**Sexual Health: Quality Resources**

**Compiled by Coordinators from the\
National Network of Libraries of Medicine**

***Cultural Resources:***

***EthnoMed***\
<http://www.ethnomed.org/>\
Mexican Cultural Profile:
<http://www.ethnomed.org/cultures/hispanic/mexican_cp.html>\
A joint project of University of Washington Health Sciences Library and
the Harborview Medical Center\'s Community House Calls Program,
containing medical and cultural information on refugees and immigrants
specific to Seattle.

***Refugee Health \~ Immigrant Health\
***<http://www3.baylor.edu/~Charles_Kemp/refugees.htm>\
Created by Charles Baylor, nursing faculty at Baylor School of Nursing.

***General:***

***MedlinePlus***
[http://www.medlineplus.gov](http://www.medlineplus.gov/)

Sexual Health Issues:
<http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/sexualhealthissues.html>

En Español: <http://www.medlineplus.gov/salud>

MedlinePlus brings together authoritative information from the National
Library of Medicine, the National Institutes of Health (NIH), and other
government agencies and health-related organizations. You can search by
health topics and drugs and supplements. MedlinePlus also has an
encyclopedia with pictures, online tutorials, a medical dictionary,
surgical videos, and information in English and Spanish.

***Family Doctor*** [http://familydoctor.org](http://familydoctor.org/)

Teens:
<http://familydoctor.org/online/famdocen/home/children/teens.html>

Women: <http://familydoctor.org/online/famdocen/home/women.html>

This Web site is operated by the American Academy of Family Physicians
(AAFP), a national medical organization. All of the information on this
site has been written and reviewed by physicians and patient education
professionals. You can search health information for women, men,
seniors, parents, and children in English and Spanish.

***NIHSeniorHealth*** <http://nihseniorhealth.gov/>

Created by the National Institute on Aging and the National Library of
Medicine, NIHSeniorHealth is a website for older adults. It contains
aging-related health information that is easily accessible for family
members and friends seeking reliable, easy to understand health
information. Online videos are also available here.

***Centers for Disease Control (CDC)***
[www.cdc.gov](http://www.cdc.gov/)

Teens: <http://www.cdc.gov/HealthyYouth/az/index.htm>

Young Adults: <http://www.cdc.gov/lifestages/youngAdults.html>

Women: <http://www.cdc.gov/women/>

Pregnancy: <http://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/pregnancy_gateway/default.htm>

Older Adults: <http://www.cdc.gov/aging/>

CDC′s Mission is \"To promote health and quality of life by preventing
and controlling disease, injury, and disability\". CDC, as the sentinel
for the health of people in the United States and throughout the world,
strives to protect people's health and safety, provide reliable health
information, and improve health through strong partnerships.

***Teen Health:***

***Teenshealth*** [www.teenhealth.org](http://www.teenhealth.org/)

Body <http://www.teenhealth.org/teen/your_body/>

Mind <http://www.teenhealth.org/teen/your_mind/>

Sexual Health <http://www.teenhealth.org/teen/sexual_health/>

Teen in Spanish
<http://www.teenhealth.org/teen/en_espanol/esp_land_pg/spanish_landing_page.html>

Parents: <http://www.kidshealth.org/parent/>

Parent for Spanish Speakers
<http://www.kidshealth.org/parent/en_espanol/esp_land_pg/spanish_landing_page.html>

English and Spanish side by side
<http://www.kidshealth.org/Features.jsp?lic=1&feature=100>

Educators and Lesson Plans: <http://classroom.kidshealth.org/>

Created by The Nemours Foundation\'s Center for Children\'s Health
Media, TeensHealth and KidsHealth provide teens and families with
accurate, up-to-date, and jargon-free health information they can use.

***Go Ask Alice***: <http://www.goaskalice.columbia.edu/>

Sexuality: <http://www.goaskalice.columbia.edu/Cat6.html>

Sexual Health: <http://www.goaskalice.columbia.edu/Cat7.html>

Relationships: <http://www.goaskalice.columbia.edu/Cat8.html>

*Go Ask Alice!* is the health question and answer Internet resource
produced by the Alice!, Health Promotion Program at Columbia University
--- a division of Health Services at Columbia.

