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- Association of Reproductive Health Professionals - Membership association for physicians, nurses, public health professionals, health educators, and related professions. Includes news, patient and professional education materials, AHRP position statements, and links on a wide range of topics.
- CDC Reproductive Health Information Source - News and information on maternal health, infant health, assisted reproductive technology, sexually transmitted diseases, contraception and family planning, and related topics. Maintained by US Centers for Disease Control.
- Family Health International (FHI) - Provides the highest quality research, education and services in family planning, STDs/HIV and family health to improve the health and well-being of populations worldwide.
- INFO Project; Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health - A knowledge-sharing resource on family planning and reproductive health, supporting health care decision-making in developing countries.
- International Centre for Reproductive Health - Improve the acceptability, accessibility and quality of health services, with the emphasis on reproductive health.
- International Planned Parenthood Federation (IPPF) - A worldwide movement providing reproductive health and family planning services in over 180 countries. Manual on reproductive health interventions in refugee situations and other materials on delivery of reproductive health services.
- Pathfinder International - a non-profit family planning and reproductive health organization working with developing countries in Latin America, Africa and Asia
- Planned Parenthood Federation of America - Information and resources covering sexual and reproductive health topics. Research on sexual health problems and directory of health centers in the US.
- Reproductive Health Gateway - A search engine on reproductive health topics, intended for reproductive health professionals. Searches about 30 selected websites. Managed by the Johns Hopkins University Center for Communication Programs.
- Reproductive Health Outlook - Summaries and links on topics including family planning, AIDS, reproductive tract infections, infertility, harmful traditional practices, safe motherhood, cervical cancer, and refugee reproductive health.
- ReproLine (Reproductive Health Online) - Provides up-to-date reproductive health information. Full-text reference manuals and articles. [English, French, Spanish, Portuguese and Russian]
- RH Reality Check - News, analysis, commentary and information on reproductive health issues.
- SisterSong - Made up of local, regional and national grassroots organizations in the United States representing Native American/Indigenous, Black/African American, Latina/Puerto Rican, and Asian/Pacific Islander populations.
- United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) - Works to ensure universal access to reproductive health, including family planning and sexual health to all couples and individuals. UNFPA supports population and development strategies, promotes awareness of population and development issues and advocates for the mobilization of the resources and political will necessary to accomplish its areas of work
- Women's Health and Action Research Centre - WHARC is a non-governmental organization based in Benin City, Nigeria devoted to reproductive health research.
- Women's Reproductive Health - Provides information on all aspects of PCOS, endometriosis, fibroids, infertility, menopause and breast health. Medical resources as well as health experiences listed.
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Abortion is the termination or ending of a pregnancy after implantation. Abortions can be performed either surgically or using pharmaceuticals.
This category lists sites about abortion procedures. Abortion is a contentious issue, and sites about the issue or expressing particular viewpoints are listed in Society:Issues:Abortion. Abortion providers and abortion alternative services are listed in @linked categories.
Sites listed here will focus on information and education, and will not be primarily commercial.
For other sites, one of the following categories may be more suitable:
- Shopping/Health/Reproduction_and_Sexuality/Birth_Control for sites selling products to consumers,
- Business/Healthcare/Products_and_Services/Reproductive_Health/ for manufacturers of contraceptive products, or
- Society/Issues/Family_Planning/ for sites concerned with the issues and arguments involved.
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Birth control is also known as contraception. It refers to the prevention of a pregnancy following sexual intercourse, and may involve physical barriers, hormonal manipulation, or surgical intervention. (Some people also include abortion and abstinence.)
Contraception can be a controversial issue in terms of politics, religion and ethics.
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This subcategory includes sites relevant to services associated with abortion alternatives, either sources providing services directly or furnishing access to such services (such as crisis pregnancy centers, pregnancy help centers, and maternity homes). Not for sites/pages primarily advocacy in nature such as some of those included in the Society:Issues:Abortion category. Sites that focus primarily on adoption services belong in Home: Family: Adoption. |
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Infertility is absent or reduced fertility, resulting in an inability to conceive and carry to term a healthy child.
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Accepted sites will contain information regarding pregnancy and birth.
Sites selling pregnancy-related products (breast pumps, pillows, clothing, any items for sale) must be submitted to the appropriate shopping category:
Shopping/Health/Reproduction_and_Sexuality/Pregnancy_and_Birth/ deals with products for morning sickness, gender choice, and breastfeeding.
Shopping/Children/Baby/ deals with products for babies, such as blankets and equipment. |
Informative articles and sites relating to pregnancy and birth.
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