Links to Women's Health Information on the Web

Now greatly expanded, and categorized.

You've found the best reason to revisit our site again and again. Many of these links are updated on a daily basis, and are a wonderful source of the latest health-related information.

Information provided via these links is for educational purposes only and should not be used as a substitute for a consultation or visit with your family physician or other health care provider.

Choose from any of the following categories:

Women's Health Information: Aging

• Women's Health Initiative
The WHI is a 15 year research program that focuses on the major causes of death, disability and frailty in postmenopausal women. The site includes a description of the WHI, an update on the recruitment status, project goals, and a list of participating institutions.
• Brochures and Fact Sheets for the Public
The National Institute on Aging health information page, including brochures on issues such as arthritis, osteoporosis and stroke.
• The Resource Directory for Older People
Listings for medical societies, non-profit organizations and state and federal agencies compiled by the National Institute on Aging and the Administration on Aging.
• Alzheimer's Disease
Information from the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke.
• Women's Issues
The American Association of Retired Persons guide to issues facing midlife and older women.
• ElderPage: Information for Older Persons and Families
A clearinghouse of information on aging from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Administration on Aging, including pamphlets, a directory of resources and an eldercare locator.
• MEDLINEPlus: Menopause
A directory of federal and foundation information from the National Library of Medicine.

 Women's Health Information: Aids

• AIDS Clinical Trials Infomarion Service
Information on federally and privately funded clinical trials for adults and children.
• The CDC Division of HIV/AIDS Prevention
Fact sheets, brochures, basic statistics and more, from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
• The HIV/AIDS Treatment Information Service
Treatment information and daily updates provided through a cooperative effort of seven U.S. Public Health Service agencies.
• Women and HIV
A fact sheet from the National Institutes of Health including transmission statistics and woman-specific symptoms of HIV infection.
• MEDLINEPlus: AIDS
A directory of federal and foundation information from the National Library of Medicine.
• Pregnancy and HIV: What Women and Doctors Need to Know
Information about reducing the risk of transmission, from the Health Care Financing Administration.
• Counseling to Prevent HIV and other Sexually Transmitted Diseases
Guidelines for physicians from the Guide to Clinical Preventive Services, Second Edition, prepared by the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force.
• JAMA HIV/AIDS Information Center
Practice guidelines, journal archives, information for patients and support groups from the Journal of the American Medical Association.

Women's Health Information: Alcohol

• Screening for Problem Drinking
Guidelines for physicians from the Guide to Clinical Preventive Services, Second Edition, prepared by the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force.
• Are Women More Vulnerable to Alcohol's Effects?
A 1999 Alcohol Alert from the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism.
• Drinking and Your Pregnancy
A fact sheet from the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism.
• Health Women / Healthy Lifestyles
Information about alcohol and other drugs from the National Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug Information.
• MEDLINEPlus: Alcoholism
A directory of federal and foundation information from the National Library of Medicine.

Women's Health Information: Arthritis 

• Arthritis Advice
Patient information from the National Institute on Aging.
• Questions about Arthritis and Exercise
A fact sheet, including an arthritis glossary, from the National Insititute of Arthritis and Muscoloskeletal and Skin Diseases.
• MEDLINEPlus: Arthritis
A directory of federal and foundation information from the National Library of Medicine.
• The Arthritis Foundation
Fact sheets, news, advocacy and archival information on arthritis.
• Patient Education
Brochures on low back pain, arthritis, fractures and other orthopaedic problems from the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons.

Women's Health Information: Back Problems

• Understanding Acute Low Back Problems
A patient guide from the Agency for Health Care Policy and Research.
• Back Pain
Information from the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke.
• MEDLINEPlus: Back Pain
A directory of federal and foundation information from the National Library of Medicine.

Women's Health Information: Blood Pressure

• High Blood Pressure
Information from the American Heart Association's Heart & Stroke A-Z Guide.
• Intelihealth: Hypertension
Hypertension information from Intelihealth.
• Controlling High Blood Pressure: A Woman's Guide
Information from the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute.
• Facts About Heart Disease and Women: Preventing and Controlling High Blood Pressure
Information from the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute.

