Women’s Health

• Women’s Health (MedlinePlus)
• Women’s Health (Centers for Disease Control & Prevention)
• WomensHealth.gov (Office on Women’s Health, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services)

• Osteoarthritis (American Academy of Family Physicians)
• Osteoarthritis Video (MedlinePlus.gov Medical Encyclopedia)
• Osteoarthritis Symptoms, Diagnosis, and Treatments (National Institute on Aging)
• Osteoarthritis Self=Management (Arthritis Society Canada)

• How Does Heart Disease Affect Women? (National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute)
• Women and Heart Disease Fact Sheet (Centers for Disease Control & Prevention)
• Heart Health for Women (The American Congress of Obstetrics and Gynecologists)

• Domestic Violence (MedlinePlus)
• Domestic Violence: Protecting Yourself and Your Children (American Academy of Family Physicians)     
• Domestic Violence against Women: Recognize Patterns, Seek Help (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
• Leaving an Abusive Relationship (Department of Health and Human Services, Office on Women’s Health)
• North Carolina Coalition Against Domestic Violence (Durham, NC)

• Breast Cancer Screening (U.S. Preventive Services Task Force)
• Cervical Cancer Screening (U.S. Preventive Services Task Force)
• Osteoporosis Screening (U.S. Preventive Services Task Force)

• Menopause (MedlinePlus.gov)
• Menopause: What It Is, Ages, Stages, Signs & Side Effects (Cleveland Clinic)
• Menopause and Sexuality (U.S. Office on Women’s Health))

• Autoimmune Diseases (Office on Women’s Health, U.S.)
• Autoimmune Diseases: Symptoms, Causes, Diagnosis, & Treatments (National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases, U.S.)
• Patient Handout: Autoimmune Disorders (MedlinePlus)
• American Autoimmune Related Diseases Association (AARDA)

• Pregnancy (MedlinePlus)
• Period. The Menstrual Movement (Period, Inc.)
• Breastfeeding Info (La Leche League)
• Looking at Your Newborn: What’s Normal (KidsHealth)
• Pregnancy (UNC Center for Maternal & Infant Health)
• Pregnancy and Breastfeeding Information (MothertoBaby.org)
• Reproductive Health (Centers for Disease Control & Prevention)
• ReproductiveRights.gov (U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
• North Carolina Reproductive Health Services

• Childbirth (Lamaze International)
• Cesarean section (MedlinePlus.gov Medical Encyclopedia)
• Childbirth – Images (MedlinePlus.gov)

• Women’s and Children’s Health (North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services)

These sites allow patients to discuss their experiences with illnesses, treatments, and other health matters. Any information or opinions posted are those of the forum users themselves and are not a substitute for professional medical advice.

• Get Help (La Leche League)
• Postpartum Support International
• Women’s Health Support Groups (Daily Strength)

Mobile apps and tools can provide you with easy-to-use information and resources that can serve as one part of your overall strategy to become and stay healthy. Tips on selecting additional apps for exercise and physical activity.

• 52 Weeks for Women’s Health (National Institutes of Health)

This app covers a health topic each week of the year to promote healthy lifestyles for women. Free. iOS, Android.

• EverHealthier Women (Big Yellow Star)

This mobile site creates personalized reminders about health screening and prevention behaviors with health information and local resources. English and Spanish. Free.

• Flo (Flo Health)

This app includes a period tracker and ovulation calendar, daily health insights, a health assistant, and pregnancy and post-pregnancy modes. Free. iOS, Android.

• Clue (Biowink GmbH)

This app predicts your period, PMS, and fertility and lets you track birth control, cramps, emotions, skin, hair, sleep, sex, pain, moods, cervical fluid, etc. Free. iOS, Android.