The NICHD supports and conducts research on topics related to the health of children, adults, families, and populations, including endometriosis. The mission of the NICHD is to ensure that every person is born healthy and wanted, that women suffer no harmful effects from reproductive processes, and that all children have the chance to achieve their full potential for healthy and productive lives, free from disease or disability, and to ensure the health, productivity, independence, and well-being of all people through optimal rehabilitation.
You can contact the NICHD at:
The NICHD Information Resource Center
P.O. Box 3006
Rockville, MD 20847
1-800-370-2943
Fax: (301) 984-1473
E-mail: NICHDClearinghouse@mail.nih.gov
Internet: www.nichd.nih.gov
A number of other organizations provide information about the diagnosis and treatment of endometriosis and offer support to women affected by this condition and their families.
The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) is the nation’s leading group of professionals providing health care for women. For more information, contact:
409 12th Street, SW
Washington, DC 20024-2188
(202) 863-2518
Fax: (202)-484-1595
E-mail: resources@acog.org
Internet: www.acog.org
The American Society of Reproductive
Medicine (ASRM) is an organization devoted to advancing knowledge and expertise in reproductive medicine and biology. For more information, contact:
1209 Montgomery Highway
Birmingham, AB 35216-2809
(205) 978-5000
Fax: (205) 978-5005
E-mail: asrm@asrm.org
Internet: www.asrm.org | The Endometriosis Association (EA) is a non-profit, self-help organization dedicated to offering support and help to those affected by endometriosis, educating the public and medical community about the disease, and funding and promoting research related to the condition. The EA maintains the world’s largest research registry on endometriosis and sponsors research worldwide, including a multidisciplinary program at Vanderbilt University School of Medicine in Nashville, Tennessee. For more information, contact:
International Headquarters
8585 North 76th Place
Milwaukee, WI 53223
(414) 355-2200 or 1-800-992-3636
E-mail: endo@endometriosisassn.org
Internet: www.endometriosisassn.org or
www.KillerCramps.org |
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NICHD Information
Resource Center
1-800-370-2943
www.nichd.nih.gov
NIH Pub. No. 02-2413
September 2002 |
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