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Abortion, Spontaneous - Adhesions, Pelvic (not on MeSH) - Androgen-Insensitivity Syndrome - Anti-Glomerular Basement Membrane Disease - Bladder Exstrophy - Candidiasis, Vulvovaginal - Chancroid - Chlamydia Infections - Cystinuria - Cystitis, Interstitial - Depression, Postpartum - Diabetes Insipidus - Diabetes Insipidus, Nephrogenic - Diabetes, Gestational - Dyspareunia - Dystocia - Eclampsia - Endometrial Neoplasms - Endometriosis - Erythroblastosis, Fetal - Female Urogenital Diseases and Pregnancy Complications - Fetal Alcohol Syndrome - Fetal Death - Fetal Diseases - Fetal Growth Retardation - Fetal Membranes, Premature Rupture - Genital Diseases, Female - Genital Neoplasms, Female - Glomerulonephritis - Gonorrhea - Granuloma Inguinale - Hartnup Disease - Hematuria - Hemolytic-Uremic Syndrome - Hermaphroditism - Hydatidiform Mole - Hydronephrosis - Hyperemesis Gravidarum - Hyperoxaluria - Hypospadias - Infertility - Kallmann Syndrome - Kidney Calculi - Kidney Diseases - Kidney Diseases, Cystic - Kidney Failure, Acute - Kidney Failure, Chronic - Kidney Tubular Necrosis, Acute - Lactation Disorders - Lymphogranuloma Venereum - Meconium Aspiration Syndrome - Medullary Sponge Kidney - Multicystic Dysplastic Kidney - Nephritis, Hereditary - Nephrosis - Nephrotic Syndrome - Oculocerebrorenal Syndrome - Oliguria - Ovarian Cysts - Ovarian Neoplasms - Ovarian Torsion (not on MeSH) - Pelvic Inflammatory Disease - Placenta Diseases - Placental Insufficiency - Polycystic Kidney Diseases - Polycystic Ovary Syndrome - Polyhydramnios - Postpartum Hemorrhage - Pregnancy Complications - Pregnancy, Ectopic - Proteinuria - Pruritus Vulvae - Puerperal Disorders - Puerperal Infection - Pyelonephritis - Renal Artery Obstruction - Renal Osteodystrophy - Salpingitis - Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Bacterial - Syphilis - Trophoblastic Neoplasms - Turner Syndrome - Urethral Stricture - Urethritis - Urinary Bladder Diseases - Urinary Bladder Neoplasms - Urinary Retention - Urinary Tract Infections - Urination Disorders - Urologic Diseases - Urologic Neoplasms - Uterine Cervical Dysplasia - Uterine Cervical Incompetence - Uterine Cervical Neoplasms - Uterine Inversion - Uterine Prolapse - Vaginal Diseases - Vesico-Ureteral Reflux - Wilms Tumor - Wolfram Syndrome - Vulvar Diseases - Vulvar Lichen Sclerosus - Vulvar Neoplasms - Zellweger Syndrome -


  Female Urogenital Diseases and Pregnancy Complications   
  An Overview of Urogenital Conditions - Univ of Virginia (US)
  Women's Health Issues - Merck Manual/Home Edition
  Conditions and Procedures - OBGYN.net
  OB-GYN 101: Introductory Obstetrics & Gynecology [online book] - Brookside Associates
  US Nat'l Women's Health Information Center (NWHIC)
  The McGill Gynecology Pages - (CA)
  Articles and Presentations from the Geneva Foundation for Medical Education and Research (CH)
  Gyne - La Gynécologie Obstétrique sur Internet [in French]
  General Gynecology Center [articles, tips, etc. D Moore]
  Alternatives in Gynecology [PD Indman]
  GINE-web [en español] - (ES)

    Genital Diseases, Female   
    Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Bacterial [links]
    Common Uterine Conditions - AHRQ (US)
    About Vaginal Discharge - AAFP (US)
    About Pelvic Pain - Merck, and on Differential Diagnosis of Chronic Pelvic Pain - OBGYN.Net
    Society for Human Sexuality - Univ of Washington (US)
    Female Genital Tract Pathology [images; EC Klatt]
    Sex Organ Homologies - Loyola Univ. (US)
    The Culture of Silence [Reproductive tract infections among women in the 3rd world] - IWHC
    Female Genital Mutilation [links] - CIRP
    About Female Genital Mutilation - ReligiousTolerance.Org
    On Female Genital Mutilation - WHO