***Girls Health***:
[http://www.girlshealth.gov](http://www.girlshealth.gov/)

Body, Sexual Health (Abstinence Heavy), Mind

Developed by the Office on Women\'s Health in the Department of Health
and Human Services (DHHS), this site was created to help girls (ages
10-16) learn about health, growing up, and issues they may face.

***4parents.gov:*** <http://www.4parents.gov/>

Sponsored by the Office of Public Health and Science, Office of
Population Affairs, and the Public Health Service, this site encourages
parents to talk with their kids about waiting to have sex. Although the
site limited information about sexual development, the main message of
the site is abstinence.

***Teenwire*** [www.teenwire.com](http://www.teenwire.com/)

Birth Control
<http://www.teenwire.com/topics/birth-control-and-safer-sex.php>

Pregnancy
<http://www.teenwire.com/topics/pregnancy-parenting-and-adoption.php>

Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgendered Health
<http://www.teenwire.com/topics/lesbian-gay-bisexual-transgender.php>

Teenwire.com is an award-winning sexual health Web site for teens
created by Planned Parenthood Federation of America.

***Advocates for Youth***: <http://www.advocatesforyouth.org/index.htm>

Sexual health, well being, violence, for both teens and parents

Advocates for Youth is the only organization that works both in the
United States and in developing countries with a sole focus on
adolescent reproductive and sexual health.

***I wanna know***: [www.Iwannaknow.org](http://www.Iwannaknow.org/)

Sexual health, Prevention, also a page for parents

Developed by the American Social Health Association, the site's stated
goal is to provide a safe, educational and fun place for teenagers to
learn about sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) and their sexual
health.

***It's Your (Sex) Life: Your Guide to Safe & Responsible Sex:***
<http://www.kff.org/youthhivstds/upload/MTV_Think_IYSL_Booklet.pdf>

Booklet on preventing unintended pregnancies, HIV and AIDS and other
STDs. This brochure was produced by the Henry J. Kaiser Family
Foundation as a project of the Foundation and MTV.

***Sex, etc***.: [http://www.sexetc.org](http://www.sexetc.org/)

Girls health, boys health, sex, love, Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual,
Transgendered, emotional, sexual, and pregnancy

A web site on sexual health that is written by teens, for teens it
contains videos, quizzes and a blog.

***Scarleteen:*** [www.scarleteen.com](http://www.scarleteen.com/)

Body, Sexual Health, well-being

Subtitled "Sex Education for the Real World" this site committed to
inclusive, healthy and sex-positive sex ed for teenagers.

***YRBSS: Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System*:**
<http://www.cdc.gov/HealthyYouth/yrbs/>

Conducted by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) the
Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System (YRBSS) provides statistics on
six categories of priority health-risk behaviors among youth and young
adults including sexual behaviors that contribute to unintended
pregnancy and sexually transmitted diseases (STDs), including human
immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection.

***Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgendered Health:***

***Sex, etc.*** includes a resource list of websites, books, and
hotlines.

<http://www.sexetc.org/resource/glbtq/link#resource_link>

***Advocates for Youth*** is dedicated to creating programs and
advocating for policies that help young people make informed and
responsible decisions about their reproductive and sexual health.

<http://www.advocatesforyouth.org/glbtq.htm>

***SAGE (Services & Advocacy for GLBT Elders)*** works with LGBT elders
to address and overcome the challenges of discrimination in senior
service settings.

<http://www.sageusa.org/>

***Women Health:***

***Womenshealth*** [www.Womenshealth.gov](http://www.Womenshealth.gov/)

Minority Health: <http://www.4woman.gov/minority/>

Recursos en español: <http://www.4woman.gov/espanol/>

A service of the Office on Women\'s Health (OWH) in the US Department of
Health and Human Services (HHS). Its mission is to "provide leadership
to promote health equity for women and girls through sex/gender-specific
approaches."

