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Sexual Problems in Women - Other Places To Get Help
SYMPTOMS & TREATMENTS
Organizations
| American Association of Sexuality Educators, Counselors, and Therapists (AASECT) | |
| P.O. Box 1960 | |
| Ashland, VA 23005-1960 | |
| Phone: | (804) 752-0026 |
| Fax: | (804) 752-0056 |
| Email: | aasect@aasect.org |
| Web Address: | www.aasect.org |
The American Association of Sexuality Educators, Counselors, and Therapists (AASECT) is a nonprofit professional organization that promotes understanding of human sexuality and healthy sexual behavior. AASECT offers certification of sexual health practitioners. | |
| American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) | |
| 409 12th Street SW | |
| P.O. Box 96920 | |
| Washington, DC 20090-6920 | |
| Phone: | (202) 638-5577 |
| Email: | resources@acog.org |
| Web Address: | www.acog.org |
American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) is a nonprofit organization of professionals who provide health care for women, including teens. The ACOG Resource Center publishes manuals and patient education materials. The Web publications section of the site has patient education pamphlets on many women's health topics, including reproductive health, breast-feeding, violence, and quitting smoking. | |
| National Institute on Aging | |
| Building 31, Room 5C27 | |
| 31 Center Drive, MSC 2292 | |
| Bethesda, MD 20892 | |
| Phone: | (301) 496-1752 1-800-222-2225, Information Center |
| Fax: | (301) 496-1072 |
| TDD: | 1-800-222-4225 (TTY) |
| Web Address: | www.nih.gov/nia |
The National Institute on Aging (NIA), one of the centers of the U.S. National Institutes of Health, leads a broad scientific effort to understand the nature of aging and to extend the healthy, active years of life. The NIA funds research and provides information about health and research advances to the public and interested groups. | |
| National Women's Health Information Center | |
| 8270 Willow Oaks Corporate Drive | |
| Fairfax, VA 22031 | |
| Phone: | 1-800-994-9662 (202) 690-7650 |
| Fax: | (202) 205-2631 |
| TDD: | 1-888-220-5446 |
| Web Address: | www.womenshealth.gov |
The National Women's Health Information Center (NWHIC) is a service of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office on Women's Health. NWHIC provides women's health information to a variety of audiences, including consumers, health professionals, and researchers. | |
| North American Menopause Society (NAMS) | |
| P.O. Box 94527 | |
| Cleveland, OH 44101-4527 | |
| Phone: | (440) 442-7550 |
| Fax: | (440) 442-2660 |
| Email: | info@menopause.org |
| Web Address: | www.menopause.org |
The North American Menopause Society (NAMS) is a nonprofit organization that promotes the understanding of menopause and thereby improves the health of women as they approach menopause and beyond. NAMS members include experts from medicine, nursing, sociology, psychology, nutrition, anthropology, epidemiology, pharmacy, and education. The NAMS Web site has information on perimenopause, early menopause, menopause symptoms and long-term health effects of estrogen loss, and a variety of therapies. | |
| UrologyHealth.org, American Urological Association | |
| 1000 Corporate Boulevard | |
| Linthicum, MD 21090 | |
| Phone: | 1-866-RING AUA (1-866-746-4282) toll-free (U.S. only) (410) 689-3700 |
| Fax: | (410) 689-3800 |
| Email: | auafoundation@auafoundation.org |
| Web Address: | www.urologyhealth.org |
UrologyHealth.org is a Web site written by urologists for patients. Visitors can find specific topics by using the "search" option. The Web site provides information about adult and pediatric urologic topics, including kidney, bladder, and prostate conditions. You can find a urologist, sign up for a free quarterly newsletter, or click on the Urology Resource Center to find materials about urologic problems. | |
| By: | Healthwise Staff | Last Revised: March 10, 2010 |
| Medical Review: | Anne C. Poinier, MD - Internal Medicine Deborah A. Penava, BA, MD, FRCSC, MPH - Obstetrics and Gynecology | |
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