Women's Health Resources: Websites/Resources

Planned Parenthood offers education and resources on birth control, women's health, and sexual health.

Pregnant? Just thinking about it? You must have a lot of questions. We have answers. March of Dimes is a non-profit Women and Children Advocacy and Education organization.

If you are pregnant or planning to get pregnant there are steps you can take for a healthy pregnancy and a healthy baby. Provided by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

A person interested in participating in WIC must bring to the WIC clinic a medical referral form filled out by her/his doctor, proof of income such as a check stub, proof of address such as a utility bill, and identification.

Womenshealth.gov is a wealth of information that covers A-Z health topics; everything from acupuncture, to fitness and nutrition, to minority women's health. This site also lists publications and provides the latest news on women's health.

Produced by the National Women's Health Resource Center, this site offers information on health centers, conditions and treatments, healthy living, pregnancy and parenting, and midlife and beyond. Features include news updates, "ask the expert," and the womenTALK blog.

Produced by the National Library of Medicine, MedlinePlus offers comprehensive information on health concerns of women, including prevention and screening, specific health conditions, nutrition, videos, clinical trials and research articles and data, law and policy, and health issues affecting teenagers and seniors.

The Mayo Clinic offers information on healthy lifestyle and women's life stages, diseases and conditions, symptoms, drugs and supplements, tests and procedures, "ask a specialist," and interactive health tools. Birth control, gynecology, breast cancer, menopause, mental health, and osteoporosis are covered.

Produced by the Office on Women's Health of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, this site helps pre-teen and teen girls learn about their health issues, including body, fitness, nutrition, illness and disability, drugs, alcohol and smoking, feelings and relationships, bullying and safety, and environmental health.

NAMS welcomes women (and men) interested in learning more about menopause to make better-informed health decisions. Use the links above to access information about menopause written just for you. Use the tabs at the top of the page to view all the categories of menopause information offered on this site.

Our Women's Health Information & Resource Center includes excerpts from the Our Bodies, Our Selves books, web-exclusive content, links, resources, and health news.

This website provides information on the many FDA regulated products that women use in their daily lives such as medicines, cosmetics, pregnancy kits, microwaves, pet foods, and vaccines.

This healthfinder.gov link provides women's health-related information and tips.

Provides information about some women's health topics and complementary medicine.

The CDC works to promote and improve the health, safety, and quality of life for women.

Population Information Online. Citations & abstracts to articles, reports, & books in the fields of population, family planning, & related health issues. From Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.

Statistics and information on a variety of health topics important to women and their families.

Explores the differences between the sexes in the prevalence and severity of a broad range of diseases, disorders and conditions.

This category includes data on women's health-related Medicaid information, state insurance mandates, refusal clauses, emergency contraception policies, abortion policies and statistics, and mammogram and pap smear screening.

An illustrated collection of current and historical data, published annually.

A statistical resource on women’s health in each of the states. A total of 28 different health indicators are featured, which highlight some of the key issues related to women’s health that are being measured regularly at the state level.

This site by the American Sexual Health Association, has facts about STDs/STIs, as well as information regarding female sexual health.

This American Cancer Society resource promotes open conversation between women with cancer and their partners through straightforward information about the physical, social,and emotional effects of cancer and cancer treatments on female sexuality.

This website offers an alphabetical listing of American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologist departments with a brief descriptions of their services and links to their websites.