Women's Health

Women's Health

Feminist.com Health and Sexuality Links
Includes links to general women's health information, breast cancer, reproductive health, reproductive rights, sexuality, and AIDs information.
 
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Office of Women's Health (OWH)
Includes free publications/fact sheets on women's health, links to other women's health websites, and info on a number of women's health topics.
En Español and other languages
 
HeartHealthyWomen
All about women's heart health including risk factors of cardiovascular disease and stroke and information about treatments, recovery, signs and symptoms, tests and diagnosis, and general health and wellness. Also has an Ask a Doctor feature.
 
Internet Health Resources
Links to information regarding infertility, including diagnosis, treatment, and more.
 
MedlinePlus: Women's Health
Includes information on mammograms and pregnancy, statistics, specific health conditions and diseases, health check tools, and more.
En Español
 
National Women's Health Resource Center (NWHRC)
Provides health guides, wellness information, disease- and condition-specific information, health videos, and more.
 
North American Menopause Society
An organization dedicated to research and promotion of women's health as they age. Information on menopause including symptoms, body changes, hormone therapy, achieving optimal health, and more.
 
Our Bodies Ourselves
Information on relationships and sexuality, taking care of yourself, sexual health, reproductive choices, pregnancy, growing older, menopause, and medical problems and procedures. 
 
Women's Health
Includes information on women's health topics, health statistics, several health tools, a variety of health publications, and information in Spanish.
En Español 
 
Women's Health (from CDC)
Includes latest news and scientific publications on various health topics, general health info for women, advice on healthy living, facts and statistics, and more.

 

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Order a free Health Women's Action Kit from Publications.USA.gov. Provided by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's Office of Women's Health and the General Services Administration's Federal Citizen Information Center.

Research Books

Cover of the book The women's pill book : your complete guide to prescription and over-the-counter medications
By Deborah Mitchell.
"The Women's pill book provides a complete and comprehensive guide to the medications women are being prescribed and taking for their health challenges, issues that are often completely different from those experienced by men." --Introduction.
Cover of the book Sexually speaking : what every woman needs to know about sexual health
By Ruth K. Westheimer, Amos Grunebaum, and Pierre Lehu.
"The ultimate women's guide to sexual health--new from Dr. Ruth. In this down-to-earth guide, celebrated sex expert and bestselling author Dr. Ruth Westheimer teams up with prominent gynecologist at Cornell and New York Presbyterian Medical Centers, Dr. Amos Grunebaum, to address the most pressing health issues women face today. Written in Dr. Ruth's refreshingly candid and lively style, it gives you everything you need to take charge of your health--from finding a gynecologist to having a happy sex life to planning or avoiding a pregnancy. With practical advice and information for every age and stage of a woman's life, Sexually Speaking is an invaluable reference you will turn to again and again. Covers everything you've ever wanted to know about women's health--from celebrated sex expert and therapist Dr. Ruth and top gynecologist Dr. Amos. Addresses questions related to sexuality, hormones, STDs, pregnancy, menopause, fibroids, ovarian cancer, and other women's health concerns. Helps you overcome embarrassment and other common obstacles to understanding and safeguarding your personal health. Combines Dr. Ruth's straightforward, reassuring approach to some of the more challenging and uncomfortable concerns related to women's health and the expertise of Dr. Amos, who has seen it all--from routine exams to high risk births"--