Women and men have many of the same health problems, but they can affect women differently. For example, women may have different symptoms of heart disease. Some diseases or conditions are more common in women, such as osteoarthritis, obesity and depression. And some conditions, such as menopause and pregnancy, are unique to women.

Women sometimes neglect their own health and focus instead on their partner's and their children's. Take care of yourself first:

FASTATS: Women's Health(National Center for Health Statistics)

•  Overviews
  • JAMA Patient Page: Women's Health(American Medical Association)
  • Staying Healthy at All Ages(American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists)

    Also available in Spanish

  • Women's Health Center(Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
•  Latest News
  • Most Women with Osteoporosis Unaware of Raised Fracture Risk(09/15/2008, HealthDay)
  • Abdomen Fat Tied to High Blood Pressure in Women(09/12/2008, Reuters Health)
  • Women Respond Better Than Men to Antidepressant(09/11/2008, Reuters Health)
  • More News on Women's Health
•  Prevention/Screening
  • Action Steps for Staying Healthy(Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
  • General Screenings and Immunizations Guidelines for Women(National Women's Health Information Center) - Links to PDF

    Also available in Spanish

  • Pap Smears: What They Are and What the Results Mean(American Academy of Family Physicians)

    Also available in Spanish

  • Recommended Screenings and Immunizations for Women with High Risk Factors(National Women's Health Information Center) - Links to PDF
  • Women: Stay Healthy at 50+(Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality)
•  Coping
  • Common Questions Regarding Women's Mental Health(American Psychiatric Association)

 Specific Conditions

• Alcohol: A Women's Health Issue(National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism)

  Also available in Spanish

• Environment and Women's Health(National Women's Health Information Center)
• Female Genital Cutting(National Women's Health Information Center)
• Female Genital Cutting(National Women's Health Information Center)
• WISEWOMAN: Frequently Asked Questions(Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
• Women's Health Risks(Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)

 Related Issues

• • Body Image: Are You Imagining the Wrong Body?(National Women's Health Information Center)
  • Celebrate the Beauty of Youth(National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)
  • Does Sex Make a Difference?(Food and Drug Administration)
  • Girlfriends' Health and Safety Tips(Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
•  Health Check Tools
• Test Your Women's Health Knowledge(National Women's Health Information Center)
• Women's Health Quiz: What Makes You Unique(Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
•  Clinical Trials
  • ClinicalTrials.gov: Women's Health(National Institutes of Health)
  • Women's Participation in Clinical Trials(Food and Drug Administration)

•  Research
• Study Better Defines Risks of Smoking, Benefits of Quitting for Women(American Cancer Society)
• Women on "Prudent" Dietary Pattern May Reduce Risk of Death(American Heart Association)
• Women's Health in the U.S.: Research on Health Issues Affecting Women(National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases) - Large PDF file
• Women's Health Initiative(National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute)
• Women's Health Research at the NICHD(National Institute of Child Health and Human Development)
• Journal Articles

  References and abstracts from MEDLINE/PubMed (National Library of Medicine)

  • Article: Heart disease: not a big problem for women? Statistics actually...
  • Article: Women's experiences living with epilepsy in Zambia.
  • Article: The Women's Health II Medical Education Network _Part 1: Understanding...
  • Women's Health -- see more articles
  • Female circumcision -- see more articles

Directories

• ACOG's Physician Directory(American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists)

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•  Organizations
  • American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists
  • Food and Drug Administration, Office of Women's Health
  • National Institutes of Health, Office of Research on Women's Health
  • National Women's Health Information Center(Dept. of Health and Human Services)

    Also available in Spanish

•  Law and Policy
  • Social Security and Today's Woman(Social Security Administration)
•  Statistics

  FASTATS: Women's Health(National Center for Health Statistics)

  • Heart Disease and Stroke Maps(Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
  • Leading Causes of Death in Females United States, 2004(Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
  • Quick Health Data Online(Dept. of Health and Human Services, Office on Women's Health)
  • Trends in Health Status and Health Care Use among Older Women(National Center for Health Statistics) - Links to PDF
  • Women's Health USA 2007(Dept. of Health and Human Services)
•  Seniors
  • Aging Well, Living Well(National Women's Health Information Center)
  • For Women Ages 65 and Older: Staying Healthy(American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists)
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