       Salpingitis   
       Salpingitis - Wikipedia
       Salpingitis [EM Meiner] - eMedicine
       Acute Salpingitis [image, micro; EC Klatt]
       A Case of Salpingitis Isthmica Nodosa - Brigham Rad./Harvard (US)


      Ovarian Diseases   

       Ovarian Cysts   
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        Polycystic Ovary Syndrome   
        Polycystic Ovary Syndrome - Wikipedia
        Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome Association of Australia , Inc.
        Polycystic Ovary Syndrome [M Attaran] - The Cleveland Clinic (US)
        About Polycystic Ovary Syndrome - UpToDate.com
        Polycystic Ovary Syndrome: Pathogenesis and treatment over the short and long term [Marx and Metha] - Clev Clin J Med, Jan 2003
        On The Role of Insulin in PCOS - Womens Health Matters
        PCOS: Treatment with Insulin Lowering Medications - IVF
        Metformin and serious adverse effects [editorial; Nisbet et al.] - MJA, 2004
        Current Approaches to the Diagnosis and Treatment of Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome in Youth [Harwood et al.; abstract only] - Horm Res, Apr 2007, via PubMed
        PCOS, Stein-Leventhal syndrome - Adam, via MedlinePlus


       Ovarian Neoplasms   
       Understanding Ovarian Cancer - Women's Cancer Network (US)
       Malignant Lesions of the Ovaries [Helm and Edwards] - eMedicine
       Ovarian Tumors [M Peterson] - Univ of Utah (US)
       Ovarian Cancer Information , about Ovarian Epithelial and about Ovarian Germ Cell Cancer - Cancer.gov
       Ovarian Cancer Network - OvCa.net
       A female aged 48 years .... (Ovarian Tumor) - Museum of Human Disease, UNSW (AU)
       Ovarian Cancer National Alliance - (US)
       The US National Ovarian Cancer Coalition
       The Gilda Radner Familial Ovarian Cancer Registry
       Meigs Syndrome [Chavda and Akhter] - eMedicine


      Pelvic Inflammatory Disease   
      Pelvic Inflammatory Disease - ASHA (US)
      About Pelvic Inflammatory Disease and Vaginitis - Williams Coll. (US)
      Pelvic Inflammatory Disease [Abbuhl and Reyes] - eMedicine
      About Tubal Recannulization and Selective Salpingography - IVF

       Salpingitis   
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     Endometriosis   
     About the Endometriosis Association (of Georgia) , some Endometriosis Photos and about Overcoming Endometriosis - IVF.com/Atlanta (US)
     Briefly about Treatment Options - The Endometrial Association (US)
     Endometriosis FAQ - Frontiers in Bioscience
     Investigation and Management of Endometriosis - RCOG (UK)
     Diagnosis and Management of Endometriosis [Mounsey et al.] - AAFP, Aug 2006
     The UK National Endometriosis Society
     Adenomyosis: Is It Really Endometriosis? [RB Albee]
     Endometriosis Zone , and an Image Library [free registration required] - OBGYN.Net
     Endometriosis - The Beach Center, VA (US)
     Endometriosis , ovary, 'chocolate' cyst [picture; EC Klatt]
     Endometriosis photos - ASRM/Dr Cook

    Adhesions, Pelvic (not on MeSH)
     On Pelvic Adhesions - ObGyn.net
     Contemporary Adhesion Prevention [G diZerega]
     Adhesions, and what can be done about them [G Bradley]
     Retograde migration of starch particles in the female genital tract (on starch-powdered gloves and adhesions) [A Sjosten; thesis, summary], 2004 - KI (SE)
     About Seprafilm - Genzyme Biosurgery

