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UK sources of information and / or support
Patient UK
Has leaflets on:
Heavy Periods
Information from Women’s Health Concern.
Period Pain
Information from Women’s Health Concern.
Pelvic Pain Support Network
This site covers several common as well as many less common pelvic painconditions. For example, Adenomyosis, Adhesions, Dysmenorrhoea (Painful Periods), Endometriosis, Fibroids, Fibromyalgia, Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS), Nerve damage (Sciatic, Pudendal, Ilio-inguinal), Ovarian Remnant Syndrome, Pelvic Inflammatory Disease (PID), Pudendal Neuralgia, Painful Bladder Syndrome/Interstitial Cystitis (PBS/IC), Vulvodynia. It has sections for patients, clinicians and researchers.
Heavy menstrual bleeding
A patient guide to complement the NICE guideline of the same name for health professionals.
Menstrual bleeding - fluid-filled thermal balloon and microwave endometrial ablation
A patient guide to complement the NICE guideline of the same name for health professionals.
Impedance-controlled endometrial ablation for menorrhagia
A patient guide to complement the NICE guideline of the same name for health professionals.
Photodynamic endometrial ablation
A patient guide to complement the NICE guideline of the same name for health professionals.
Endometrial cryotherapy for menorrhagia
A patient guide to complement the NICE guideline of the same name for health professionals.
Managing premenstrual syndrome (PMS) Information for you
Information from the Royal college of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists.
Endometrial Resection/Ablation
This site is edited by Derek McLintock, BSc MB BS FRCOG, a Consultant Gynaecologist and Obstetrician based in Hertfordshire, UK.
Medicine Guide for Amenorrhoea
Provides detailed information about the drugs available to treat this condition. Medicine Guides provide reliable information about medicines, conditions and the different treatment options available. They have been developed in the UK as part of the Medicines Information Project.
Medicine Guide for Delaying Menstruation
Medicine Guides provide reliable information about medicines (drugs), conditions and the different treatment options available. They have been developed in the UK as part of the Medicines Information Project. Includes detailed information about medicines used to delay menstruation.
Medicine Guide for Menstrual Disorders
Medicine Guides provide reliable information about medicines (drugs), conditions and the different treatment options available. They have been developed in the UK as part of the Medicines Information Project.
Youth Health Talk - Starting Periods
This is a website about young people’s real life experiences of health and lifestyle. It is not just a website about the medical facts, this is about real people and real lives.
Periods, absent
Information from NHS Choices - the government's patient information portal.
Periods
Information from NHS Choices - the government's patient information portal.
Periods, heavy
Information from NHS Choices - the government's patient information portal.
Periods, irregular
Information from NHS Choices - the government's patient information portal.
Periods, painful
Information from NHS Choices - the government's patient information portal.
The IUS for heavy periods
Information from BUPA.
Further sources / more detailed information
Some non-UK sites
The following list popular non-UK health information sites with content aimed at the general public. They are mainly from the US. They have not been checked to see if information about the above topic is included but these large sites are comprehensive.
- Non-UK disease / illness sites
- Non-UK self-help / support group sites
More detailed medical information
The following list online sources of more detailed medical information, mainly from the UK. These sites are mainly aimed at health professionals, but are of interest to all. They have not been checked to see if information about the above topic is included, but information about most medical topics can usually be found.
- PatientPlus - hundreds of medical reference articles provided by Patient UK.
- Evidence Based Medicine - such as from Clinical Evidence, The Cochrane Library, etc.
- Database of UK Clinical Guidelines - from NICE, SIGN, etc.
- Medline - abstracts available from thousands of journals.
- Sites listing free online medical textbooks and journals.
- Sites listing free medical images - pictures, atlases, anatomy, skin diseases, etc.