Health and Medical Guide to Sexual Health Reproductive Health Health information topics about Reproductive Health: Anatomy/Physiology 1. Atlas of the Body: Female Reproductive Organs American Medical Association http://www.medem.com/medlb/article_detaillb.cfm?article_ID=ZZZ8QKJ56JC&sub_... Clinical Trials 1. ClinicalTrials.gov: Genital Diseases, Female National Institutes of Health http://clinicaltrials.gov/ct/gui/action/FindCondition?ui=D005831&recruiting... 2. ClinicalTrials.gov: Genital Diseases, Male National Institutes of Health http://clinicaltrials.gov/ct/gui/action/FindCondition?ui=D005832&recruiting... Diagnosis/Symptoms 1. Estrogen Tests American Association for Clinical Chemistry http://www.labtestsonline.org/understanding/analytes/estrogen/test.html 2. Testosterone Test American Association for Clinical Chemistry http://www.labtestsonline.org/understanding/analytes/testosterone/test.html... 3. Genital Problems in Women American Academy of Family Physicians http://familydoctor.org/537.xml 4. Genital Problems in Men American Academy of Family Physicians http://familydoctor.org/539.xml Dictionaries/Glossaries 1. Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STD) Glossary American Social Health Association http://www.ashastd.org/stdfaqs/glossaryindex.html Directories 1. Find a Urologist American Urological Association http://urologyhealth.org/find_urologist/ 2. Find a Reproductive Endocrinologist Society for Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility http://www.socrei.org/SREImap.html 3. Find a Reproductive Surgeon American Society for Reproductive Medicine http://www.reprodsurgery.org/frsia.html Genetics 1. New Study Identifies Gene Signaling Puberty National Institute of Child Health and Human Development http://www.nih.gov/news/pr/oct2003/nichd-22.htm Health Check Tools 1. Ovulation Calculator National Women's Health Information Center http://www.4woman.gov/Pregnancy/ovulation1.cfm Men 1. Male Reproductive System Nemours Foundation http://kidshealth.org/parent/general/body_basics/male_reproductive.html 2. What Do You Know about Men's Health? Sexual H National Women's Health Information Center http://www.4woman.gov/mens/men.cfm?page=122&mtitle=Sexual%20Health%20and%20... 3. Sperm Banking American Foundation for Urologic Disease http://www.afud.org/education/infertility/spermbank.asp 4. Paternal Exposures and Pregnancy Organization of Teratology Information Services http://www.otispregnancy.org/pdf/paternal.pdf 5. Orgasms with No Discharge of Semen Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=AN00630 6. How to Perform a Testicular Self-Examination Nemours Foundation http://kidshealth.org/teen/sexual_health/guys/tse.html 7. Low Sperm Count (Oligospermia) Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=AN00848 Organizations 1. National Women's Health Information Center Dept. of Health and Human Services http://www.4woman.gov/ 2. Center for the Evaluation of Risks to Human Reprod http://cerhr.niehs.nih.gov/ 3. American Society for Reproductive Medicine http://www.asrm.org/ Prevention/Screening 1. Facts on Reproductive Genetic Technologies Genetics and Public Policy Center http://www.dnapolicy.org/genetics/facts.jhtml Related Issues 1. Sexuality and Reproductive Issues (PDQ) National Cancer Institute http://www.cancer.gov/cancerinfo/pdq/supportivecare/sexuality/patient/ Research 1. Womanâ??s Age Is a Major Factor in Determini Centers for Disease Control and Prevention http://www.cdc.gov/od/oc/media/pressrel/r050107.htm Specific Conditions 1. Common Concerns and Exposures Center for the Evaluation of Risks to Human Reproduction http://cerhr.niehs.nih.gov/genpub/topics/ccae_index.html 2. Reproductive Hazards Occupational Safety and Health Administration http://www.osha.gov/SLTC/reproductivehazards/ 3. Your Ob-Gyn: Your Partner in Health Care American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists http://www.medem.com/medlb/article_detaillb.cfm?article_ID=ZZZQOW5687C&sub_... Statistics 1. New Report Revises Birth and Fertility Rates for t National Center for Health Statistics http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/pressroom/03facts/revisesrates.htm 2. FASTATS: Reproductive Health National Center for Health Statistics http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/fastats/reproduc.htm 3. American Women Are Waiting to Begin Families: Aver National Center for Health Statistics http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/pressroom/02news/ameriwomen.htm Teenagers 1. Breast and Pelvic Exams Nemours Foundation http://kidshealth.org/teen/sexual_health/girls/obgyn.html Women 1. Fallopian Tubes: Possible to Get Pregnant with Onl Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=AN00088 2. Female Reproductive System Nemours Foundation http://kidshealth.org/parent/general/body_basics/female_reproductive_system... 3. PAP Test National Women's Health Information Center http://www.4woman.gov/faq/pap.htm 4. Reproductive Aging in Women American Society for Reproductive Medicine http://www.asrm.org/Patients/FactSheets/reproaging.pdf   Sexual Health / STDs News From Medical News Today Latest Health News and Medical News posted throughout the day, every day. AVAC Calls For Speedy Funding Of Critical Microbicide Follow-Up Studies 4 Sep 2010 at 4:00am AVAC issues a call to action to donors, policy-makers, researchers and advocates to ensure that critical follow-up studies to the landmark CAPRISA 004 microbicide trial receive the economic and political support needed to move forward as quickly as possible... 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