     Infertility   
     Fertility: assessment and treatment for people with fertility problems - US Nat'l Guideline Clearinghouse, 2004
     Reporductive Health [online book; Campana et al.] - Geneva Foundation for Med Educ and Research (CH)
     On The timing of the "fertile window" in the menstrual cycle [Wilcox et al.] - BMJ, Nov 2000
     Sympto-Thermal Chart
     Finding the cause of infertility - Institute of reproductive Health, Cincinnati (US)
     Miracle Babies [online book by Perloe and LG Christie] - IVF.com
     INCIID
     About Prolactin and Fertility - Shared Journey, Hearthstone Comm. Ltd. (US)
     Infertility Resources - Internet Health Resources Company (US)
     Articles on Surrogacy
     A Web Book on Ultrasound in Infertility [M Appelbaum]
     About (Male and) Female Infertility - Fertility Institute
     RESOLVE , and on Coping with infertility
     Age and Fertility (2003) - ASRM (US)
     Prediction of Fertility Potential in Older Female Patients , 2005 - ASRM (US)
     Hysterosalpingogram (HSG) - Georgia Reproductive Specialists (US)
     About some Assisted Reproductive Technologies - UC/Davis Fertlity Center (US)
     FAQs about Infertility , and some Fact Sheets from the American Society for Reproductive Medicine
     See also under Hyperprolactinemia (links)
     Female Infertlity Treatment Options - Fertility.com/Serono company
     Center for Male Reproductive Medicine and Microsurgery - Cornell, N.Y. (US)
     About the Endocrinology of Male Reproduction - Endotext.com
     About Male Infertility [SF Shaban] - Atlanta Reprod. C. (US)
     On the Father's Age may contribute to Genetic Birth Defects - DNC, Jun 2006
     Infertility FAQ (4 pages) - FAQs.Org
     About Male (and Female) Infertility - Fertlity Institute
     About Male Infertility from INCIID , and on male infertility and varicocele - Cornell Univ./Weill Med College (US)
     Treatment of Male Factor Infertility - IVF/Georgia Reproductive Specialists (US)
     About Electroejaculation - IHR
     Understanding Semen Analysis - SUNY (US)
     About Klinefelter's Syndrome - Klinefelter Syndrome & Assoc., Roseville (US)
     The Sperm Bank of California - (US)

     Sexual Dysfunction, Physiological   

      Dyspareunia   
      About Painful sexual intercourse (Dyspareunia) - Adam, via MedlinePlus
      About Painful Intercourse [DA Hill]
      Dyspareunia - Mayo Clinic


     Sexually Transmitted Diseases   

      Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Bacterial   
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      Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Bacterial   
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       Chancroid   
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       Chlamydia Infections   
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        Lymphogranuloma Venereum   
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       Gonorrhea   
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       Granuloma Inguinale   
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       Syphilis   
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      Uterine Cervical Diseases   

       Uterine Cervical Dysplasia   
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       Uterine Cervical Incompetence   
       About Incompetent Cervix - American pregnancy Association
       Cervix Incompetence - Womens-Health (UK)
       About ACOG's bulletin on Management of Cervical Insufficiency - AAFP, Jan 2004
       Cervical stitch (cerclage) for preventing pregnancy loss in women - Cochrane Syst Rev 2003, via PubMed
       About Cervical Cerlage - Wikipedia

       Uterine Cervical Neoplasms   
       Cervical Cancer Information - Cancer.gov (US)
       Cervical Cancer Information - American Cancer Society
       FAQs about Cervial Cancer - Cervical Cancer Campaign (US)
       Understanding Cervical Cancer - Gynecologic Cancer Foundation (US)
       About Cervical Cancer - US Nat'l Women's Health Inf. C.
       About Vaccine (Gardasil) against HPV-6, -11, -16 and HPV-18 - Merck and Co., Inc., and Who needs the cervical cancer vaccine (Gardasil)? [B Gostout] - Mayo Clinic (US)
       Cancer of the Cervix [for patients] - Macmillan
       Cancer of the Cervix [pathol. image; E Lulo/E Friedlander] - UHS Web


      Uterine Inversion   
      Uterus, illustration - McGill Univ. (CA)
      On Uterine Inversion - Patient UK
      Significnce of a "Tipped" Uterus [JG Bradley]

