pelvic Pain | Pelvic Support Problems | Sexual Dysfunction

General Women's Health

(Jump to: Diethylstilbestrol (DES) | Douching | Female Genital Cutting | Find a Gynecologist | General Information | Organizations | Screening Test Guidelines )

Organizations
American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG)
American Medical Women's Association (AMWA)
FDA Office of Women's Health (OWH)
Gay and Lesbian Medical Association (GLMA)
National Women's Health Information Center (NWHIC)
Society for Women's Health Research (SWHR)
Society of Gynecologic Surgeons (SGS)

Find a Gynecologist
Gynecology Clinic:Stanford Hospital & Clinics
Pediatric & Adolescent Gynecology:Stanford Hospital & Clinics
ACOG's Physician Directory:American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists
Find a Gynecologic Oncologist:Women's Cancer Network
Find a Gynecologic Surgeon:Society of Gynecologic Surgeons

General Information
Symptoms and Diagnosis of Gynecologic Disorders:Merck Manual, Home Edition
Women's Health Initiative:National Institutes of Health
Women and Men: 10 Differences That Make a Difference:SWHR
Women's Health Portal:Stanford School of Medicine
Women's Health: MedlinePlus
Reproductive Health:MedlinePlus

Screening Test Guidelines
Women: Stay Healthy at Any Age - Your Checklist for Health:AHRQ
General Screenings and Immunizations for Women:NWHIC [PDF]

Diethylstilbestrol (DES)
Diethylstilbestrol (DES):National Cancer Institute
DES Exposure: Questions and Answers:American Cancer Society
DES Update Home:CDC
Vaginal Adenosis:Univerity of Iowa Health Care

Douching
Douching:NWHIC

Female Genital Cutting
Female Genital Cutting:NWHIC
Female Genital Mutilation:WHO

Female Reproductive System Anatomy

Atlas of Human Body: Female Reproductive Organs:American Medical Association
Female Reproductive System:NCI Training Module
Biology of the Female Reproductive System:Merck Manual, Home Edition
The Uterus:National Uterine Fibroids Foundation
Atlas of Human Body: The Breast – Disorders:American Medical Association

Index to Women's Health Topics

Bladder Control Menopause
Breast Diseases Menstruation
Breast Surgery Osteoporosis
Cervical Diseases Ovarian Diseases
Childbirth Pelvic Inflammatory Disease
Contraception Pelvic Pain
Depression Pelvic Support Problems
DES (Diethylstilbestrol)    PMDD (Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder)
Domestic Violence PMS (Premenstrual Syndome)
Douching Postpartum Depression
Endometriosis Pregnancy
Female Genital Cutting Rape
Fibroids Sexual Dysfunction
Lesbian Health Sexually Transmitted Diseases
Heart Disease Stalking
HIV & AIDS Thyroid Disease
Hormone Therapy Urinary Tract Infections
Hysterectomy Uterine Diseases
Infertility Vaginal Diseases
Mammograpy Vulvar Diseases

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