Women's Health Resources
Sherri Vaughn and Judy Donlin, Selector Librarians
Am. Cancer Society:
Breast Cancer Resource Center
Gives general information on the disease, detection, risk factors, prevention, symptoms and treatment options.
Medscape:
OB/GYN & Women's Health
Offers easy to use, clear concise information on a number of issues relating to women's health.
Mayo Clinic:
Women's Health Center
The Mayo Clinic provides information on women’s health issues such as birth control, reproductive and sexual health, menopause and osteoporosis.
MEDLINEPlus:
Women's Health & Information Resource Center
The Boston Women’s Health Book Collective has created a companion Web site for their classic book, Our Bodies, Ourselves. It provides both clinical and psychosocial information about women’s health issues and offers resources in both English and Spanish. The site has current health news and Web links.
Nat'l Women's Health Network
This site gives information about breast cancer, menopause, osteoporosis, hormone replacement therapy, health care and welfare reform, HIV/AIDS and women, safe drugs and devices, and reproductive health.
Nat'l Women's Health Resource Center
A non-profit organization dedicated to help women make informed decisions, and educates consumers about women's health and wellness.
Planned Parenthood
Information from the premier nonprofit advocacy organization for reproductive health care and birth control. Includes a wide range of contraception information to both male and female consumers of all ages, as well as health professionals, in user-friendly language.
Soceity for Women's Health Research
his site is prepared by the nation's only non-profit organization whose mission is to improve the health of all women through research, education and advocacy. The Society encourages the study of sex differences between women and men that affect the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of disease. The information provided on this site is designed to support, not replace, the relationship that exists between you and your doctor.
womanshealth.gov
The National Women's Health Information Center (NWHIC), is a service of the Office on Women's Health (OWH) in the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).The National Women's Health Information Center
(NWHIC) is the most reliable and current information resource on women’s health today. The Network offer FREE women’s health information on more than 800 topics through our call center and web site.
Women's Health in America
An excellent resource for women seeking help with management of hormonal change, including PMS, perimenopause, menopause and beyond.