Women's Health

Women's Health

Breast Awareness: Breast Lumps and Cancer

By S. Eva Singletary, MD
University of Texas, M. D. Anderson Cancer Center

32-page, soft-covered, full-color booklet in easy-to-carry size of 5 ½ by 8 ½ inches.

This booklet was written to help you learn about Breast Lumps and Cancer and to provide answers to frequently asked questions, including:

What are breast lumps?
What is breast cancer?
What causes breast cancer?
How is breast cancer detected?
How to perform self-examination?
What happens when a lump is found?
How is breast cancer treated?
How a lost breast may be replaced?

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D & C

By J. Courtland Robinson, MD, MPH
Johns Hopkins University

24-page, soft-covered, full-color booklet in easy-to-carry size of 5 ½ by 8 ½ inches.

This booklet was written to help you learn about D & C and to provide answers to frequently asked questions, including:

What is D&C?

What occurs during menstrual cycle?

When is D & C necessary?

How to prepare for D & C?

What happens during surgery?

What are hysteroscopy and laparoscopy?

What to do while recovering at home?

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Depression

By Michael E. Thase, MD
University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
and
A. John Rush, MD
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center

32-page, soft-covered, full-color booklet in easy-to-carry size of 5 ½ by 8 ½ inches.

This booklet was written to help you learn about Depression and to provide answers to frequently asked questions, including:

What is depression?
What are the facts about depression?
Who is at risk for depression?
What are the types of depression?
What causes depression?
How is depression diagnosed?
How is depression treated?

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Fibroids

By Andrew J. Friedman, MD
Boston Regional Center for Reproductive Medicine

32-page, soft-covered, full-color booklet in easy-to-carry size of 5 ½ by 8 ½ inches.

This booklet was written to help you learn about Fibroids and to provide answers to frequently asked questions, including:

What are fibroids?
How do fibroids start?
What are the symptoms of fibroids?
Can fibroids lead to cancer?
Do fibroids interfere with pregnancy?
How are fibroids diagnosed?
What are the treatment options for fibroids?
What are hysterectomy and myomectomy?

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Hormone Replacement Therapy

By William N. Spellacy, MD
University of South Florida
and
David W. Sturdee, MD, FRCOG
Solihull Hospital, West Midlands, England

32-page, soft-covered, full-color booklet in easy-to-carry size of 5 ½ by 8 ½ inches.

This booklet was written to help you learn about Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT) and Menopause and to provide answers to frequently asked questions, including:

What is HRT?
What is the role of female hormones?
What happens at menopause?
What are the benefits and risks of HRT?
What are the effects of HRT on osteoporosis and heart disease?
When should HRT begin?
How is HRT taken?
Are there side effects to HRT?

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Hysterectomy

By Mitchel S. Hoffman, MD
University of South Florida

24-page, soft-covered, full-color booklet in easy-to-carry size of 5 ½ by 8 ½ inches.

This booklet was written to help you learn about Hysterectomy and to provide answers to frequently asked questions, including:

What is hysterectomy?
When Is hysterectomy necessary?
What are the different types of hysterectomy?
How to prepare for the operation?
What to expect during recovery at home?
When can you return to your normal routine?
What happens after hysterectomy?
What about sexual activity after hysterectomy?

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Infertility

By Luigi Mastroianni, Jr., MD
University of Pennsylvania Medical Center

32-page, soft-covered, full-color booklet in easy-to-carry size of 5 ½ by 8 ½ inches.

This booklet was written to help you learn about Infertility and to provide answers to frequently asked questions, including:

What is infertility?
How do the female and male reproductive systems work?
How does the doctor evaluate male and female infertility?
What are the treatments for infertility?
What are artificial insemination, IVF, & other assisted reproductive methods?

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Laparoscopy in Women's Health

By Andrew J. Friedman, MD
Boston Regional Center for Reproductive Medicine

24-page, soft-covered, full-color booklet in easy-to-carry size of 5 ½ by 8 ½ inches.

laparoscopy.jpg (4910 bytes) This booklet was written to help you learn about Laparoscopy and to provide answers to frequently asked questions, including:

What is laparoscopy?

What procedures use laparoscopy?

Why is laparosocpy especially usesful in women’s health?

What are the advantages of laparoscopy?

What are the possible risks?

How to prepare for the operation?

What is the timetable for recovery?

When can you return to your normal routine?

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Pap Test

By Mitchel S. Hoffman, MD
University of South Florida

24-page, soft-covered, full-color booklet in easy-to-carry size of 5 ½ by 8 ½ inches.

This booklet was written to help you learn about the Pap Test and to provide answers to frequently asked questions, including:

What is a Pap test?
When to have your first Pap test?
What occurs during a pelvic exam?
How to understand the test results?
What other tests may be done?
How to treat cervical dysplasia?
When is surgery needed?

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Urinary Incontinence in Women

By Joseph M. Khoury, MD
University of North Carolina School of Medicine

32-page, soft-covered, full-color booklet in easy-to-carry size of 5 ½ by 8 ½ inches.

This booklet was written to help you learn about Urinary Incontinence and to provide answers to frequently asked questions, including:

How does the urinary system work?
What are the different types of urinary incontinence in women?
How is urinary incontinence treated?
What behavioral techniques are available to treat incontinence?
What medications are prescribed?
What are the surgery options?

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