***HealthyWomen*** [www.healthywomen.org](http://www.healthywomen.org/)

Health Topics: <http://www.healthywomen.org/healthtopics>

Developed by the not-for-profit National Women\'s Health Resource Center
(NWHRC)

***FDA Women's Health*** <http://www.fda.gov/womens/>

Publications and Free Resources <http://www.fda.gov/womens/pubs.html>

Spanish: <http://www.fda.gov/womens/getthefacts/Spanish/default.htm>

***National Center for Complementary and Alternative Health***
<http://nccam.nih.gov/health/>

Menopause: <http://nccam.nih.gov/health/menopauseandcam/>

***National Institute on Aging --Women's Health Brochures and
Publications***
[http://www.niapublications.org/shopdisplayproducts.asp?id=34&cat=Women%27s+Health](http://www.niapublications.org/shopdisplayproducts.asp?id=34&cat=Women's+Health)

For Spanish, see <http://www.nia.nih.gov/Espanol/>

***The Women's Sexual Health Foundation*: <http://www.twshf.org/>**

Founded in April of 2003, The Women\'s Sexual Health Foundation (TWSHF)
is a nonprofit corporation. TWSHF supports a multidisciplinary approach
to the treatment of sexual health issues and serves as an educational
resource for both the lay public and healthcare professionals.

***Specific Topics***

**[Rape and Domestic Violence:]{.underline}**

Rape, Abuse, and Incest National Network <http://www.rainn.org/>

National Coalition Against Domestic Violence <http://www.ncadv.org/>

The Network / La Red (English and Spanish) GLBT and domestic violence
[www.thenetworklared.org](http://www.thenetworklared.org/)

American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology Resources -- includes
check lists for DV and Sexual Assault

<http://www.acog.org/departments/dept_web.cfm?recno=17>

**[Pregnancy:]{.underline}**

March of Dimes <http://www.marchofdimes.com/>

En Español: <http://www.nacersano.org/>

American Pregnancy Association <http://www.americanpregnancy.org/>

Lactmed, database of drugs to which breastfeeding mothers may be exposed
[http://lactmed.nlm.nih.gov](http://lactmed.nlm.nih.gov/)

Resources about Pregnancy for Women and Health Professionals
[http://www.childbirthconnection.org](http://www.childbirthconnection.org/)

**[Cancer:]{.underline}**

CDC pamphlets for gynecologic cancers
<http://www.cdc.gov/cancer/gynecologic/>

**[AIDS/HIV]{.underline}**

AidsInfo <http://www.aidsinfo.nih.gov/>

En Español <http://aidsinfo.nih.gov/infoSIDA/>

AIDS/HIV <http://www.thebody.com/>

National Minority AIDS Council <http://www.nmac.org/>

**[Sex Therapy]{.underline}**

American Association of Sexuality Educators, Counselors, and Therapists
<http://www.aasect.org/>

Society for Sex Therapy and Research <http://www.sstarnet.org/>

***Men Health:***

***Healthfinder.Gov: Men***
<http://www.healthfinder.gov/justforyou/justforyou.asp?KeyWordID=174&branch=1>

***Family Doctor -- Men**
<http://familydoctor.org/online/famdocen/home/men.html>*

Erectile Dysfunction:
<http://familydoctor.org/online/famdocen/home/men/reproductive/109.html>

Viagra:
<http://familydoctor.org/online/famdocen/home/men/reproductive/465.html>

Male Infertility:
<http://familydoctor.org/online/famdocen/home/men/reproductive/766.html>

Testicular Cancer:
<http://familydoctor.org/online/famdocen/home/common/cancer/types/387.html>

Birth Control:
<http://familydoctor.org/online/famdocen/home/women/contraceptive/016.html>

Vasectomy:
<http://familydoctor.org/online/famdocen/home/men/reproductive/195.html>

Peyronie's Disease:
<http://familydoctor.org/online/famdocen/home/men/reproductive/452.html>

***Family Doctor- Hombre***
<http://familydoctor.org/online/famdoces/home/men.html?FeaturePage=/content/famdoces/home&FeatureLocation=FeatureAdsRight3>

***CDC Salud de Los Hombres***
<http://www.cdc.gov/spanish/etapas/hombres.html>

***Womenshealth.gov -- Men's Sexual Health***
<http://www.womenshealth.gov/mens/sexual/>

En español <http://www.womenshealth.gov/espanol/hombres/sexual/>

***Aging and Health:***

***National Institute on Aging***
[http://www.nia.nih.gov](http://www.nia.nih.gov/)

AgePage: "Sexuality in Later Life"
<http://www.nia.nih.gov/HealthInformation/Publications/sexuality.htm>

Free Publications:
<http://www.nia.nih.gov/HealthInformation/Publications/> (can be ordered
by phone: 800-222-2225)