     Ovarian Torsion (not on MeSH)
      Ovarian Torsion [M Blanda] - eMedicine

      Uterine Neoplasms   

       Endometrial Neoplasms   
       Risk Factors for Endometrial Cancer - American Cancer Society
       Understanding Endometrial Cancer - Gynecologic Cancer Foundation (US)
       Endometrial Cancer articles - Moffitt Cancer Center, Jan 2009
       About Endometrial Cancer - US National Cancer Institute
       Endometrial Cancer [Canavan and Dishi] - AAFP, Jun 1999
       Practice Guidelines for the Management of Endometrial Cancer [S Damlo] - ACOG, Aug 2006, via AAFP
       Pathologies of the uterine endometrial cavity [Takeuchi et al.; abstract only] - (FR)

       Uterine Cervical Neoplasms   
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      Uterine Prolapse   
      Uterine Prolapse - Adam, via MedlinePlus
      Uterine Prolapse [JDR Foster] - e-Medicine,
      About Uterine Prolapse [ME Toaff]
      About repair of Vaginal Vault Prolapse - WebMD, and photo of an advanced Prolapse - OBGYN.net


     Vaginal Diseases   
     About some Common Vaginal Infections - Bupa (UK)
     About Vaginitis - Mayo Clinic
     About Gardnerella Vaginalis (Bacterial Vaginosis) - UrologyChannel
     Bacterial Vaginosis as a Mixed Infection [PE Hay] in Polymicrobial Diseases, via NLM Bookshelf (US)
     On Gardnerella [Hansen and Cunha] - eMedicine
     Vaginal foreign bodies - NCEMI
     Foreign body, vagina - eMedicineHealth
     About Pelvic Inflammatory Disease and Vaginitis - Williams Coll. (US)
     See also under STD, Bacterial [links] and Trichomonas Infections [links]

        Candidiasis, Vulvovaginal   
        About Vulvovaginal candidiasis - DermNet NZ
        About Vaginal Yeast Infection - AAFP (US)
        On Topical treatment for vaginal candidiasis (thrush) in pregnancy - Cochrane Review
        See also under Candidiasis (links)


     Vulvar Diseases   
     The US National Vulvodynia Association
     On Vulvar diseases - DermLectures.com
     Labial Adhesions in little girls - BSPED (UK)
     Non-Neoplastic Epithelial Disorders of the Vulva [O'Connell et al.] - AAFP, Feb 2008
     Vulvodynia: Diagnosis and Management [BD Reed] - AAFP, Apr 2006
     The Vulvar Pain Society - (UK)
     On Vaginal bumps and lumps - Women's Health/About.com
     About Bartholin Gland Diseases (Abscess) [H Blumstein] - eMedicine (US)

      Pruritus Vulvae   
      Pruritus Vulvae [A Oakley] - Health Waikato (NZ)
      About Vaginal Itching - Adam, via MedlinePlus

      Vulvar Lichen Sclerosus   
      On Lichen sclerosis - HealthNewsFlash, 2002
      Vulvar lichen sclerosus : pathophysiology and treatment [Smith and Haefner; abstract only] - Am J Dermatol, 2004, via PubMed
      Non-Neoplastic Epithelial Disorders of the Vulva [O'Connell et al.] - AAFP, Feb 2008
      See also under Lichen Sclerosus et Atrophicus

      Vulvar Neoplasms   
      About Vulvar Cancer - Anne's Cancer Site
      Vulvar Cancer - NCI (US)
      Vulvar Cancer [Canavan and Cohen] - AFP, Oct 2002

      Vulvitis   

       Vulvovaginitis   

        Candidiasis, Vulvovaginal   
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    Urogenital Abnormalities   

     Bladder Exstrophy   
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     Hypospadias   
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     Multicystic Dysplastic Kidney   
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     Nephritis, Hereditary   
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     Sex Differentiation Disorders   

      Gonadal Dysgenesis   

       Turner Syndrome   
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      Hermaphroditism   
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        Androgen-Insensitivity Syndrome   
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      Kallmann Syndrome   
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    Urogenital Neoplasms   

