Resources for Women
   
The mission of ACSM's Strategic Health Initiative for Women, Sport
and Physical Activity is to "focus on scientific, medical and
educational issues that pertain specifically to women and girls with the
purpose of maintaining and enhancing fitness, health, sport and physical
performance, and well being throughout the life cycle."
In keeping with this mission, the purpose of this page is to provide
women and girls with resources to live healthier, happier lives.
Articles developed by ACSM
NEW! Exercise
as a way to reduce the side effects of breast cancer diagnosis and
treatment
Benefits
of Sport Participation for Young Females
Exercising
Regularly After a Cancer Diagnosis
Mental
Benefits of Exercise for Adolescents
Adolescent
Bone Health
Vitamins:
Are They Really Needed?
The
Female Athlete Triad
The
importance of calcium
Exercise,
pregnancy, and postpartum depression
Exercise
and cancer recovery
Urinary
incontinence and the benefits of exercise
Exercise
and osteoporosis
Depression
and exercise
Strength
training for women
Helpful resources
ACSM Current Comments
Asthma
Birth Control Pills
Breast Cancer
Depression
Female Athlete Triad
General women’s health links
Heart Disease
Incontinence
Menopause
Osteoporosis
Pregnancy health
Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder (PMDD)
Stroke
Uterine Health
ACSM Current Comments. ACSM
Current Comments are fact sheets on a variety of health and fitness
topics, including exercise, youth sports and health, athletes and
sports, and much more.
www.acsm.org/cc
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Asthma. In adults, more than 66 percent of asthma sufferers
are women.
http://www.8004asthma.com/asthma_and_pregnancy.htm -
Asthma and pregnancy, a series of frequently asked questions.
http://www.acsm.org/AM/Template.cfm?Section=Current_Comments1&Template=/CM/ContentDisplay.cfm&ContentID=8618 -
ACSM Current Comment on Exercise-Induced Asthma
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Birth Control Pills
http://www.fwhc.org/birth-control/thepill.htm - This
site details advantages and disadvantages to taking oral contraceptives
and answers some commonly asked questions about birth control.
http://www.fhi.org/en/RH/Pubs/factsheets/OCriskben.htm
- Family Health International fact sheet on oral
contraception.
http://www.wdxcyber.com/ncontr13.htm - Article
written by Frederick Jelovsek, M.D., on birth control pills.
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Breast Cancer
http://www.ourbodiesourselves.org/mammo.htm - Our
Bodies Ourselves, also known as the “Boston Women’s Health
Book Collective,” features an array of links pertaining to breast
cancer.
http://www.susanlovemd.com/ - A Web site dedicated
to women’s health that features physician Susan Love, and a
frequently asked questions archive on breast cancer with more than 6,000
questions and answers posted.
http://www.komen.org/ - This site includes message
boards for patients and survivors of breast cancer.
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Depression. It is estimated one in
every seven women will suffer from depression in their lifetime.
http://www.nimh.nih.gov/healthinformation/depressionmenu.cfm
- National Institute of Mental Health; this site includes further
reading on women and depression.
http://www.psychologyinfo.com/depression/women.htm -
Details symptoms of depression and treatment options.
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Female Athlete Triad. This condition was
first recognized by the American College of Sports Medicine in 1992.
http://www.femaleathletetriad.org - Official site of
the Female Athlete Triad Coalition.
http://www.physsportsmed.com/issues/1996/07_96/smith.htm
- Causes, diagnosis, and treatment from the Physician and Sports
Medicine Journal.
http://www.aafp.org/afp/20000601/3357.html - Article
from the American Academy Of Family Physicians.
http://www.emedicine.com/sports/topic163.htm -
emedicine.com article on the female athlete triad.
http://serendip.brynmawr.edu/biology/b103/f00/web3/lim3.html
- Article written by a student at Bryn Mawr College about the
characteristics, consequences, and social implications of the female
athlete triad.
