Miscellaneous

Breast Cancer

Menstruation

Sexuality, Conception & Contraception



MISCELLANEOUS

Feminist Women's Health Center
http://www.fwhc.org/index.htm
Covers birth control, menopause, menstrual cycles, breast cancer prevention, HIV, emergency contraception and more.

Healthy Living Centers
http://www.mayohealth.org/home?id=SP4.1
Includes "Women's Health Center" and links to other "centers" such as the "Food and Nutrition" page. Also see the Expert Answers From Mayo Specialists section to ask questions to Mayo specialists.

Go Ask Alice!
http://www.goaskalice.columbia.edu/index.html
From Columbia University's Health Education Program. Ask and read questions and answers about sexuality, fitness and nutrition, emotional health, etc.

Health Topics for Women's Health
http://www.amwa-doc.org/healthtopics/healthlist.html
From the American Medical Women's Assocation site.

Journal of the American Medical Women's Association (JAMWA)
http://www.jamwa.org/
Some issues free online.

Women's Health Link Library
http://www.jamwa.org/link_library/womenslink_top.htm
Includes over 300 hundred organizations and more than 1,000 specific links relevant to women's health.

Women and Health Research: Ethical and Legal Issues of Including Women in Clinical Studies, Volume 1
http://www.nap.edu/catalog/2304.html
Read this online book for free. Published 1994.

Women and Health Research: Ethical and Legal Issues of Including Women in Clinical Studies, Volume 2, Workshop and Commissioned Papers
http://www.nap.edu/catalog/2343.html
Read this online book for free. Published 1994.

In Her Own Right: The Institute of Medicine's Guide to Women's Health Issues
http://www.nap.edu/catalog/4956.html
Read this online book for free. Published 1997.

Lesbian Health: Current Assessment and Directions for the Future
http://www.nap.edu/catalog/6109.html
Read this online book for free. Published 1999.

BREAST CANCER

What Causes Breast Cancer?
http://www.rachel.org/bulletin/bulletin.cfm?Issue_ID=1993
Book review of Life's Delicate Balance: A Guide to Causes and Prevention of Breast Cancer by Janette D. Sherman (New York and London: Taylor and Francis, 2000). ISBN 1-56032-870-3. Review from Rachel's Environment & Health News, April 26, 2001.

Breast Cancer, rBGH and Milk
http://www.rachel.org/bulletin/bulletin.cfm?Issue_ID=519
Article from Rachel's Environment & Health News, May 08, 1998.

The Truth About Breast Cancer -- Part 1
http://www.rachel.org/bulletin/bulletin.cfm?Issue_ID=549
Article from Rachel's Environment & Health News, November 06, 1997. See parts 2-5 below:

The Truth About Breast Cancer -- Part 2
http://www.rachel.org/bulletin/bulletin.cfm?Issue_ID=548
November 13, 1997.

The Truth About Breast Cancer -- Part 3
http://www.rachel.org/bulletin/bulletin.cfm?Issue_ID=547
November 20, 1997.

The Truth About Breast Cancer -- Part 4
http://www.rachel.org/bulletin/bulletin.cfm?Issue_ID=546
November 27, 1997.

The Truth About Breast Cancer -- Final Part
http://www.rachel.org/bulletin/bulletin.cfm?Issue_ID=545
December 04, 1997.

Preventing Breast Cancer
http://www.rachel.org/bulletin/bulletin.cfm?Issue_ID=707
Article from Rachel's Environment & Health News, December 01, 1994.

New Study Links Breast Cancer To DDT, PCBs And Other Chlorinated Chemicals
http://www.rachel.org/bulletin/bulletin.cfm?Issue_ID=854
Article from Rachel's Environment & Health News, April 01, 1992.

Breast Cancer Epidemic Continues; Prevention Philosophy Is Ignored
http://www.rachel.org/bulletin/bulletin.cfm?Issue_ID=868
Article from Rachel's Environment & Health News, December 25, 1991.

MENSTRUATION

The Last Taboo: Why is Menstruation Still a Curse?
http://books.guardian.co.uk/lrb/articles/0,6109,544920,00.html
Katha Pollitt explores 'menstrual etiquette' and wonders how much society's attitudes have changed. In depth book review of Karen Houppert's The Curse: Confronting the Last Taboo, Menstruation. Review of the book is from the London Review of Books and featured on The Guardian's site, August 31, 2001.

No More Periods, Period?
http://www.wired.com/news/medtech/0,1286,45589,00.html
Article by Kristen Philipkoski from wired.com July 27, 2001.

Museum of Menstruation & Women's Health
http://www.mum.org/index.html

SEXUALITY, CONCEPTION & CONTRACEPTION

The Emergency Contraception Website
http://ec.princeton.edu/
Operated by the Office of Population Research at Princeton University. Includes answers to questions and a directory of providers in the US and Canada. Information available in English, French, and Spanish.

Planned Parenthood Federation of America
http://www.plannedparenthood.org/
Includes information about birth control, emergency contraception and women's sexual health.

Go Ask Alice: Sexual Health
http://www.goaskalice.columbia.edu/Cat7.html
Read answers to all sorts of sexual questions relating to reproduction, contraception, sexually transmitted diseases, etc.

Female Genital Mutilation/Female Circumcision
http://www.nau.edu/~wst/access/fgm/fgmsub.html
This is mostly an academic site including bibliographies, but see "internet resources" hyperlink for links to services/organizations providing help/protest information for affected women.

The Best Intentions: Unintended Pregnancy and the Well-Being of Children and Families
http://www.nap.edu/catalog/4903.html
Read this online book for free. Published 1995.

Nutrition During Pregnancy and Lactation: An Implementation Guide
http://www.nap.edu/catalog/1984.html
Read this online book for free. Published 1992.

Nutrition During Lactation:
http://www.nap.edu/catalog/1577.html
Read this online book for free. Published 1991.

Nutrition During Pregnancy: Part I: Weight Gain, Part II: Nutrient Supplements
http://www.nap.edu/catalog/1451.html
Read this online book for free. Published 1990.

Does She or Doesn't She?
http://www.cyberfeminism.net/articles/s02_wilding_doesshe.html
Article about "egg donation".

Safersex.org
http://www.safersex.org/
Includes information about condoms and some "safer sex" information specifically in relation to women.

Go Ask Alice: Sexuality
http://www.goaskalice.columbia.edu/Cat6.html
Read answers to all sorts of sexual questions relating to genitals, intercourse, oral sex, masturbation, kissing, etc.

Toys in Babeland
http://www.babeland.com/
A sex toy store run by women. You can order condoms and more through their Web site.

Condomania
http://www.condomania.com/
Where you can order condoms, tampon cases, and more online. Also includes condom reviews and safe sex information.

Go Out and Get a Piece, Son!
http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2002/05/21/boys_and_girls/index.html
Article by Lara Riscol from Salon.com, May 21, 2002.

I Want Naked Men, Goddamn It
http://www.io.com/~wwwave/display_article.cgi?167
Article by Janet Cortese from the 3rd WWWave site. Also see the Sex and Women section of their site for more articles.

Playing with Paradox: the Ethics of Erotic Dominance and Submission
http://www.black-rose.com/articles-liz/bitchgoddess.html
Article by Liz Highleyman which appeared in the anthology Bitch Goddess: The Spiritual Path of the Dominant Woman (Greenery Press, 1997).