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Professional Resources
Guide picks
Sites of interest to professionals in women's health, including links to professional societies, credentialling organizations, journals, publishers, news sources and databases.

American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology
"Today, the American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Inc. examines and certifies almost 2,000 obstetrician-gynecologists and subspecialists in maternal-fetal medicine, reproductive endocrinology/ infertility and gynecologic oncology annually. Additionally, approximately 2,500 physicians are examined annually for the purpose of recertification."

American College of Nurse Midwives
The professional organization for Nurse Midwives.

American College of Obstetrics & Gynecology
The medical society for OB/GYNs has a lot of useful material, including position papers on relevant practice issues, research articles and reviews.

Association of Reproductive Health Professionals
"The organization and its members are dedicated to educating physicians and other health care providers, their patients, and the public about important reproductive health issues including contraception, sexually transmitted diseases, HIV/AIDS, menopause, urogenital infections, cancer prevention and detection, abortion, sexuality, and infertility."

Association of Women's Health, Obstetric & Neonatal Nurses
AWHONN promotes women's health nursing through publications, continuing education, research and activism.

British Fertility Society
"The British Fertility Society (BFS) comprises clinicians, scientists, nurses, counsellors and other interested parties working in the fields of human fertility and subfertility, reproductive medicine and reproductive biology throughout the UK."

Endocrine Society
"The Endocrine Society is the world's largest and most active organization devoted to the research, study and clinical practice of endocrinology."

International Pelvic Pain Society
"Professionals engaged in pain management for women."

Medical Societies and Associations
Search here for links to OB/GYN and other medical professional societies and associations worldwide.

Medline Plus Search
Medline Plus is a portal to a wealth of health-related resources, including an encyclopedia of health, drug information, directories of professional organizations, clinical trials, publications and MEDLINE literature databases. Although intended for healthcare professionals, there are links to other patient information sites.

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