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OBSTETRICS
LABOR, DELIVERY AND POSTPARTUM CARE
- Six Week Post-partum Packet
- How to Tell When Labor Begins (FAQ004)
- Cesarean Birth (FAQ006)
- Fetal Heart Rate Monitoring During Labor (FAQ015)
- Breastfeeding Your Baby (FAQ029)
- Newborn Male Circumcision (FAQ039)
- Vaginal Birth After Cesarean Delivery: Deciding on a Trial of Labor After Cesarean Delivery (FAQ070)
- Medications for Pain Relief During Labor and Delivery (FAQ086)
- Preterm Labor and Birth (FAQ087)
- Depression (FAQ091)
- Exercise After Pregnancy (FAQ131)
- Labor Induction (FAQ154)
PREGNANCY
- Pregnancy Resource Packet
- Childbirth Lactation Resources
- Nutrition During Pregnancy (FAQ001)
- Car Safety for You and Your Baby (FAQ018)
- The Rh Factor: How It Can Affect Your Pregnancy (FAQ027)
- A Father’s Guide to Pregnancy (FAQ032)
- Preeclampsia and High Blood Pressure During Pregnancy (FAQ034)
- Bleeding During Pregnancy (FAQ038)
- Travel During Pregnancy (FAQ055)
- Good Health Before Pregnancy: Preconceptional Care (FAQ056)
- Having a Baby After Age 35: How Aging Affects Fertility and Pregnancy (FAQ060)
- When Pregnancy Goes Past Your Due Date (FAQ069)
- If Your Baby is Breech (FAQ079)
- Early Pregnancy Loss (FAQ090)
- Multiple Pregnancy (FAQ188)
- Hepatitis B Virus in Pregnancy (FAQ093)
- Genetic Disorders (FAQ094)
- Special Tests for Monitoring Fetal Health (FAQ098)
- Repeated Miscarriage (FAQ100)
- Group B Streptococcus and Pregnancy (FAQ105)
- HIV and Pregnancy (FAQ113)
- Back Pain During Pregnancy (FAQ115)
- Exercise During Pregnancy (FAQ119)
- Morning Sickness: Nausea and Vomiting of Pregnancy (FAQ126)
- Routine Tests in Pregnancy (FAQ133)
- Reducing Your Risk of Birth Defects (FAQ146)
- Ectopic Pregnancy (FAQ155)
- How Your Fetus Grows During Pregnancy (FAQ156)
- Prenatal Genetic Screening Tests (FAQ165)
- Pregnancy Choices — Raising the Baby, Adoption and Abortion (FAQ168)
- Skin Conditions During Pregnancy (FAQ169)
- Tobacco, Alcohol, Drugs and Pregnancy (FAQ170)
- Cystic Fibrosis: Prenatal Screening and Diagnosis (FAQ171)
- Cord Blood Banking (FAQ172)
- Early Preterm Birth (FAQ173)
- A Healthy Pregnancy for Women with Diabetes (FAQ176)
- Gestational Diabetes (FAQ177)
- Managing Gestational Diabetes
- Learn about Da Vinci Robotics
GYNECOLOGY
CONTRACEPTION
- Sterilization for Women and Men (FAQ011)
- Barrier Methods of Birth Control: Spermicide, Condom, Sponge, Diaphragm, and Cervical Cap (FAQ022)
- Fertility Awareness-Based Methods of Family Planning (FAQ024)
- Sterilization by Laparosocopy (FAQ035)
- Postpartum Sterilization (FAQ52)
- Emergency Contraception (FAQ114)
- Long-Acting Reversible Contraception: Intrauterine Device and Implant (FAQ184)
- Combined Hormonal Birth Control: Pill, Patch, and Ring (FAQ185)
ESPECIALLY FOR TEENS
- Your Changing Body: Puberty in Girls (FAQ041)
- You and Your Sexuality (FAQ042)
- Your First Period (FAQ049)
- Having a Baby (FAQ103)
- Birth Control (FAQ112)
- Your First Gynecologic Visit (FAQ150)
GYNECOLOGIC PROBLEMS
- How to Prevent Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs) (FAQ009)
- Pelvic Support Problems (FAQ012)
- Endometriosis (FAQ013)
- When Sex is Painful (FAQ020)
- Detecting and Treating Breast Problems (FAQ026)
- Vaginitis (FAQ028)
- Dysmenorrhea: Painful Periods (FAQ046)
- Urinary Tract Infections (FAQ050)
- Genital Herpes (FAQ054)
- Premenstrual Syndrome (FAQ057)
- Gonorrhea, Chlamydia, and Syphilis (FAQ071)
- Human Papillomavirus (HPV) Infection (FAQ073)
- HPV Vaccine
- Uterine Fibroids (FAQ074)
- Ovarian Cysts (FAQ075)
- Pelvic Inflammatory Disease (FAQ077)
- Preparing for Surgery (FAQ080)
- Urinary Incontinence (FAQ081)
- Disorders of the Vulva (FAQ088)
- Abnormal Uterine Bleeding (FAQ095)
- Ovarian Cancer (FAQ096)
- Endometrial Cancer (FAQ097)
- Chronic Pelvic Pain (FAQ099)
- Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (FAQ121)
- Vulvodynia (FAQ127)
- Evaluating Infertility (FAQ136)
- Treating Infertility (FAQ137)
- Endometrial Hyperplasia (FAQ147)
- Abnormal Cervical Cancer Screening Test Results (FAQ187)
- Perimenopausal Bleeding and Bleeding After Menopause (FAQ162)
- Cervical Cancer (FAQ163)
SPECIAL PROCEDURES
- Hysterectomy (FAQ008)
- Ultrasound Exams (FAQ025)
- Induced Abortion (FAQ043)
- Laparoscopy (FAQ061)
- Dilation and Curettage (D & C) (FAQ062)
- Mammography and Other Screening Tests for Breast Problems (FAQ178)
- Hysteroscopy (FAQ084)
- Cervical Cancer Screening (FAQ085)
- Loop Electrosurgical Excision Procedure (FAQ110)
- Endometrial Ablation (FAQ134)
- Colposcopy (FAQ135)
- Hysterosalpingography (FAQ143)
- Surgery for Stress Urinary Incontinence (FAQ166)
- Sonohysterography (FAQ175)
WOMEN’S HEALTH
- Reducing Your Risk of Cancer: Lifestyle Changes and Screening Tests (FAQ007)
- Staying Active: Physical Activity and Exercise (FAQ045)
- The Menopause Years (FAQ047)
- Osteoporosis (FAQ048)
- Weight Control: Eating Right and Keeping Fit (FAQ064)
- It’s Time to Quit Smoking (FAQ065)
- Alcohol and Women (FAQ068)
- Your Sexual Health (FAQ072)
- Testing for Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) (FAQ082)
- Intimate Partner Violence (FAQ083)
- Cholesterol and Women's Cardiovascular Health (FAQ101)
- Depression (FAQ106)
- Problems of the Digestive System (FAQ120)
- Heart Health for Women (FAQ122)
- Managing High Blood Pressure (FAQ123)
- Protecting Yourself Against Hepatitis B and Hepatitis C (FAQ125)
- Thyroid Disease (FAQ128)
- Healthy Eating (FAQ130)
- Diabetes and Women (FAQ142)
- Testing for Human Immunodeficiency Virus (PFS005)
- Preventing Deep Vein Thrombosis (FAQ174)
