The Internet is a rich source of information on health care issues for women. Unfortunately, there are so many sites that you may find it difficult to find the information you need quickly and easily, from a source you can trust. The links listed here are some of the most useful references I have found. At these sites, you will find current health information for women of any age—for a wide range of women’s health issues.


OBGYN.net Women's Health Forum
www.forums.obgyn.net/women's-health

OBGYN.net Women's Pavilion
www.obgyn.net/women/women.asp

National Women's Health Resource Center
www.healthywomen.org

Estronaut: A Forum for Women's Health
www.womenshealth.org

National Women's Health Information Center
(U.S. Department of Health and Human Services)
www.4woman.gov

NAMS: North American Menopause Society
www.menopause.org/consumers

National Osteoporosis Foundation
www.nof.org

American Heart Association
Go Red For Women
www.americanheart.org/red

MayoClinic.com Women's Health Center
mayoclinic.com/findinformation/conditioncenters/centers.cfm?objectid=000D7300-6228-1B37-8D7E80C8D77A0000

The Endometriosis Association
www.endo-online.org

Endometriosis.org
www.endometriosis.org

The Hormone Foundation
(The Public Education Affiliate of the Endocrine Society)
www.hormone.org

The American Thyroid Association
www.thyroid.org

The Thyroid Foundation of America
www.tsh.org

 


Texas Cancer Data Center
www.txcancer.org

The National Cancer Institute
www.cancernet.nci.nih.gov

M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
www.mdanderson.org

 


Web MD Health - Home Page
www.webmd.com

Healthfinder: A service of the National Health Information Center

(U.S. Department of Health and Human Services)
www.healthfinder.gov

CDC: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
www.cdc.gov

National Library of Medicine: Health Information Site
www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus

Merck Manual of Medical Information
www.merckhomeedition.com

Librarians' Index to the Internet, Health: Diseases and Conditions
www.lii.org/search/file/diseases_and_conditions

 


Weight Watchers
www.weightwatchers.com

Health Discovery: A Weight Watcher Support Network
www.healthdiscovery.net

 


National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine: Health Information
www.nccam.nih.gov/health

People's Pharmacy
www.peoplespharmacy.com

Dietary Supplements Information Site
Center for Food Safety & Applied Nutrition

www.cfsan.fda.gov/~dms/ds-savvy.html