Other Women's Health Topics

This page includes topics that do not appear on the OWH Home Page. (Titles of articles and brochures are set within quotation marks.) You may also search for topics by selecting "Search FDA Site" at the top of this page.

Other Web Sites with Topics of Interest to Women:

• The National Women's Health Information Center provides specific information about diseases and disorders. (Selecting this link will take you off the FDA Web site.)
• Women's Health Information from Other Government Agencies provides links to information of interest to women on other Federal Web sites.

Birth Control

Breast Implants

Cosmetics

Diseases

AIDS and HIV

Anthrax and Women

• Cipro (Ciprofloxacin): Use by Pregnant and Lactating Women
• Doxycycline (Vibramycin, Monodox, Doryx, Doxy, Atridox, Periodox, Vibra-Tabs): Use by Pregnant and Lactating Women

Arthritis

• "Arthritis (Osteoarthritis)" (Fact Sheet)
• "Helpful Treatments Keep People with Arthritis Moving"

Cancer

• Cancer Liaison Program (Office of Special Health Issues)
• Oncology Tools
• "Cervical Cancer Screening"
• "Pap Tests" (Fact Sheet)

Diabetes

Eating Disorders (e.g., Anorexia Nervosa, Bulimia)

Heart Health

Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) (Fact Sheet)

Mental Illness

• Antidepressant Use in Children, Adolescents, and Adults
• "Depression" (Fact Sheet)
• "FDA Approves Emsam (Selegiline) as First Drug Patch for Depression"
• "Escaping the Prison of a Past Trauma: New Treatment for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder"
• "The Lowdown on Depression"

Osteoporosis

Drugs and Treatments

General

• Buying Drugs Online (Fact Sheet)
• Generic Drugs (Fact Sheet)
• Using Medicines Wisely (Fact Sheet)

Accutane

• Accutane Capsule Information
• "FDA and Manufacturers of Accutane and Its Generics to Implement iPLEDGE Program on March 1, 2006"
• "The Power of Accutane: The Benefits and Risks of a Breakthrough Acne Drug"

Cenestin: Conjugated Estrogen

Lotronex

Menopause and Hormones

Phen/Fen

• Phen/Fen and Valvular heart disease
• Public health advisory about phen/fen
  (also see "weight loss")

Tamoxifen (drug therapy for breast cancer)

Thalidomide

• Thalidomide Information Page
• Frequently Asked Questions
  

Health Fraud

Medical Tests and Procedures

Mammography

Cervical Cancer Testing

• "New Devices Aim at Improving Pap Test Accuracy"
  
• "Pap Tests" (Fact Sheet)
• "Cervical Cancer Screening"

Hysterectomy

• "Alternatives to Hysterectomy: New Technologies, More Options"
• Endometrial Ablation System
• "Fibroids" (Fact Sheet)

Nutrition

Pregnancy

Tampons and Toxic Shock Syndrome

• Tampons and Toxic Shock Syndrome
• Tampons and Asbestos, Dioxin, and Toxic Shock Syndrome (Center for Devices and Radiological Health)
• "Tampon Safety: TSS Now Rare, But Women Still Should Take Care"

Teens and Children--Health Information

• Information from the Office of Pediatric Therapeutics
• Health Information for Teens
• Kids, Teens and Educators (Information from FDA's Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition)
• "New Treatment for Parasitic Infections in Children"
• "Non-Stimulant ADHD Drug Approved"

Weight Loss

• How to Lose and Manage Weight
• Food and Nutrition (Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition)
• "Losing Weight: More than Counting Calories"
• "Dietary Supplements" (Fact Sheet)

Women's Health History

• "FDA Milestones in Women's Health: Looking Back as We Move into the New Millennium"
• "FDA's Approval of the First Oral Contraceptive, Enovid"
• "Frances Oldham Kelsey: FDA Medical Reviewer Leaves Her Mark on History"
• "Protecting and Advancing Women's Health: The FDA Office of Women's Health--Ten Years and Beyond" [PDF (496 KB)]
• Fact Sheet: "Protecting the Health of Women: How the FDA Serves Women's Health Care Needs"