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Women’s Health

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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

Menopause

(Jump to: Overviews | Managing Menopause | Perimenopause | Premature Menopause | Specific Aspects)

Overviews
Menopause:Mayo Clinic
Menopause: Time for a Change:National Institute on Aging [Order printed copy]
Midlife Transitions: A Guide to Approaching Menopause:ACOG
Menopause Guidebook:North American Menopause Society
The Menopause Experience:ProjectAware
eBooks About Menopause:netLibrary [Login to netLibrary required]
Menopause:MedlinePlus

Specific Aspects of Menopause
Menopause and Brain Function:American Academy of Neurology
Decreased Sensitivity in the Brain to Estrogen May Help Explain Menopausal Changes:National Institute on Aging
Menopause and Bladder Control:NIDDK
Menopause and Bone Loss:Hormone Foundation
Menopause and the Risk of Heart Disease and Stroke: American Heart Association
Menopausal Symptoms:Massachusetts General Hospital

Managing Menopause
Managing Menopause:ProjectAware
Managing Menopausal Symptoms:breastcancer.org
Menopause: Managing Your Body's Changes:The Hormone Foundation [PDF]
Menopause Treatment Options:The Hormone Foundation
Helping Your Partner Through Menopause:Univerity of Iowa Health Care
Hot Flashes: Minimize Discomfort During Menopause:Mayo Clinic
An Active Menopause: Using Exercise to Combat Symptoms:The Physician and SportsMedicine

Perimenopause (Premenopause)
Perimenopause:WomensHealth.gov
Perimenopause:Project Aware
PMS & Perimenopause Sourcebook: A Guide to the Emotional, Mental, and Physical Patterns of a Woman's Life :netLibrary

Premature Menopause
Premature Menopause: Project Aware
Early Menopause Guidebook:North American Menopause Sociey
Premature Ovarian Failure:NICHD
Premature Ovarian Failure: A Guide for Teens:Center for Young Women's Health
Premature Ovarian Failure:MedlinePlus

Hormone Therapy

(Jump to: General Information | Drug Information | Alternatives )

General Information
Hormones and Menopause:National Institute on Aging
Facts About Menopausal Hormone Therapy:NHLBI [PDF] [Order printed copy]
Hormone Therapy for Menopausal Symptoms – The First Few Years:The Hormone Foundation [PDF]
Menopausal Hormone Replacement Therapy:National Cancer Institute
Menopausal Hormone Use and Cancer: Q & A:National Cancer Institute
Postmenopausal Hormone Therapy:UpToDate Patient Information
Postmenopausal Hormone Therapy and Breast Cancer:UpToDate Patient Information
Effect of Hormone Therapy on Risk of Heart Disease May Vary by Age and Years Since Menopause:NHLBI [April 2007]
Postmenopausal Hormone Therapy and Cardiovascular Disease in Women: American Heart Association
WHI Study of Younger Postmenopausal Women Links Estrogen Therapy to Less Plaque in Arteries:NHLBI [June 2007]
Hormone Replacement Therapy:MedlinePlus

Drug Information
Estrogen and Estrogen with Progestin Therapies for Postmenopausal Women:FDA
Menopause Drugs: Summary of Affordable Alternatives:Consumer Reports Best Buy Drugs

Alternatives to HRT
Alternatives to HRT:Project Aware
Alternatives to Postmenopausal Hormone Therapy:UpToDate Patient Information
Menopausal Symptoms and CAM:NCCAM
Alternative Therapies for Traditional Disease States: Menopause:American Academy of Family Physicians
Herbal Products for Menopause:ACOG
Black Cohosh:NIH Office of Dietary Supplements
Herbal Supplement (Black Cohosh) Fails to Relieve Hot Flashes in Large NIH Trial:NIH
Phytoestrogens and Bone Health:NIAMS
Health Claims for Soy Protein:FDA

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