Well Woman Care

We feel that it  is important for you  to take an active role in your healthcare during times of both sickness and wellness. Working together with your doctor, asking questions, and staying informed can help you receive the type of care you want and need. While doing whatever your doctor says may be easier, we realize that you know your body well, and your personal input and perspectives are extremely valuable in maintaining your health or in healing your  illness.

Researching and choosing a doctor that you trust  helps you to develop a strong relationship and a better understanding of your diagnoses and treatment options. We all  benefit from having huge amounts of medical information available today at our fingertips on line.  But so often it is conflicting, misleading, or even dangerously wrong. Your doctor can be an expert guide in navigating this world of  information and helping you decide what is best and safest  for you.  A team approach to your health care is our philosophy, but in the end, it is your body ---- take good care of it!

Patient Education Links and Resources:

General Gynecologic Information

• American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists
• National Library of Medicine
• MEDEM
• Feminist Women's Health Center
• National Women's Health Information Center
• Healthwell

Adolescent Gynecology and Health

• The Aware Foundation
• Double Sunrise

Body Drama

Real Girls. Real Bodies. Real Issues. Real Answers. 

Nancy Amanda Redd, Gotham Books, 2008.

Complementary Medicine

• National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine
• Alternative Medicine Homepage

Dental Health

• Michael S. Goodman DDS

Endometriosis

• Endometriosis Association
• Endometriosis Global Forum

Fertility and Hormone Problems

• American Society for Reproductive Medicine
• American Fertility Association
• Lila Yoga, Dharma and Wellness
  
  

Nutrition & Fitness

• Medline Plus
• Lila Wellness                     
• Weight Watchers
• American Dietetic Association
  

Hereditary Cancers  

• Myriad

Menopause

• North American Menopause Society
• Mayo Clinic

Osteoporosis

• NIH Resource Center
• National Osteoporosis Foundation  

Sexual Health

• Women's Sexual Health
• Nurture Your Nature
• The Kinsey Institute for Research in Sex, Gender, and Reproduction

Sexually Transmitted Infections

• Center for Disease Control and Prevention 
• World Health Organization

Vulvodynia

• National Vulvodynia Association
• International Pelvic Pain Society
• Mayo Clinic
• International Society for the Study of Vulvovaginal Disease
• Center for Women’s Health, Oregon Health and Science University, Program in Vulvar Health

Drug and Alcohol Rehabilitation

• A Women's Guide to Alcohol and Drug Rehabilitation

Healing Painful Sex: 

by Dr. Deborah Coady and Nancy Fish, MSW, MPH to Seal Press; 2011

Heal Pelvic Pain:

by Amy Stein ; McGraw Hill; 2008

Headache in the Pelvis

by David Wise; National Center for Pelvic Pain; 5 edition, May 1, 2008

The V Book:

A Doctor's Guide to Complete Vulvovaginal Health (Paperback)

by Elizabeth G. Stewart and, Paula Spencer ; Bantam; 2002

Explain Pain

Orthopedic Physical Therapy Products

by David Butler PT and Dr. Lorimer Moseley. Orthopedic Physical Therapy Products. 2003

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