Women's Health Information: Birth Control

• Counseling to Prevent Pregnancy
Guidelines for physicians from the Guide to Clinical Preventive Services, Second Edition, prepared by the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force.
• Prevention and Contraception
Statistics and health policy information on family planning from the Alan Guttmacher Institute.
• Your Contraceptive Choices
Information from the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists.
• Protecting Against Unintended Pregnancy: A Guide to Contraceptive Choices
Information on birth control options from the Food and Drug Administration's Consumers Magazine.
• Emergency Contraception
Information from Planned Parenthood on when, where and how to get emergency contraception.
• Birth Control
Information from Planned Parenthood

Women's Health Information: Breast Cancer

• Feminist Women's Health Center
Information on reproductive health topics and reproductive rights from the Feminist Women's Health Center clinics in Washington State.
• Breast Cancer
Information on prevention, screening, treatment, clinical trials and support and resources from the National Cancer Institute.
• The Breast Cancer Lighthouse
A Michigan State University site with information on breast cancer diagnosis and treatment, as well as personal stories from survivors.
• Screening for Breast Cancer
Guidelines for physicians from the Guide to Clinical Preventive Services, Second Edition, prepared by the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force.
• Breast Cancer: How Your Mind Can Help Your Body
Information on breast cancer and psychological well-being, from the American Psychological Association.
• Breast Health
Information from the American Medical Association via Medem.
• The Breast Self-Exam
Video images and text excerpted from "The New B.S.E.: With Mariette Hartley," copyright 1997, Lange Productions. Site includes a video clip that may be viewed using Real Player.
• Breast Cancer Resources
A list of resources from the National Association of Breast Cancer Organizations, including fact sheets, news, and links to information on clinical trials and support groups.
• National Breast Cancer Coalition
Information on grass roots advocacy for breast cancer research and prevention.
• MEDLINEPlus: Breast Cancer
A directory of federal and foundation information from the National Library of Medicine.
• MEDLINEPlus: Mammography
A directory of federal and foundation information from the National Library of Medicine.
• OncoLink: Breast Cancer
A clearinghouse of cancer information, ranging from support groups to updates on medical research, from the University of Pennsylvania Cancer Center.
• Breast Cancer
Instructions on how to do a breast self exam, and Q&A about breast cancer from Planned Parenthood.
• The Y-ME National Breast Cancer Organization
A national organization for information and support founded by two breast cancer patients.
• Breast Cancer Resource Center
The American Cancer Society's breast cancer resource page, including a glossary of medical terms, updates on research and information on activism.
• Q&A: Hormone Replacement Therapy and Breast Cancer Risk
Information from the American Medical Women's Association
• Intelihealth: Cancer
Cancer information from Intelihealth.
• The National Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program
Information on screening and free or low cost mammograms and pap smears from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Women's Health Information: Cholesterol 

• Cholesterol and Your Health
Information from Medem.
• MEDLINEPlus: Cholesterol
A directory of federal and foundation information from the National Library of Medicine.

Women's Health Information: Coronary Disease, Heart Health

 • Psychology Helps After a Heart Attack
Information on heart attacks and psychological well-being, from the American Psychological Association.
• Women's Cardiovascular Institute of Southern California
Information on women and cardiovascular disease from a Los Angelos-based prevention, diagnosis and treatment institute.
• Intelihealth: Women and Heart Disease.

• Facts About Heart Disease and Women: Be Physically Active
Information from the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute.
• Facts About Heart Disease and Women: Are you at Risk?
Information from the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute.
• Facts About Heart Disease and Women: So You Have Heart Disease
Information from the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute.
• Healthy Heart Handbook for Women
Information from the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute.
• MEDLINEPlus: Heart Disease
A directory of federal and foundation information from the National Library of Medicine.
• AMWA's Guide to Heart Healthy Eating
Guidelines from the American Medical Women's Association.
• Facts About Heart Disease and Women: Kicking The Smoking Habit
Information from the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute.
• Take Wellness to Heart
Information for women on heart disease and stroke, from the American Heart Association.

Women's Heath Information: Colorectal Cancer

• Colorectal Cancer
Information on prevention, screening, treatment, clinical trials and support and resources from the National Cancer Institute.
• Screening for Colorectal Cancer
Guidelines for physicians from the Guide to Clinical Preventive Services, Second Edition, prepared by the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force.
• Screen for Life: National Colorectal Cancer Action Campaign
Information from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
• Colorectal Cancer
Information on colorectal cancer screening, prevention and treatment from the American Digestive Health Foundation.
• MEDLINEPlus: Colorectal Cancer
A directory of federal and foundation information from the National Library of Medicine.
• About Colorectal Cancer
Information on colorectal cancer from the Cancer Research Foundation.
• Colon and Rectum Cancer Resource Center
Information on prevention, screening, diagnosis and treatment from the American Cancer Society.

