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Go Ask Alice (Focus on Low-Income Countries)
This site is intended for teenagers and young adults and
features frank information on safer sex, reproduction,
contraception, pregnancy options, sexually transmitted
infections, men's sexual health, and women's sexual health.
The site is produced by Columbia University (U.S) health
educators.
http://www.goaskalice.columbia.edu/Cat7.html
Medline Plus: Reproductive Health
Widely regarded as the gold standard of consumer health
information, MedlinePlus offers links to accurate and current
medical information that has been evaluated by the National
Library of Medicine. The Reproductive Health page features
basic overview information, latest news,
prevention/screening, related issues, genetics, journal
articles statistics, directories and clinical trials
information all related to reproductive health, as well as
links to related information such as infertility, prenatal
care, and teen sexual health.
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/reproductivehealth.html
Reproductive Health (Focus on Low-Income Countries) (Spanish)
This section of the Centers for Disease Control (U.S.) site
contains information on topics such as adolescent
reproductive health, assisted reproductive technology, global
reproductive health, maternal and infant health, and refugee
reproductive health among others. Featured information
includes emergency planning tips if you are pregnant,
depression and pregnancy, and smoking and pregnancy. Some of
the information is available in Spanish as well as English.
http://www.cdc.gov/reproductivehealth/index.htm
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