Library Guides: NURSING: Research Guide: Reproductive & Sexual Health

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International Perspectives On Sexual And Reproductive Health
Formerly known as International Family Planning Perspectives. Open Access.
Studies in Family Planning
Content regarding reproductive health, fertility regulation, and family planning programs.
MCN: The American Journal of Maternal/Child Nursing
Available in Print at Raugust Library. Peer-Reviewed journal covering information for nurses on practice in perinatal, neonatal, midwifery, and pediatric specialties.

Association of Maternal & Child Health Programs
A national resource, partner and advocate for state public health leaders and others working to improve the health of women, children, youth and families, including those with special health care needs.
National Institute of Child Health & Human Development
The NICHD conducts and supports laboratory research, clinical trials, and epidemiological studies that explore health processes; examines the impact of disabilities, diseases, and variations on the lives of individuals; and sponsors training programs for scientists, health care providers, and researchers to ensure that NICHD research can continue.
APHA: Reproductive and Sexual Health
American Public Health Association believes access to the full range of reproductive health services is a fundamental right and integral to the health and well-being of individual women and to the broader public health.
CDC: Reproductive Health
CDC’s Division of Reproductive Health is the focal point for issues related to reproductive health, maternal health, and infant health.
CDC: Sexual Health
Sexual health news, information, topics, reports, publications, and statistics.
WHO: Sexual and Reproductive Health
Provide leadership on matters critical to sexual and reproductive health through shaping the research agenda, and coordinating high-impact research; setting norms and standards; articulating an ethical and human-rights-based approach; and supporting research capacity in low-income settings.

The Yale Guide to Women's Reproductive Health by Mary Jane Minkin and Carol V. Wright
Call Number: 618.1 M665y
Publication Date: 2003
With warmth and understanding, Dr. Minkin and coauthor Carol V. Wright respond to questions about the gynecological issues that concern women today, including sexual activity, contraception, and family planning. Readers of The Yale Guide to Women’s Reproductive Health willlearn how the female body works, what problems may arise, and what solutions are available.
Sexual Health for Men by Richard Spark
Call Number: 613.952 Sp26s
Publication Date: 2000
Approximately thirty million American men suffer from impotence, and another five million are infertile. Sooner or later all men have symptoms from enlarged prostate glands and over three hundred thousand will be diagnosed with prostate cancer each year. Here in one volume, written by a leading expert in the field, are the essential facts and reliable advice to help a man understand, cope with, and resolve these issues and many others.