Women's Health Information: Depression

• Screening for Depression
Guidelines for physicians from the Guide to Clinical Preventive Services, Second Edition, prepared by the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force.
• Alcoholics Anonymous
Contact information and a fact file on the pioneering 12-step program founded in 1935.
• National Foundation For Depressive Illness
Information on causes, symptoms and treatment of depressive illnesses.
• depression-screening.org
Information and a confidential online screening test from the National Mental Health Association.
• Intelihealth: Depression
Depression information from Intelihealth.
• The National Depressive and Manic Depressive Association
Online pamplets on depression and information on local chapters and support groups.
• MEDLINEPlus: Depression
A directory of federal and foundation information from the National Library of Medicine.
• Clinical Depression in Women
Clinical Depression is not a "normal" part of being a woman Information from the National Mental Health Association
• American Association of Suicidology
Information on suicide prevention, with a directory of suicide hotlines.
• What You Should Know About Depression
Facts from the American Psychological Association on depression.
• Women and Depression
Information on awareness, recognition and treatment from the National Institute of Mental Health.

Women's Health Information: Diet, Nutrition & Fitness

 • Body Image and Women's Health
Information about nutrition, exercise and eating disorders from the National Women's Health Information Center
• Physical Activity and Health: A Report of the Surgeon General
A 1996 report assessing research on the links between physical activity and health and offering guidelines for ways communities can encourage exercise.
• Intelihealth: Nutrition
Nutrition information from Intelihealth.
• Intelihealth: Exercise
Exercise information from Intelihealth.
• Nutrition and Obesity Publications Online
Pamphlets on topics such as binge eating, obesity drugs and very low calorie diets from the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases' Weight-control Information Network.
• MEDLINEPlus: Eating Disorders
A directory of federal and foundation information from the National Library of Medicine.
• MEDLINEPlus: Exercise / Physical Fitness
A directory of federal and foundation information from the National Library of Medicine.
• MEDLINEPlus: Food, Nutrition and Metabolism
A directory of federal and foundation information from the National Library of Medicine.
• The American Anorexia/Bulimia Association, Inc.
Information on eating disorders for patients, friends and health professionals.
• Nutrition and Your Health: Dietary Guidelines for Americans
Guidelines from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and the U.S. Department of Agriculture

Women's Health Information: General Health
• Health Information Resources
The search engine of the National Health Information Center. A search for the key words "women's health" turns up links to sites from a variety of reputable sources, including the American Heart Association and the National Women's Health Resource Center.
• The National Women's Health Information Center
NWHIC is a health information resource and Federal publication referral service from the Department of Health and Human Services. The site provides a gateway to women's health information from other government agencies, public and private organizations, and consumer and health care professional groups.
• Women's Health: Information from your family doctor
Information on frequently asked questions from the American Academy of Family Physicians.
• Health Insight: Women's Health
General health information for women from the American Medical Association's Health Insight.
• JAMA Women's Health Information Center
The Women's Health Information Center maintained by the Journal of the American Medical Association. Designed as a resource for physicians and other health professionals the site is open to the general public, with recent women's health news and libraries of information on STD's and contraception.
• AMWA: Health Topics
Information from the American Medical Women's Association.
• FDA Office of Women's Health
Brochures on a variety of women's health issues from the Food and Drug Administration.
• Health Finder
This web site from the Department of Health and Human Services provides direct links to online publications and databases, including consumer health information from Federal agencies.
• Mayo Health O@sis Women's Health Resource Center
The Women's Health Resource Center of the Mayo Clinic's Health Oasis includes material like Mayo Clinic articles and offers colorful and detailed graphics and glossary.
• Redefining Liberation
The National Organization for Women's campaign for women's health.
• The Boston Women's Health Book Collective
Information on women's health and excerpts from "Our Bodies, Ourselves."
• The Wellness Web's Women's Health Page
The Wellness Web's Women's Health Page is set up and monitored by patients and allows users to chat with other patients. It refers users to sources that range from the Journal of the American Medical Association to patient accounts (more carefully screened than those on Medweb) on issues like smoking during pregnancy and premenstrual syndrome. http://www.wellweb.com/">Visit the Wellness Web main site for general health information.
• The Society for the Advancement of Women's Health Research
The web site for a non-profit organization founded in 1990 to campaign for more research on women's health. The site includes recommended reading, fact sheets and information about women's health research and advocacy.

Women's Health Information: Hair, Skin & Nails

 • American Academy of Dermatology: Patient Information
Information on skin cancer, advocacy groups, and online brochures about skin conditions ranging from acne to varicose veins.
• When you're in the Sun, Choose Your Cover
Information on skin cancer prevention from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
• MEDLINEPlus: Skin, Hair and Nails
A directory of federal and foundation information from the National Library of Medicine.
• Information for Women on Food Safety, Nutrition and Cosmetics
A directory of resources from the Food and Drug Administration, including links to non-government sources on topics such as osteoporosis, heart disease and nutrition.