     Genital Neoplasms, Female   
     About Women's Cancers - Cancer.gov
     Introduction to Gynecologic Oncology [WM Rich]
     Information from the Women's Cancer Center
     About the Colposcopy exam - FamilyDoctor
     Questions and Answers About the Pap Test - NCI/NIH (US)
     Pap(anicolaou) Smears: What they are, and what the results mean - Am. Acad. Family Physicians
     About the Classification of Smears and Management of Smears - Dr Thom's SexeClinic
     Microscopic image with dysplastic cells [EC Klatt]
     About Women's Cancers - Cancer.gov
     Images of Tumors of the Female Genital Reproductive Organs - via Frontiers in Bioscience
     Women's Cancer Network - (US)
     Educational brochures from the US Gynecologic Cancer Foundation
     Brief facts about Gynecologic Tumors and Treatment Modalities form the Blue Book 1999, Univ of Michigan Health System (US)

      Ovarian Neoplasms   
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      Uterine Neoplasms   

       Endometrial Neoplasms   
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       Uterine Cervical Neoplasms   
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      Vulvar Neoplasms   
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     Urologic Neoplasms   
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       Wilms Tumor   
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      Urinary Bladder Neoplasms   
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    Urologic Diseases   
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     Kidney Diseases   
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      Diabetes Insipidus   
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       Diabetes Insipidus, Nephrogenic   
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       Wolfram Syndrome   
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      Hydronephrosis   
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      Hyperoxaluria   
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      Kidney Diseases, Cystic   
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       Medullary Sponge Kidney   
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       Multicystic Dysplastic Kidney   
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       Polycystic Kidney Diseases   
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      Kidney Neoplasms   

       Wilms Tumor   
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      Nephritis   

       Glomerulonephritis   
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        Anti-Glomerular Basement Membrane Disease   
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       Nephritis, Hereditary   
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       Nephritis, Interstitial   

        Pyelonephritis   
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       Pyelitis   

        Pyelonephritis   
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      Nephrolithiasis   

       Kidney Calculi   
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      Nephrosis   
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       Nephrotic Syndrome   
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      Renal Artery Obstruction   
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      Renal Insufficiency   

       Kidney Failure   

        Kidney Failure, Acute   
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         Kidney Tubular Necrosis, Acute   
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        Kidney Failure, Chronic   
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       Renal Insufficiency, Acute   

        Kidney Failure, Acute   
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         Kidney Tubular Necrosis, Acute   
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       Renal Insufficiency, Chronic   

        Kidney Failure, Chronic   
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      Renal Osteodystrophy   
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      Renal Tubular Transport, Inborn Errors   

       Oculocerebrorenal Syndrome   
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       Renal Aminoacidurias   

        Cystinuria   
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        Hartnup Disease   
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      Uremia   

       Hemolytic-Uremic Syndrome   
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      Zellweger Syndrome   
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     Urethral Diseases   

      Urethral Obstruction   

       Urethral Stricture   
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      Urethritis   
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     Urinary Bladder Diseases   
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      Bladder Exstrophy   
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      Cystitis   

       Cystitis, Interstitial   
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      Urinary Bladder Neoplasms   
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      Vesico-Ureteral Reflux   
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     Urinary Tract Infections   
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     Urination Disorders   
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      Hematuria   
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      Oliguria   
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      Proteinuria   
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      Urinary Retention   
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     Urolithiasis   

      Nephrolithiasis   

       Kidney Calculi   
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      Urinary Calculi   

