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Medical Societies and Organizations by Disease
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Teen Health
Clinical Trials
Professional Medical Organizations
Dr. Cook's Medical Memberships and Associations
Medical Insurance Help and Advice

Find a Health Care Professional

American Academy of Pain Management – find a professional in your area
American Physical Therapy Association – find a PT in your area who works on the pelvic floor

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Medical Societies and Organizations by Disease

Adhesions:
International Adhesions Society

Advocates for Patients:
Patient Advocate Foundation
HealthCare Advocates, Inc.
California HMO Help Line

Allergies:
Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America

Annual Exams:
Pap Smear and Mammogram Reminders by Email

Blood Sugar:
Insulin Resistance
American Diabetes Association

Bowel Health:
International Foundation for Functional Gastrointestinal Disorders
Irritable Bowel Syndrome Association
IBS Self Help and Support Group
Celiac Disease Foundation

Breast Health:
Breast Cancer.Org
The Breast Site

Chronic Fatigue:
Fighting Fatigue
Chronic Fatigue & Immune Dysfunction Syndrome

Chronic Pain:
American Academy of Pain Management – find a professional in your area
Pain Center
The International Pelvic Pain Society
American Pain Society
American Chronic Pain Association

Dental Health:
Internal Academy of Oral Medicine and Toxicology (mercury free dentistry, biological dentistry)

Endometriosis:
Endometriosis Center of the San Francisco Bay Area (the San Francisco Bay Area ERC Chapter)
Endometriosis Research Center
The Endometriosis Association
Medline Plus – Endometriosis
National Endometriosis Society
World Endometriosis Research Foundation

Personal Endometriosis Web Sites:
Dr. Cook's Fan Facebook Page
Anne's Endometriosis Homepage
Antonia's Endometriosis Support Page
MENDO – Men and Endometriosis

Environmental Health:
E.L. Foust Co. Air Purification Systems

Family Planning:
Back Up Your Birth Control with Emergency Contraception
Contraception Online
Planned Parenthood Federation of America

Fibroids:
Center For Uterine Fibroids
National Women's Health Information Center

Fibromyalgia:
Fibromyalgia Support
Fibromyalgia Community Site
Fibromyalgia Network
The Oregon Fibromyalgia Foundation
ImmuneSupport.com (now ProHealth)
American Fibromyalgia Syndrome Association

Hysterectomy:
Hysterectomy Alternatives and Aftereffects
Women's Diagnostic Cyber – Hysterectomy and Postoperative Problems

Infertility:
RESOLVE – National Infertility Association
The American Society of Reproductive Medicine
Society of Reproductive Surgeons
The American Fertility Association
The American College of Obstetrics and Gynecologists
Association of Reproductive Health Professionals
fertileHOPE – for cancer patients facing infertility
The Fertility Society of Australia
Middle East Fertility Society

Interstitial Cystitis / Painful Bladder Syndrome:
Interstitial Cystitis Association
Interstitial Cystitis Network
Urological Diseases Information Clearinghouse

Medications:
U.S. Food and Drug Administration – Office of Women's Health
Educate yourself about your medications

Menopause:
North American Menopause Society (NAMS)
NIH Osteoporosis National Resource Center
The Journal of the North American Menopause Society
The Hormone Foundation

Mental Health:
Center for Mental Health Services

Nutrition:
Gluten Free Food
Living Without Magazine – for patients with food allergies and sensitivities
Eat Well Guide
Kitchen Gardeners International

Oncology:
Gynecologic Cancer Foundation

Ovary Health:
Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome Association
International Premature Ovarian Failure Support Group

Physical Therapy:
American Physical Therapy Association – find a PT in your area who works on the pelvic floor

Structural Health:
Rolfing – soft tissue manipulation

Vaginismus:
Vaginismus Awareness Network
Vaginismus – Helping women overcome sexual pain

Vulvodynia:
National Vulvodynia Association
The Vulvar Pain Foundation (requires $45 for membership fees)

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General Women's Health Websites

OBGYN.Net
Healthfinder – the National Health Information Center
MEDLINEplus
National Women's Health Resource Center
National Women's Health Information Center
Health Square

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Teen Health

Museum of Menstruation
TeensHealth

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Clinical Trials

Clinical Trials – U.S. National Institutes of Health
CenterWatch – Search Clinical Trials

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Professional Medical Organizations

American Heart Association
National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion
Centers for Disease Control (CDC)
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
National Guideline Clearinghouse
National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
National Library of Medicine
ObGyn MDLinx

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Dr. Cook's Medical Memberships and Associations

AAGL – Advancing Minimally Invasive Gynecological Surgery
American Academy of Environmental Medicine
American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG)
American Pain Society
American Academy of Pain Medicine
American Society for Reproductive Medicine / The Society of Reproductive Surgeons
American Board Certified - Obstetrics and Gynecology (ABOG)
California Medical Board
CFIDS Association (Chronic Fatigue and Immune Dysfunction Syndrome)
Colorado Medical Board
International Pelvic Pain Society
Interstitial Cystitis Association
National Vulvodynia Association
Pacific Coast Reproductive Society
Santa Clara County Medical Association
Society for Laparoendoscopic Surgeons
Vulvar Pain Foundation
World Endometriosis Society

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Medical Insurance Help and Advice

Glossary of Insurance Terms
Health Plan Evaluation Checklist
Health Insurance Basics
Health Insurance Guide

Social Security Administration
Write or call your local office: Look in the telephone book under U.S. Government, Department of Health and Human Services, or call 1-800-772-1213, visit www.ssa.gov on the web, or write the Office of Public Inquiries at:

Social Security Administration
Office of Public Inquiries
6401 Security Boulevard, Room 4-C-5 Annex
Baltimore, MD 21235-6401

National Organization of Social Security Claimants' Representatives
6 Prospect Street
Midland Park, NJ 07432-1691
Phone: 1-800-431-2804 or (201) 444-1415
Email: nosscr@worldnet.att.net
Web: www.nosscr.org

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