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Contraceptive Guide

http://www.mjbovo.com/contracep.htm

Discusses various birth control methods, including how it works, effectivemness, cost, advantages and disadvantages, instructions for use, and links to other informative places on the Interent. Methods covered include: the pill, implants, injections, IUD, spermicides, diaphragm/cervical cap, the sponge, male and female condoms, emergency contraception, natural family planning, and female and male sterilization.

Author: Mary Jane Bovo (mjbovo@mjbovo.com)

Subjects:

Health & Medical Sciences--Sexuality--Contraception

Keywords: Birth Control

Johns Hopkins University Center for Communication Programs

http://www.jhuccp.org/

Part of the Johns Hopkins School of Hygiene and Public Health, this site promotes worldwide health communication in the area of reproductive health. An online searchable database of over 450 reproductive health, population and development organizations with Internet resources. POPLINE's on-line searchable database of the most recent citations on population, family planning, and related health information. Full text of online publications on these topics.

Author: Johns Hopkins School of Hygiene and Public Health (webadmin@jhsph.edu)

Subjects:

Health & Medical Sciences--Health Care Management & Policy

Health & Medical Sciences--Sexuality--Contraception

Health & Medical Sciences--Women's Health

Keywords: contraception; reproduction; population; STDs

Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Inc. (PPFA)

http://www.plannedparenthood.org/

"Founded in 1916, Planned Parenthood is the world's largest and oldest voluntary family planning organization. Planned Parenthood is dedicated to the principles that every individual has a fundamental right to decide when or whether to have a child, and that every child should be wanted and loved." The Planned Parenthood site provides contact information for PPFA offices, great information on sexual and reproductive health and rights, news about national legislation and an in-depth list of electronic, paper, video, etc. resources.

Author: Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Inc.

Subjects:

Health & Medical Sciences--Sexuality

Health & Medical Sciences--Sexuality--Contraception

Health & Medical Sciences--Women's Health--Pregnancy, Birth & Breastfeeding

Keywords: Reproduction; Freedom; Abortion; Adolescents' rights; Family planning; Patients' rights; Birth control; Sexual health

Reproductive Health Gateway (RHG)

http://www.rhgateway.org/

"Reproductive Health (RH) Gateway gives you quick access to relevant, accurate information about reproductive health on the World Wide Web.RH Gateway lets you search a group of websites carefully selected for accuracy, authority, and relevance... The ready-to-use search function currently searches through more than 20,000 pages on over two dozen websites selected for information on reproductive health. Search results are hot-linked to the specific pages containing your search terms."

Author: USAID Population and Health Materials Working Group (webadmin@jhuccp.org)

Subjects:

Health & Medical Sciences--Sexuality--Contraception

Health & Medical Sciences--Women's Health

Health & Medical Sciences--Women's Health--Pregnancy, Birth & Breastfeeding

Keywords: Reproduction; Birth control

Yahoo! News Full Coverage: Birth Control Issues

http://dailynews.yahoo.com/fc/Health/Birth_Control/

Features current news stories related to birth control. Also links to news sources, opinions & editorials, magazine articles, video sources, and related Web sites.

Author: Yahoo! News (full_coverage@yahoo-inc.com)

Subjects:

Health & Medical Sciences--Sexuality--Contraception

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