       Kidney Calculi   
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   Pregnancy Complications   
   About Pregnancy - New York Online Access to Health (US)
   Pregnancy Complications - WHO/RHL
   Articles on Pregancy: Topic Overview - WebMD
   Home Pregnancy Test hCG Levels and FAQ [links] - via FertilityPlus
   Thinking About Pregnancy ...(genetic diseases) - MoSt GeNe
   Life before birth [requires Flash] - Just The Facts
   Create your Pregnancy Calendar [registration required] - iVillage
   The WHO Reproductive Health Library
   Severe Pelvic Pain: Pubic symphysis separation? - ParentsPlace
   About Premature Infant - ADAM, via MedlinePlus
   Resources for new parents of premature babies [links; Casey and Early-Zald]
   What Happens When My Baby Is Overdue? - AAFP (US)
   High-Risk Pregnancy , and Complications of Labor and Delivery - Merck Manual, Home Ed.
   Group B Strep ( GBS ) Prevention - CDC (US)
   Awareness of Group B Streptococcus ( GBS ) Infection During Pregnancy - Group B Strep Association
   Tests for evaluating High-Risk Pregnancies - ADAM, via Atlanta Maternal-Fetal Medicine (US)
   Information for high risk mothers - Sidelines (US)
   On Morning Sickness During Pregnancy - FamilyDoctor
   Qs and As about various Problems during pregnancy - MayoClinic
   Plus-Size Pregnancy Website (for Big and Beautiful Women)
   Obstetric Ultrasound [J Woo] - (HK)
   Obstetric Ultrasound and Prenatal Diagnosis at Johns Hopkins (US)
   A collection of Prenatal Ultrasound Abnormalities (CME) - The Fetus
   About Nuchal Translucency scan - Diagnostic Ultrasound
   On Nuchal Translucency screening test - Baby Center
   About Fetoscopy - WebMD
   AmnioNet
   Prenatal Diagnosis - Amniocentesis and CVS - AAFP (US)
   On Chorionic Villus Sampling - Baby Center
   Twin Biology: Chorionicity of the Placenta - iVillage Pregnancy and Parenting
   About Fetal Keepsake Videos - FDA (US)
   About Vaginal Bleeding in Pregnancy - Adam via MedlinePlus
   Bleeding in Early, and Late, Pregnancy - pregancy-bliss (UK)
   On Vaginal Bleeding and Miscarriage - BUPA (UK)
   Bleeding in Pregnancy - ACOG
   The vanishing twin: a review [Landy and Keith] - Human Reprod Update, 1998
   About Prenatal Diagnosis [EC Klatt]
   About Group B Streptococcus ( GBS ) Infection in Pregnancy - ChildBirth.Org
   Group B Streptococcus ( GBS ) and Pregnancy - American pregnancy Assoc.
   Herpes and Pregnancy - Herpes.com
   Endocrine Disorders in Pregnancy - Endotext.com
   DES (diethylstilbestrol) Action - (US)
   Thyroid Problems and Pregnancy - Endocrine Web
   Thyroid Disease and Pregnancy - Society for Endocrinology
   Pregnancy and Lupus (SLE) - Lupus Foundation of America
   About Lupus and Pregnancy - Johns Hopkins Arthritis site
   Pregnancy related fact sheets about Chicken Pox, Fifth Disease, Hyperthermia, Prozac, Toxoplasmosis - OTIS (US)
   On Antibiotic vs no treatment for asymptomatic bacteriuria in pregnancy - The Cochrane Libary (UK)
   Drugs in Pregnancy and Lactation - SafeFetus (US)
   Clinical Teratology Web - Seattle, U of Washington (US)
   About the Baker Hypothesis - UNSW Embryology
   About Illicit Drug Use During Pregnancy - March of Dimes (US)
   Fetal Alcohol Syndrome Branch at CDC (US)
   Breast Cancer Treatment and Pregnancy - Cancer.gov
   Thrombosis during pregnancy: risk factors, diagnosis and treatment [Pabinger and Grafenhofer; abstract] - Reports from the 17th International Congress on Thrombosis, Bologna, Italy, October 26-30, 2002
   RH Isoimmunization [links]
   Thrombocytopenia in pregnancy [Fischer and Hageboutros] - eMedicine
   Factor V Leiden and Pregnancy [discussion forum] - eGroups
   On Pregnancy in Women with Inherited Bleeding Disorders - Canadian Hemophilia Society
   Motherisk - Hosp Sich Children, Toronto (CA)
   About Vitamin A Intake During Pregnancy - Genetic Drift (US)
   Folic Acid (to Prevent Neural Tube Birth Defects) - CDC (US)
   Folic Acid: The Vitamin That Prevents Birth Defects - N.Y. State Dept of Health (US)
   Obstetrics Simplified [D El-Mowafi] - Geneva Foundation for Med Educ and Research (CH)
   Physiology of Normal Labor and Delivery [NK Kochenour] - Univ of Utah (US)
   Spontaneous Vaginal Delivery [Patterson and Winslow] - AAFP, Aug 2008 (US)
   Obstetric Emergencies - Antepartum - Women's Health Au
   Diagnosis of Abnormal Labor [Joy and Lyon] - eMedicine
   Premature Labor & Other Complications of Pregnancy [DiLeo et al] - CompuServe (US)
   About Pain during Childbirth - KidsHealth
   FAQs and Comments about Epidural [compiled by S Cuddy]
   Operative Delivery in the UK [Chamberlain and Steer] - BMJ, May '99
   Obstetric issues in preterm birth [Murphy et al.] - StudentBMJ, 05, 2005
   Anal incontinence and anal sphincter rupture during childbirth - prevalence, diagnosis and treatment [T Pinta], dissertation 2005 - Univ of Helsinki (FI)
   Breech Babies - Women's Health (UK)
   Breech Presentation [R Fischer] - eMedicine
   The Management of Breech Presentation - Clinical Guidelines from RCOG (UK)
   Repair of Obstetric Perineal Lacerations [Leeman et al.] - Am Family Physician, Oct 2003
   About Episotomy Resources - (US)
   Brief note about Perineal damage and Episiotomy - HON (CH)
   An Editorial note about Home Birth in BMJ, Nov 1996
   Midwifery Archives - GentleBirth.org
   The Worldwide Fistula Fund (for Mothers Injured in Childbirth)

