Frequently Asked Questions About Women’s Health
(Alphabetical listing)

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Frequently asked questions about..	Date	Standard	Easy-to-read	Spanish
A Healthy Diet	2003
Anemia	2004
Angina	2002
Anorexia Nervosa	2004
Asthma	2002
Atherosclerosis	2002
Autoimmune Diseases: Overview	2000
Bacterial Vaginosis	2002
Binge Eating Disorder	2000
Birth Control Methods	2002
Bleeding Disorders	2002
Bone Health, Children, What Parents Need to Know	2002
Breast Cancer	2003
Breast Cancer (Early Stage)	2003
Breast Self Exam	2003
Breastfeeding	2003
Bulimia Nervosa	2004
Caregiver's Stress	2002
Carpal Tunnel Syndrome	2001
Cervical Cancer	2003
Chlamydia	2002
Chronic Fatigue Syndrome	2002
Colorectal Cancer: Cancer of the Colon & Rectum	2003
Colposcopy	2002
Coronary Artery Disease	2002
Date Rape Drugs	2004
Depression	2002
Diabetes: Overview	2003
Douching	2002
Emergency Contraception	2002
Endometriosis	2002
Female Genital Cutting	2001
Fetal Alcohol Syndrome	2002
Fibromyalgia	2002
Folic Acid	2003
Genital Herpes	2002
Gonorrhea	2002
Graves’ Disease	2000
Hashimoto’s Thyroiditis	2001
Health Problems in African American Women	2003
Health Problems in American Indian and Alaska Native Women	2003
Health Problems in Asian American/Pacific Islander and Native Hawaiian Women	2003
Health Problems in Hispanic American/Latina Women	2003
Heart Attack	2002
Heart and Cardiovascular Disease	2002
Heart Disease, Diagnosis	2002
Heart Healthy Eating	2002
Hepatitis	2002
High Blood Cholesterol	2002
High Blood Pressure	2002
HIV/AIDS, Women and	2002
How to Talk to your Health Care Provider About Heart Disease and Heart Health	2002
Human Papillomavirus (HPV) and Genital Warts	2002
Hysterectomy	2002
Infertility	2002
Inflammatory Bowel Disease	2002
Insomnia	2002
Interstitial Cystitis (Bladder Condition)	2003
Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS)	2002
Lung Cancer	2003
Lung Disease	2002
Lupus	2003
Mammograms	2002
Menopause and Menopause Treatments	2004
Menstruation and the Mestrual Cycle	2002
Myasthenia Gravis	2002
Narcolepsy	2002
Obesity	2002
Oral Health	2004
Organ Donation and Transplantation	2003
Osteoporosis	2004
Ovarian Cancer	2003
Ovarian Cysts	2001
Pap Test	2002
Pelvic Inflammatory Disease	2002
Perimenopause	2003
Physical Activity (Exercise)	2003
Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS)	2001
Postpartum Depression	2002
Pregnancy and Medications	2002
Pregnancy and Nutrition	2000
Pregnancy Tests	2002
Premenstrual Syndrome	2002
Prenatal Care	2002
Restless Legs Syndrome	2002
Sexual Assault	2001
Sexually Transmitted Diseases	2002
Skin Cancer	2003
Sleep Apnea	2002
Smoking	2003
Stress and Your Health	2004
Stroke	2002
Syphilis	2002
Trichmoniasis	2002
Tuberculosis	2004
Urinary Incontinence	2002
Urinary Tract Infections	2004
Uterine Cancer: Cancer of the Uterus	2003
Uterine Fibroids	2004
Vaginal Yeast Infections	2002
Varicose Veins and Spider Veins	2000
Weight Loss	2002