Women's Health Fact Sheets

Welcome to the Women's Health Center of Excellence for Research, Leadership, Education's (WHCoE) collection of "fact sheets."  These sheets provide information on a variety of topics related to women's health or gender differences.

Feel free to print as many copies as you'd like for your women's group meetings, conferences or health fairs, or for a doctor's office.  We are also happy to provide copies for any of the venues listed above.  Just email us at whcoe@wakehealth.edu or call 336-713-4220, to discuss your needs.

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A

Women and Alcohol

Alzheimer's Disease

Angina (chest pain)

Don't forget to Ask your Provider...

B

Blood Clots

Be Good to Your Bones

Breast Cancer

Are you a woman? Then you Could Get Breast Cancer

Self Breast Exams (two page)

Breastfeeding

C

You Can Protect Yourself Against Cervical Cancer

It's Easy to Control Your Cholesterol

Chronic Fatigue

Colon Cancer Tests

Colorectal Cancer: Are you at Risk?

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D

Dementia

Diabetes

Domestic Violence

Facts on Domestic Violence

Work to End Domestic Violence

E

Eating Disorders: Anorexia Nervosa

Exercise is Good For You

F

Family Planning

Fertility

Everyone Needs Fiber

Fibromyalgia

Foods with Folic Acid

G

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H

Women and Heart Disease

The Heart of the Matter: Heart Disease

High Blood Pressure: What you can do

Women and HIV/AIDS

Hormone Therapies

Hot Flashes: Helping your symptoms

I

Urinary Incontinence

Every Woman Should be an Informed Patient

Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS)

J

K

L

The Facts About Lupus

M

Menopause: Helping your symptoms

Menstruation

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N

Nurture Yourself: the following fact sheets are about relaxing, taking time for and nurturing yourself. Available in English & Spanish

In Nurturing Others, Don’t Forget to Nurture Yourself!	Mientras Cuida a Otros…
With only 24 Hours in a Day…	Solo hay 24 Horas en el Dia…
It’s the Hardest Thing a Woman Will Do…	Para Una Mujer Estas Cosas Son Las Mas Dificiles…
Even God Rested on the Seventh Day, Shouldn’t you?	Aun Dios Descanso en el Septimo Dia…

  Nutrition: The Science of Providing Nourishment to the Body

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O

Osteoporosis

P

Women Who Care About Themselves Get Regular Pap Smears

Premenstrual Syndrome (PMS)

Q

Questions for Your Doctor (sheet to take to your doctor's office)

R

S

Skin Cancer (two page)

It's Hard to Quit Smoking

Stroke

T

What You Should Know About Taking Medicines (two page)

Tanning Beds

U

Urinary Tract Infections (UTI)

V

W

Weight Management (two page)

Working Out

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Y

Z