    Abortion, Spontaneous   
    On Miscarriage - BabyLoss (UK)
    Investigation and Treatment of Couples with Recurrent Miscarriage , 2003, and the Management of Early Pregnancy Loss , 2006 - RCOG (UK)
    Miscarriage: Why did it happen? - Womens-Health (UK)
    Management of Spontaneous Abortion [Griebel et al.] - Am Family Phys, Oct 2005
    Information on issues related to Pregnancy Loss - MedlinePLUS/NLM (US)
    Hughes syndrome and Recurrent Miscarriage - BBC (UK)

      Uterine Cervical Incompetence   
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    Diabetes, Gestational   
    What is Gestational Diabetes? - Children With Diabetes
    Pregnancy and Gestational Diabetes - AAFP
    Management of Gestational Diabetes [Turok et al.] - AAFP, Nov 2003 (US)
    Gestational Diabetes - Atlanta Maternal-Fetal Medicine
    About Gestational Diabetes - American Diabetes Association
    Synopses of Gestational Diabetes Issues - FP Notebbok

    Fetal Death   
    Consequences of Recurrent Pregnancy Loss: An Introduction to Categories 1-5 Immune Problems - Reprod Med Pgm/Finch Univ of Health Science (US)
    Management of Early Pregnancy Loss and Investigation and Treatment of Couples with Recurrent Miscarriage - RCOG (UK)
    How long should I wait after a miscarriage to conceive again? - NetDoctor.co.uk
    For Those Who Have Had Miscarriages [S. Dinner-Levin] - (US)
    Stillbirth and Neonatal Death Support - SANDS UK
    Hygeia Foundation [MR Berman]

    Fetal Diseases   
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     Erythroblastosis, Fetal   
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     Fetal Alcohol Syndrome   
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     Fetal Growth Retardation   
     About Intrauterine Growth Retardation [Vandenbosche and Kirchner] - AAFP, Oct 1998
     Fetal Growth Restriction [Harper and Lam] - eMedicine
     On Intrauterine Growth Retardation - UC/SF Children's Hospital (US)

     Meconium Aspiration Syndrome   
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    Hypertension, Pregnancy-Induced   

     Eclampsia   
     About Eclampsia , and Pre-Eclampsia - The Preeclampsia Site (UK)
     Managing Eclampsia - WHO, 2008
     Diagnosis and Management of Preeclampsia [LK Wagner] - AAFP, Dec 2004
     Definitions of Preeclampsia - OBGYN.net (US)
     Preeclampsia Foundation - (US)
     On Identifying women at risk for pre-eclampsia - BBC, Jan 2005 (UK)
     Swelling of the Hands and Feet during Pregnancy - BabyCenter
     HELLP Syndrome - Wikipedia
     HELLP Syndrome: Recognition and Perinatal Management - AAFP
     The HELLP Syndrome Society, Inc.