Women's Health Information: Headache

 - ACHE
The American Council for Headache Education site, including information for patients on headache prevention and treatment.
• Migraine
Information from the American Medical Association's Health Insight.
• Health Insight: Migraine
Information on migraine headaches, from the American Medical Association's Health Insight.
• The National Headache Foundation
Information on support groups, types of headaches and drug trials from the National Headache Foundation.
• Headache: Hope Through Research
Information from the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke.
• MEDLINEPlus: Headache and Migraine
A directory of federal and foundation information from the National Library of Medicine.

Women's Health Information: Hormone Replacement Therapy

 • Hormone Replacement Therapy
Information from Medem.
• Facts About Hormone Replacement Therapy and Heart Disease: The PEPI Trial
Information on HRT from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute.

Women's Health Information: Incontinence

 • Urinary Incontinence
Information from the Journal of the American Medical Association Patient Page via Medem.
• Incontinence… You Are Not Alone
Information on incontinence from the American Urological Association.
• Urinary Incontinence in Women
Information from the National Kidney and Urologic Diseases Information Clearinghouse.
• MEDLINEPlus: Urinary Incontinence
A directory of federal and foundation information from the National Library of Medicine.
• The Simon Foundation for Continence
News, information and a discussion forum from a non-profit foundation.
• Let's Talk About Bladder Control
A series of pamphlets on bladder control for women, from the National Kidney and Urologic Diseases Information Clearinghouse.

Women's Health Information: Lung Cancer

• Lung Cancer
Information on prevention, screening, treatment, clinical trials and support and resources from the National Cancer Institute.
• Screening for Lung Cancer
Guidelines for physicians from the Guide to Clinical Preventive Services, Second Edition, prepared by the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force.
• Lung Cancer
A fact sheet from the American Lung Association.
• MEDLINEPlus: Lung Cancer
A directory of federal and foundation information from the National Library of Medicine.
• OncoLink: Lung Cancer
A clearinghouse of cancer information, ranging from support groups to updates on medical research, from the University of Pennsylvania Cancer Center.
• Lung Cancer Resource Center
Information on prevention, screening, diagnosis and treatment from the American Cancer Society.
• Smoking and Women
Information from the American Lung Association.

Women's Health Information: Osteoporosis

• No Bones About Osteoporosis
Information from the Journal of the American Medical Association Patient Page via Medem.
• MEDLINEPlus: Osteoporosis
A directory of federal and foundation information from the National Library of Medicine.
• The National Osteoporosis Foundation
Information on bone health, prevention, risk factors and current research on osteoporosis.
• Osteoporosis and Related Bone Diseases National Resource Center
Information for patients and physicians on osteoporosis and related disorders, funded by a National Institutes of Health grant.
• Screening for Postmenopausal Osteoporosis
Guidelines for physicians from the Guide to Clinical Preventive Services, Second Edition, prepared by the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force.
• Osteoporosis
Information from the American Medical Association's Health Insight Service.
• Optimum Calcium Intake
The conclusions of a 1994 National Institutes of Health Consensus Development Panel.

Women's Health Information: Ovarian Cancer

• Ovarian Cancer
Information on prevention, screening, treatment, clinical trials and support and resources from the National Cancer Institute.
• Screening for Ovarian Cancer
Guidelines for physicians from the Guide to Clinical Preventive Services, Second Edition, prepared by the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force.
• MEDLINEPlus: Ovarian Cancer
A directory of federal and foundation information from the National Library of Medicine.
• OncoLink: Ovarian Cancer
A clearinghouse of cancer information, ranging from support groups to updates on medical research, from the University of Pennsylvania Cancer Center.
• National Ovarian Cancer Coalitioin
Facts, discussion forums and coping strategies from a coalition of ovarian cancer survivors.
• Ovarian Cancer Resource Center
Information on prevention, screening, diagnosis and treatment from the American Cancer Society.
• Ovarian Cancer
Several articles, revised in 1998, from the Food and Drug Administration's Consumers Magazine.
• Women's Cancer Network Information on ovarian, breast, uterine and cervical cancer, from the Society of Gynecologic Oncologists.

