Diseases and Disorders > Women’s Health

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Reproduction: Contraception | Infertility | Menstruation | Menopause | Hormone Therapy

Diseases: Women's Health Topics (Index) | Breast Diseases | Cervical Diseases | Ovarian Diseases | Pelvic Inflammatory Disease | Uterine Diseases | Vaginal Diseases | Vulvar Diseases

Other Topics: General Women's Health | Lesbian Health | Reproductive System Anatomy | Breast Surgery | Gynecologic Surgery and Diagnostic Procedures | Pelvic Pain | Pelvic Support Problems | Sexual Dysfunction

Menopause

(Jump to: Overviews | Managing Menopause | Perimenopause | Premature Menopause | Specific Aspects)

	Overviews
	Menopause:Mayo Clinic
	Menopause: Time for a Change:National Institute on Aging [Order printed copy]
	Midlife Transitions: A Guide to Approaching Menopause:ACOG
	Menopause Guidebook:North American Menopause Society
	The Menopause Experience:ProjectAware
	eBooks About Menopause:netLibrary [Login to netLibrary required]
	Menopause:MedlinePlus

	Specific Aspects of Menopause
	Menopause and Brain Function:American Academy of Neurology
	Decreased Sensitivity in the Brain to Estrogen May Help Explain Menopausal Changes:National Institute on Aging
	Menopause and Bladder Control:NIDDK
	Menopause and Bone Loss:Hormone Foundation
	Menopause and the Risk of Heart Disease and Stroke: American Heart Association
	Menopausal Symptoms:Massachusetts General Hospital

	Managing Menopause
	Managing Menopause:ProjectAware
	Managing Menopausal Symptoms:breastcancer.org
	Menopause: Managing Your Body's Changes:The Hormone Foundation [PDF]
	Menopause Treatment Options:The Hormone Foundation
	Helping Your Partner Through Menopause:Univerity of Iowa Health Care
	Hot Flashes: Minimize Discomfort During Menopause:Mayo Clinic
	An Active Menopause: Using Exercise to Combat Symptoms:The Physician and SportsMedicine

	Perimenopause (Premenopause)
	Perimenopause:Baptist Hospital Health Library
	Perimenopause:Project Aware
	PMS & Perimenopause Sourcebook: A Guide to the Emotional, Mental, and Physical Patterns of a Woman's Life :netLibrary

	Premature Menopause
	Premature Menopause: Project Aware
	Early Menopause Guidebook:North American Menopause Sociey
	Premature Ovarian Failure:NICHD
	Premature Ovarian Failure: A Guide for Teens:Center for Young Women's Health
	Premature Ovarian Failure:MedlinePlus

Hormone Therapy

(Jump to: General Information | Drug Information | Alternatives )

	General Information
	Hormones and Menopause:National Institute on Aging
	Facts About Menopausal Hormone Therapy:NHLBI [PDF] [Order printed copy]
	Hormone Therapy for Menopausal Symptoms – The First Few Years:The Hormone Foundation [PDF]
	Menopausal Hormone Replacement Therapy:National Cancer Institute
	Menopausal Hormone Use and Cancer: Q & A:National Cancer Institute
	Postmenopausal Hormone Therapy:UpToDate Patient Information
	Postmenopausal Hormone Therapy and Breast Cancer:UpToDate Patient Information
	Effect of Hormone Therapy on Risk of Heart Disease May Vary by Age and Years Since Menopause:NHLBI [April 2007]
	Postmenopausal Hormone Therapy and Cardiovascular Disease in Women: American Heart Association
	WHI Study of Younger Postmenopausal Women Links Estrogen Therapy to Less Plaque in Arteries:NHLBI [June 2007]
	Hormone Replacement Therapy:MedlinePlus

	Drug Information
	Estrogen and Estrogen with Progestin Therapies for Postmenopausal Women:FDA
	Menopause Drugs: Summary of Affordable Alternatives:Consumer Reports Best Buy Drugs

	Alternatives to HRT
	Alternatives to HRT:Project Aware
	Alternatives to Postmenopausal Hormone Therapy:UpToDate Patient Information
	Menopausal Symptoms and CAM:NCCAM
	Alternative Therapies for Traditional Disease States: Menopause:American Academy of Family Physicians
	Herbal Products for Menopause:ACOG
	Black Cohosh:NIH Office of Dietary Supplements
	Herbal Supplement (Black Cohosh) Fails to Relieve Hot Flashes in Large NIH Trial:NIH
	Phytoestrogens and Bone Health:NIAMS
	Health Claims for Soy Protein:FDA

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