    Morning Sickness   

     Hyperemesis Gravidarum   
     Hyperemesis Home Page - (US)
     On Nausea and Vomiting of Pregnancy [Quinlan and Hill] - AFP, Jul 2003
     Pregnancy, Hyperemesis Gravidarum [Edelman and Logan] - eMedicine
     Nausea & Vomiting of Pregnancy, NVP ('morning sickness') - Motherisk Helpline


    Obstetric Labor Complications   

     Dystocia   
     About Dystocia [Forouzan and Bonilla] - eMedicine
     Shoulder Dystocia [Baxley and Gobbo] - AAFP
     Shoulder Dystocia - Gentle Birth

     Fetal Membranes, Premature Rupture   
     Antibiotics for Preterm Rupture of Membranes: PROM - WHO/RHL
     Prelabour Rupture of Membranes [Wilkes and Galan] - eMedicine
     On Premature Rupture of Membranes - PROM
     Vitamins C and E: missing links in preventing preterm premature rupture of membranes? [Woods et al.; 2001; abstract only] - PubMed

     Postpartum Hemorrhage   
     Preventing Postpartum Hemorrhage: Active Management of the Third Stage of Labor - Maternal Neonatal Health/Best Practices
     Postpartum Hemorrhage [MP Wainscott] - eMedicine
     Causes of Maternal Death - WHO
     Prevention and Management of Postpartum Hemorrhage [Anderson and Etches] - AAFP, Mar 2007
     Treatment for Primary Postpartum Hemorrhage [Mousa and Alfirevic] - WHO/RHL
     Postpartum: Late Hemorrhage - BabyCenter

     Uterine Inversion   
    See another location


    Placenta Diseases   
    Image of a Normal Placenta - ADAM, via MedlinePlus
    Examination of the Placenta [JF Yetter] - AAFP (US)
    About Placenta Previa and Placenta Abruptio - Adam, via MedlinePlus
    About Abruptio Placentae [SV Gaufberg] and Placenta Previa [Yoon & Ko] - e-Medicine
    Placenta Previa [R Weiss] - About.Com

     Placental Insufficiency   
     About Placental Insufficiency - ADAM, via MedlinePlus
     Placenta image - A.D.A.M. via AllRefer
     Placental Insufficiency and Fetal Heart: Doppler Ultrasonographic and Biochemical Markers of Fetal Cardiac Dysfunction [K Mäkikallio] - Univ of Oulu (FI)
     On Level of intrauterine growth ... - Merck Manual


    Polyhydramnios   
    Polyhydramnios: Too Much of a Good Thing - MarchOfDimes
    High Amniotic Fluid Levels: Polyhydramnios - American Pregnancy Assoc.
    A Treatise on Polyhydramnios - GentleBirth (US)
    Polyhydramnios and Oligohydramnios [Boyd and Carter] - eMedicine

    Pregnancy Complications, Infectious   

     Puerperal Infection   
     On Puerperal fever - Wikipedia


    Pregnancy Complications, Neoplastic   

     Trophoblastic Neoplasms   
     Gestational Trophoblastic Tumor - Cancer.gov (US)
     Gestational Trophoblastic Disease [WM Rich]
     Management of Gestational Trophoblastic Neoplasia - Royal College of Obstetricians & Gynaecologists (UK)

       Hydatidiform Mole   
       About Hydatidiform Mole (Molar Pregnancy) - Wikipedia
       Hydatidiform Mole [Moore and Ware] - eMedicine


    Pregnancy, Ectopic   
    An Ectopic Pregnancy (gif) Animation [EC Klatt]
    About Ectopic Pregnancy - Am. Society for Reproductive Medicine
    Ectopic Pregnancy [JL Tenore] - AAFP, Feb 2000
    Ruptured Fallopian Tube [pathol image; EC Klatt]
    A case of Laparoscopic Salpingectomy for Ectopic Pregnancy [V Blut] - Laparoscopy.com (US)

    Puerperal Disorders   
    Mental Illness after Childbirth - Poyal College of Psychiatrists (UK)
    Research on Puerperal Psychosis - Psychiatry Research Trust (UK)

     Depression, Postpartum   
     Postnatal Depression and Puerperal Psychosis - Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network (UK)
     About Postpartum Depression - Dr Ivan's Depression C
     About Depression after delivery - Postpartum Support Int'l
     Maternal depression and child development - Canadian Ped Soc, 2004
     Mother Blues - Child Blues - Child Study Center, Feb 2003

     Lactation Disorders   
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     Postpartum Hemorrhage   
    See another location

     Puerperal Infection   
    See another location

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