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General women’s health
links
http://www.cwhn.ca/indexeng.html - Canadian
Women's Health Network, which features many articles on current topics
in women's health.
http://firstgov.gov/Citizen/Topics/Health.shtml -
Health and information services from the U.S. government.
http://www.nsca-lift.org/Publications/PosStatements.shtml -
Position statements from the National Strength and Conditioning
Association.
http://www.4woman.gov/ - Women's health
information from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
http://www.healthywomen.org/ - Lots of helpful
information from the National Women's Health Resource Center.
http://www.healthfinder.gov/ - General health
information from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
http://www.nutrition.gov/ - Federal food and
nutrition site.
http://www.acog.org/ - Reproductive health
information from the American College of Obstetricians and
Gynecologists.
http://www.womenssportsfoundation.org/ -
Advancing the role of women in athletics and the sports world.
http://www.sportshealthexercise.org - A general
women's health site created by a member of the Strategic Health
Initiative on Women, Sport and Physical Activity.
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Heart Disease. Heart disease is
the leading cause of death in women.
http://www.womenheart.org/ - The National Coalition
for Women with Heart Disease.
http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/hearttruth/ - The
National Heart Lung And Blood Institute’s national awareness
campaign for women.
http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=1200011
- American Heart Association’s official women and cardiovascular
disease site.
http://www.ahcpr.gov/research/womheart.htm - Agency
for Healthcare Research site on women and heart disease.
http://www.womensheartfoundation.org/
http://www.americanheart.org/
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Incontinence. 85% of incontinence
sufferers are women.
http://www.kegel-exercises.com/ - Dedicated to
incontinence and treating it by strengthening the pelvic floor muscles
through Kegel exercises.
http://kidney.niddk.nih.gov/kudiseases/pubs/uiwomen/index.htm
- The National Kidney And Urologic Diseases Clearinghouse
http://www.urologychannel.com/incontinence/ - The
Urology Channel – this link also includes an incontinence
video.
http://my.webmd.com/content/healthwise/90/22503 -
WebMD discusses female incontinence.
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Menopause
http://www.menopause-online.com/ - Includes a forum
to discuss menopausal problems
http://www.fbhc.org/Patients/Modules/menopause.cfm -
Includes a "Frequently Asked Questions" section on menopause.
http://www.intelihealth.com/IH/ihtIH/WSIHW000/9103/9033.html
- Includes more links on the topic of menopause.
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Osteoporosis
http://www.nof.org/ - National Osteoporosis
Foundation
http://www.osteo.org/ - National Institute of Health
site that includes further links on osteoporosis.
http://courses.washington.edu/bonephys/ - University
of Washington site that includes prevention, treatment, and images of
osteoporosis.
http://medlib.med.utah.edu/WebPath/TUTORIAL/OSTEO/OSTEOPOR.html
- An osteoporosis tutorial.
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Pregnancy health
http://www.pregnancy-info.net/index.html - A site
that has information on everything from pre-pregnancy to conception to
post-delivery.
http://health.discovery.com/centers/pregnancy/pregnancy.html
- The "Discovery Channel" official pregnancy health site.
http://www.yourbabytoday.com/babyplace/pregnancy/preg_health
- A great site that includes a week-by-week guide to your baby’s
development as well as an "Ask the Experts" section.
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Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder
(PMDD)
http://www.emedicine.com/med/topic3357.htm -
emedicine.com article on PMDD.
http://www.methodisthealth.com/WomensHealth/gynepmdd.htm
- Causes, symptoms and treatment of PMDD.
http://www.pmdd-and-menstruation.com/ - PMDD versus
PMS; also outlines other menstrual disorders.
http://www.pmdd.factsforhealth.org/ - Madison
Institute for Medicine site on PMDD.
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Stroke. Stroke is the third leading
cause of death among women.
http://www.healthatoz.com/healthatoz/Atoz/hc/wom/life/womstrk.html
- A site that separates the myths from the facts about stroke in
women.
http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=10871
- American Heart Association site that details what stroke is, caring
for people who have suffered a stroke, and stroke risk factors.
http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2002-10/uomh-wss102102.php
- News article detailing how women’s stroke symptoms oftentimes
differ from men’s.
http://www.heartdiseaseonline.com/aa/aa053198.htm -
Diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of stroke in women.
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Uterine Health
http://my.webmd.com/content/healthwise/135/33624?z=1840_00000_0000_rl_13
- WebMD - discusses uterine fibroids.
http://www.webmd.com/cancer/tc/Uterine-cancer-sarcoma-Treatment-Patient-Information-NCI-PDQ-Stages-of-Uterine-Sarcoma
- WebMD - discusses uterine cancer.
http://my.webmd.com/content/healthwise/74/18459 -
WebMD - discusses endometriosis.
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