Health and Medical Guide to Hormones and the Endocrine System Menstruation Health information topics about Menstruation: Anatomy/Physiology 1. Atlas of the Body: Female Reproductive Organs American Medical Association http://www.medem.com/medlb/article_detaillb.cfm?article_ID=ZZZ8QKJ56JC&sub_... Children 1. All about Menstruation Nemours Foundation http://kidshealth.org/kid/grow/body_stuff/menstruation.html 2. Period Talk: Preparing Your Preteen for Menstruati Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=FL00040 3. Talking to Your Child about Menstruation Nemours Foundation http://kidshealth.org/parent/growth/growing/talk_about_menstruation.html 4. When Will I Get My Period? Nemours Foundation http://kidshealth.org/kid/grow/body_stuff/when_period.html Clinical Trials 1. ClinicalTrials.gov: Dysmenorrhea National Institutes of Health http://clinicaltrials.gov/ct/gui/action/FindCondition?ui=D004412&recruiting... 2. ClinicalTrials.gov: Menstruation Disturbances National Institutes of Health http://clinicaltrials.gov/ct/gui/action/FindCondition?ui=D008599&recruiting... 3. ClinicalTrials.gov: Amenorrhea National Institutes of Health http://clinicaltrials.gov/ct/gui/action/FindCondition?ui=D000568&recruiting... Diagnosis/Symptoms 1. FSH (Follicle-Stimulating Hormone) Test American Association for Clinical Chemistry http://www.labtestsonline.org/understanding/analytes/fsh/test.html 2. Estrogen Tests American Association for Clinical Chemistry http://www.labtestsonline.org/understanding/analytes/estrogen/test.html Organizations 1. American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologist http://www.acog.org/ 2. National Institute of Child Health and Human Devel http://www.nichd.nih.gov/ 3. National Women's Health Information Center Dept. of Health and Human Services http://www.4woman.gov/ Overviews 1. Menstruation and the Menstrual Cycle National Women's Health Information Center http://www.4woman.org/faq/menstru.htm Prevention/Screening 1. Menstrual Cycle Problems American Academy of Family Physicians http://familydoctor.org/538.xml Related Issues 1. Toxic Shock Syndrome Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=DS00221 2. Overcoming the Challenges of Blood Sugar Control d Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=DA00041 3. Menstrual Hygiene Products American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists http://www.medem.com/medlb/article_detaillb.cfm?article_ID=ZZZV9LN187C&sub_... 4. Delaying Your Period through Oral Contraceptives Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=WO00069 Research 1. Irregular Periods in Young Women Could Be Warning National Institute of Child Health and Human Development http://www.nih.gov/news/pr/may2002/nichd-29.htm Specific Conditions 1. Amenorrhea: When Menstruation Goes Away Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=HQ00224 2. Do I Have Premature Ovarian Failure? National Institute of Child Health and Human Development http://www.nichd.nih.gov/publications/pubs/pof/index.htm 3. Dysmenorrhea Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=DS00506 4. Menorrhagia Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=DS00394 5. Menstrual Cycle Disorders UpToDate http://patients.uptodate.com/topic.asp?file=endo_hor/9299 6. Mittelschmerz Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=DS00507 7. Vaginal Bleeding Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=HO00159 Teenagers 1. All about Menstruation Nemours Foundation http://kidshealth.org/teen/sexual_health/girls/menstruation.html 2. Coping with Common Period Problems Nemours Foundation http://kidshealth.org/teen/sexual_health/girls/menstrual_problems.html 3. Deal with Feminine Hygiene Nemours Foundation http://kidshealth.org/teen/sexual_health/girls/feminine_hygiene.html 4. My Periods Are Irregular. Is Something Wrong with Nemours Foundation http://kidshealth.org/teen/question/periods/irregular_periods.html   Recommended Resources: [CaRP] Can't open cache file. [CaRP] Unable to create/open RSS cache file. [CaRP] Failed to open file: /home/endocrin/public_html/carp/autocache/c56f49b02c797209bec1338a4d957740 [CaRP] Can't open remote newsfeed.