Women's Health Information: Pregnancy

• Pregnancy Today
This self-described "journal for moms-to-be" offers expert Q&A, a birth planner and forums on the day-to-day experience of pregnancy.
• Pregnancy and Birth
Statistics and health policy information from the Alan Guttmacher Institute.
• Infertility Options
Information from the Journal of the American Medical Association Patient Page via Medem.
• Assisted Reproductive Technology Success Rates
Data on fertility center success rates from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
• Health Pregnancy, Healthy Baby
Information from the Food and Drug Administration.
• Intelihealth: Pregnancy
Pregnancy information from Intelihealth.
• La Leche League International
Comprehensive information on breast feeding from one of the leading organizations that advocates for breast feeding.
• Smoking and Pregnancy
A question and answer fact sheet from The American Lung Association.
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Chart your pregnancy with this due date calculator from the Mayo Health O@sis.
• March of Dimes Health Information Library
Information on preventing birth defects, prenatal screening and having a healthy pregnancy, from the March of Dimes.
• MEDLINEPlus: Pregnancy and Reproduction
A directory of federal and foundation information from the National Library of Medicine.
• Pregnancy and Parenting
Information from Planned Parenthood on fertility and prenatal care.
• ProMoM
Promotion of Mother's Milk Inc offers information on breast feeding, ranging from how-to guides to breast feeding humor.
• Pregnancy and Child Health Resource Center
This Mayo Health O@sis resource center includes an index of reference articles, content from the Mayo Clinic Complete Book of Pregnancy & Baby's First Year, and links to other web sites.
• Women's Reproductive Health
Information on infertility, STD's, violence against women and workplace hazards from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Women's Health Information: Smoking

• How to Quit Smoking
Information from the American Medical Association's Health Insight via Medem.
• Ending Tobacco Dependence
Information from the Journal of the American Medical Association Patient Page.
• Smoking Cessation
Information from the American Heart Association's Heart & Stroke A-Z Guide
• The Tobacco Industry's Targeting of Youth, Women and Minorities
Information from the American Heart Association's Heart & Stroke A-Z Guide.
• TIPS
The Center for Disease Control Tobacco Information and Prevention Source Page, including reports from the Surgeon General, guidelines on how to quit and links to other resources.
• Tobacco Use
The Center for Disease Control's Office of Women's Health page on smoking.
• MEDLINEPlus: Smoking
A directory of federal and foundation information from the National Library of Medicine.
• Smoking is a woman's single biggest risk factor for heart attack
Information from the American Heart Association's Women's web site.

Women's Health Information: Sexually Transmitted Disease 

• Screening for Cervical Cancer
Guidelines for physicians from the Guide to Clinical Preventive Services, Second Edition, prepared by the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force.
• Sexually Transmitted Diseases
Statistics and health policy information from the Alan Guttmacher Institute.
• Genital Herpes: Treatment Options and Life After Infection
Information from the Journal of the American Medical Association Patient Pag via Medem.
• STDs
Information from the American Social Health Association.
• Sexually Transmitted Diseases
Information from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
• National Cervical Cancer Coalition
Information on cervical cancer, including stories from survivors and support services for patients and caregivers.
• MEDLINEPlus: Sexually Transmitted Diseases
A directory of federal and foundation information from the National Library of Medicine.
• Sexually Transmitted Infections and Safer Sex
Information from Planned Parenthood.
• Topical Microbicide Research
Information on new tools to protect women from HIV/AIDS and other STDs, from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases.
• teenwire.com
Information for teens about sexuality, birth control, STD's and pregnancy, from Planned Parenthood.

Women's Health Information: Stress

• MEDLINEPlus: Stress
A directory of federal and foundation information from the National Library of Medicine.
• APA Help Center
The American Psychological Association public information page, including articles for patients on stress, depression and other issues.

Women's Health Information: Stroke
• Stroke Information Guide
Information from the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke.
• Stroke: Hope Through Research
Information from the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke. stroke
• MEDLINEPlus: Stroke
A directory of federal and foundation information from the National Library of Medicine.
• Women, Heart Disease and Stroke Statistics
Information from the American Heart Association's Heart & Stroke A-Z Guide.
• Cholesterol
Information from the American Heart Association's Heart & Stroke A-Z Guide
• What's My Risk?
An interactive quiz from the American Heart Association.

Women's Health Information: Urinary Tract Infection

• Urinary Tract Infections in Adults
Information from the National Kidney and Urologic Diseases Information Clearinghouse.
• MEDLINEPlus: Urinary Tract Infections
A directory of federal and foundation information from the National Library of Medicine.

Information provided via these links is for educational purposes only and should not be used as a substitute for a consultation or visit with your family physician or other health care provider.