Publicaciones en español: <http://www.nia.nih.gov/Espanol/>

News Release: "Study Sheds New Light on Intimate Lives of Older
Americans"
<http://www.nia.nih.gov/NewsAndEvents/PressReleases/PR20070823sexlives.htm>

New Release: "Can Menopause Change Your Sex Life"
<http://www.nia.nih.gov/NewsAndEvents/PressReleases/PR20001013CanMenopause.htm>

"¿Puedo hablar realmente de esto?"
<http://www.nia.nih.gov/Espanol/Publicaciones/conversando/conversando06.htm>

***NIHSeniorHealth***
[http://nihseniorhealth.gov](http://nihseniorhealth.gov/)

[Issues that affect sexual health:]{.underline}

Depression: <http://nihseniorhealth.gov/depression/toc.html>

Diabetes: <http://nihseniorhealth.gov/diabetes/toc.html>

Eating Well as You Get Older:
<http://nihseniorhealth.gov/eatingwellasyougetolder/toc.html>

Exercise for Older Adults:
<http://nihseniorhealth.gov/exercise/toc.html>

Heart Attack: <http://nihseniorhealth.gov/heartattack/toc.html>

Heart Failure: <http://nihseniorhealth.gov/heartfailure/toc.html>

Sleep and Aging: <http://nihseniorhealth.gov/sleepandaging/toc.html>

***UrologyHealth.org (American Urological Association)***
<http://www.urologyhealth.org/>

***National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases
(NIDDK)** <http://www.niddk.nih.gov/>*

National Diabetes Information Clearinghouse
[http://diabetes.niddk.nih.gov](http://diabetes.niddk.nih.gov/)

Sexual and Urologic Problems of Diabetes:
<http://diabetes.niddk.nih.gov/dm/pubs/sup/index.htm>

National Kidney and Urologic Diseases Clearinghouse:
<http://kidney.niddk.nih.gov/>

En español:
<http://www2.niddk.nih.gov/HealthEducation/EnEspanol/default>

***AARP*** [http://www.aarp.org](http://www.aarp.org/)

"Sexuality in Midlife and Beyond"
<http://www.aarp.org/health/conditions/articles/harvard_70_SMB0107.html>

"Safe Sex"
<http://assets.aarp.org/external_sites/adam/html/1/001949.html>

"Urinary symptoms often affect women's sex life"
<http://bulletin.aarp.org/yourhealth/healthyliving/articles/urinary_symptoms_often_affect_womens_sex_life.html>

***Menopause***. The Journal of the North American Menopause Society.
<http://www.menopausejournal.com/> (not free)

**"Seniors and Aging -- Sexual Activity" *Health Canada****.
<http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/hl-vs/iyh-vsv/life-vie/seniors-aines-eng.php>*

***Additional Resources***

Baldauf, Sarah. "The Difference Sex Therapy Can Make." U.S. News and
World Report, 9/15/2008, Vol. 145(6). Database: MasterFILE Premier.

"HIV/AIDS Policy Fact Sheet" Latinos and HIV/AIDS
http://www.kff.org/hivaids/6007.cfm May 2008, The Henry Kaiser Family
Foundation

*Journal of Sexual Medicine.* International Society for Sexual Medicine.
<http://jsm.issir.org/> (not free).

Kotz, Deborah. "Sex, Health & Happiness." U.S. News and World Report,
9/15/2008, Vol. 145(6) Database: MasterFILE Premier.

Lyon, Lindsay, Voiland, Adam, and Baldauf, Sara. "Coping with Sexual
Woes." U.S. News and World Report, 9/15/2008, Vol. 145(6). Database:
MasterFILE Premier.

Marín, Barbara Van Oss and Gómez, Cynthia A.. "Latinos and HIV: Cultural
Issues in AIDS Prevention" November 1998
[http://hivinsite.ucsf.edu/InSite?page=pr-rr-03](http://hivinsite.ucsf.edu/InSite?page=pr-rr-03 )

Perez, Magdalene "AIDS numbers cause concern" *The Advocate* (Stamford,
CT) August 24, 2008.

Raffaelli, Marcela and Ontai, Lenna L. "She's 16 years old and there's
boys calling over to the house: an exploratory study of sexual
socialization in Latino families" *Culture, Health & Sexuality* 2001 VO.
3, No. 3, 295-310.