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Reproductive Health

Health information topics about Reproductive Health:

Anatomy/Physiology

    1. Atlas of the Body: Female Reproductive Organs
    American Medical Association
    http://www.medem.com/medlb/article_detaillb.cfm?article_ID=ZZZ8QKJ56JC&sub_...

Clinical Trials

    1. ClinicalTrials.gov: Genital Diseases, Female
    National Institutes of Health
    http://clinicaltrials.gov/ct/gui/action/FindCondition?ui=D005831&recruiting...

    2. ClinicalTrials.gov: Genital Diseases, Male
    National Institutes of Health
    http://clinicaltrials.gov/ct/gui/action/FindCondition?ui=D005832&recruiting...

Diagnosis/Symptoms

    1. Estrogen Tests
    American Association for Clinical Chemistry
    http://www.labtestsonline.org/understanding/analytes/estrogen/test.html

    2. Testosterone Test
    American Association for Clinical Chemistry
    http://www.labtestsonline.org/understanding/analytes/testosterone/test.html...

    3. Genital Problems in Women
    American Academy of Family Physicians
    http://familydoctor.org/537.xml

    4. Genital Problems in Men
    American Academy of Family Physicians
    http://familydoctor.org/539.xml

Dictionaries/Glossaries

    1. Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STD) Glossary
    American Social Health Association
    http://www.ashastd.org/stdfaqs/glossaryindex.html

Directories

    1. Find a Urologist
    American Urological Association
    http://urologyhealth.org/find_urologist/

    2. Find a Reproductive Endocrinologist
    Society for Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility
    http://www.socrei.org/SREImap.html

    3. Find a Reproductive Surgeon
    American Society for Reproductive Medicine
    http://www.reprodsurgery.org/frsia.html

Genetics

    1. New Study Identifies Gene Signaling Puberty
    National Institute of Child Health and Human Development
    http://www.nih.gov/news/pr/oct2003/nichd-22.htm

Health Check Tools

    1. Ovulation Calculator
    National Women's Health Information Center
    http://www.4woman.gov/Pregnancy/ovulation1.cfm

Men

    1. Male Reproductive System
    Nemours Foundation
    http://kidshealth.org/parent/general/body_basics/male_reproductive.html

    2. What Do You Know about Men's Health? Sexual H
    National Women's Health Information Center
    http://www.4woman.gov/mens/men.cfm?page=122&mtitle=Sexual%20Health%20and%20...

    3. Sperm Banking
    American Foundation for Urologic Disease
    http://www.afud.org/education/infertility/spermbank.asp

    4. Paternal Exposures and Pregnancy
    Organization of Teratology Information Services
    http://www.otispregnancy.org/pdf/paternal.pdf

    5. Orgasms with No Discharge of Semen
    Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research
    http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=AN00630

    6. How to Perform a Testicular Self-Examination
    Nemours Foundation
    http://kidshealth.org/teen/sexual_health/guys/tse.html

    7. Low Sperm Count (Oligospermia)
    Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research
    http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=AN00848

Organizations

    1. National Women's Health Information Center
    Dept. of Health and Human Services
    http://www.4woman.gov/

    2. Center for the Evaluation of Risks to Human Reprod

    http://cerhr.niehs.nih.gov/

    3. American Society for Reproductive Medicine

    http://www.asrm.org/

Prevention/Screening

    1. Facts on Reproductive Genetic Technologies
    Genetics and Public Policy Center
    http://www.dnapolicy.org/genetics/facts.jhtml

Related Issues

    1. Sexuality and Reproductive Issues (PDQ)
    National Cancer Institute
    http://www.cancer.gov/cancerinfo/pdq/supportivecare/sexuality/patient/

Research

    1. Womanâ??s Age Is a Major Factor in Determini
    Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
    http://www.cdc.gov/od/oc/media/pressrel/r050107.htm

Specific Conditions

    1. Common Concerns and Exposures
    Center for the Evaluation of Risks to Human Reproduction
    http://cerhr.niehs.nih.gov/genpub/topics/ccae_index.html

    2. Reproductive Hazards
    Occupational Safety and Health Administration
    http://www.osha.gov/SLTC/reproductivehazards/

    3. Your Ob-Gyn: Your Partner in Health Care
    American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists
    http://www.medem.com/medlb/article_detaillb.cfm?article_ID=ZZZQOW5687C&sub_...

Statistics

    1. New Report Revises Birth and Fertility Rates for t
    National Center for Health Statistics
    http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/pressroom/03facts/revisesrates.htm

    2. FASTATS: Reproductive Health
    National Center for Health Statistics
    http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/fastats/reproduc.htm

    3. American Women Are Waiting to Begin Families: Aver
    National Center for Health Statistics
    http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/pressroom/02news/ameriwomen.htm

Teenagers

    1. Breast and Pelvic Exams
    Nemours Foundation
    http://kidshealth.org/teen/sexual_health/girls/obgyn.html

Women

    1. Fallopian Tubes: Possible to Get Pregnant with Onl
    Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research
    http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=AN00088

    2. Female Reproductive System
    Nemours Foundation
    http://kidshealth.org/parent/general/body_basics/female_reproductive_system...

    3. PAP Test
    National Women's Health Information Center
    http://www.4woman.gov/faq/pap.htm

    4. Reproductive Aging in Women
    American Society for Reproductive Medicine
    http://www.asrm.org/Patients/FactSheets/reproaging.pdf


 

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