Our Research Library is full of information sure to address your questions in many areas in woman’s health. Click the links below for information to help answer your questions. All link will take you to a fact sheet from ACOG (American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology).

Obstetrics

Labor, Delivery and Postartum Care

• How to Tell When Labor Begins
• Cesarean Birth
• Fetal Heart Rate Monitoring During Labor
• Breastfeeding Your Baby
• Newborn Circumcision
• Vaginal Birth After Cesarean Delivery: Deciding on a Trial of Labor After Cesarean Delivery
• Pain Relief During Labor and Delivery
• Preterm Labor
• Postpartum Depression
• Getting in Shape After Your Baby is Born
• Labor Induction

 

Pregnancy

• Nutrition During Pregnanc
• Car Safety for You and Your Baby
• The Rh Factor: How It Can Affect Your Pregnancy
• A Father’s Guide to Pregnancy
• High Blood Pressure During Pregnancy
• Bleeding During Pregnancy
• Travel During Pregnancy
• Good Health Before Pregnancy: Preconceptional Care
• Later Childbearing
• What to Expect After Your Due Date
• If Your Baby is Breech
• Early Pregnancy Loss: Miscarriage and Molar Pregnancy
• Hepatitis B Virus in Pregnancy
• Genetic Disorders
• Special Tests for Monitoring Fetal Health
• Repeated Miscarriage
• Group B Streptococcus and Pregnancy
• HIV and Pregnancy
• Easing Back Pain During Pregnancy
• Exercise During Pregnancy
• Morning Sickness
• Seizure Disorders in Pregnancy
• Routine Tests in Pregnancy
• Reducing Your Risk of Birth Defects
• Ectopic Pregnancy
• How Your Baby Grows During Pregnancy
• Screening for Birth Defects
• Pregnancy Choices – Raising the Baby and Adoption
• Skin Conditions During Pregnancy
• Tobacco, Alcohol, Drugs and Pregnancy
• Cystic Fibrosis: Prenatal Screening and Diagnosis
• Cord Blood Banking
• Early Preterm Birth
• A Healthy Pregnancy for Women with Diabetes
• Gestational Diabetes

 

Gynecology

Contraception

• Sterilization for Women and Men 
• Barrier Methods of Contraception
• Natural Family Planning 
• Sterilization by Laparosocopy
• Postpartum Sterilization
• Emergency Contraception
• Birth Control Options

 

For Teens

• Growing Up
• You and Your Sexuality 
• Menstruation
• Having a Baby 
• Birth Control 
• Your First Gynecologic Visit 

 

Gynecologic Problems

• How to Prevent Sexually Transmitted Diseases
• Pelvic Support Problems
• Endometriosis
• When Sex is Painful
• Detecting and Treating Breast Problems
• Vaginitis
• Dysmenorrhea
• Urinary Tract Infections
• Genital Herpes
• Premenstrual Syndrome
• Gonorrhea, Chlamydia, and Syphilis
• Human Papillomavirus (HPV) Infection
• Uterine Fibroids
• Ovarian Cysts
• Pelvic Inflammatory Disease
• Preparing for Surgery
• Urinary Incontinence
• Disorders of the Vulva
• Abnormal Uterine Bleeding
• Cancer of the Ovary
• Cancer of the Uterus
• Chronic Pelvic Pain
• Polycystic Ovary Syndrome
• Vulvodynia
• Evaluating Infertility
• Treating Infertility
• Endometrial Hyperplasia
• Perimenopausal Bleeding and Bleeding After Menopause
• Cancer of the Cervix
• Human Papillomavirus Vaccines

 

Special Procedures

• Hysterectomy
• Ultrasound Exams
• Mammogram
• Laparoscopy
• Dilation and Curettage (D & C)
• Hysteroscopy
• The Pap Test
• Loop Electrosurgical Excision Procedure
• Endometrial Ablation
• Colposcopy
• Hysterosalpingography
• Surgery for Stress Urinary Incontinence
• Sonohysterography

 

Women’s Health

• Reducing Your Risk of Cancer
• Exercise and Fitness
• Menopause
• Osteoporosis
• Weight Control: Eating Right and Keeping Fit
• It’s Time to Quit Smoking
• Alcohol and Women
• Your Sexual Health
• Domestic Violence
• Cholesterol and Your Health
• Depression
• Problems of the Digestive System
• Keeping Your Heart Healthy
• Managing High Blood Pressure
• Protecting Yourself Against Hepatitis B
• Thyroid Disease
• Healthy Eating
• Diabetes and Women
• Human Papillomavirus Vaccines
• Preventing Deep Vein Thrombosis