Keeping current on reproductive health issues and finding answers to your and your patients’ questions are more easily accomplished if you have on hand an array of resources and materials. From our book, Contraceptive Technology, we share two widely requested materials—a chart showing contraceptive effectiveness categories and a table showing the percentage of pregnancies during the first year of perfect-use and typical-use contraceptives, based our current understanding of the literature on contraceptive efficacy.
Presented here are also some selected reproductive health resources that colleagues have brought to our attention. The list is not complete, so if you have suggestions for future editions, please contact us. Several organizations have a wealth of helpful and quality resources. Materials from Family Health International and any branch of the federal government are not copyrighted and may be reproduced.
Provides people with information on efficacy, cost, side effects, use, and commonly encountered problems. Includes multimedia video “stories” from real users of the method, describing their experiences, as well as blog posts, reviews, web content styled articles, and humorous, informational videos. Maintains important links related to obtaining contraceptives, locating reproductive health centers and abortion providers by zip code. In a provider-focused site, posts research summaries, education materials and content and links.
Generates, curates, and disseminates free curricula and multimedia learning tools about sexual and reproductive health, inclusive of contraception and abortion, for health professionals and health educators. Offers a video series that are aimed at helping medical educators improve their teaching on these topics.
Offers practice guidelines that reflect the rapidly changing guidelines surrounding the screening, treatment, and expectant management of patients due to recent advances in HPV testing and vaccination. Is a portal for one of the largest sources of training in colposcopy. There are additional resources available only to members such as a digital image library for use in teaching. Offers a mobile app that is indispensable for distilling the unwieldly guidelines into a specific management plan based upon the client’s risk factors and screening/pathologic findings.
Publishes guidelines that serve as the standard of care for general Ob-Gyns; Patient Education FAQs on topics including postpartum sterilization, emergency contraception, reversible long-acting contraceptives, and many others; advice regarding CPT and ICD-10 coding
Offers a mobile app on both apple and android platforms, going beyond providing information to allowing users to order birth control from their phone.
Provides up-to-date, clear, and medically accurate information and delves into adolescent topics such as sexting, bullying, and LGBTQ issues.
Offers video instruction and answers to frequently asked questions about correct use and concerns regarding oral contraceptives.
This association provides a wealth of resources on sexual health for both men and women, and specific resources directed at teens and young adults.
Question and answer website for young adults contains a large database of questions about a variety of reproductive and sexual health concerns.
Produces continuously updated fact sheets and articles on contraceptive usage, contraceptive coverage and regulations surrounding contraceptive and abortion provision in the US.
Contraceptive Effectiveness
Contraceptive Effectiveness Categories
Percentage of Users Becoming Pregnant During the First Year of Contraceptive Use
Webpages with Active Links to Other Websites
Reproductive Resources
United States
- ACLU Reproductive Freedom Project
- Catholics for Choice
- Center for Reproductive Rights
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
- Committee on Population, National Academy of Sciences
- Essential Access Health (formerly California Family Health Council)
- ETR Associates
- Ibis Reproductive Health
- If/When/How: Lawyering for Reproductive Justice
- Kaiser Family Foundation
- Medical Students for Choice
- National Abortion Federation (NAF)
- NARAL Pro-Choice America
- National Family Planning and Reproductive Health Association (NFPRHA)
- National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)
- National Women's Law Center
- Nurses for Sexual and Reproductive Health
- Office of Women’s Health (DHHS)
- Planned Parenthood Federation of America
- Population Association of America (PAA)
- Religious Institute on Sexual Morality, Justice and Healing
- Unite for Reproductive & Gender Equity
Global
- Centre for Development and Population Activities
- Coalition Advancing Multipurpose Innovations (CAMI)
- Contraceptive Research and Development Program (CONRAD)
- Engender Health
- FHI 360
- Guttmacher Institute
- Ibis Reproductive Health
- International Planned Parenthood Federation (IPPF)
- International Union for the Scientific Study of Population (IUSSP)
- IntraHealth International
- Ipas
- John Snow, Inc.
- PAI
- Pathfinder International
- Population Council
- Population Institute
- Population Reference Bureau (PRB)
- Program for Appropriate Technology in Health
- United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA)
- U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID)
- World Health Organization
Topic Specific Websites
Abortion
- Abortion Care Network (ACN)
- Abortion Clinics Online
- Aid Access
- All* Above All
- Ibis Reproductive Health
- NARAL Pro-Choice America
- National Abortion Federation
- National Network of Abortion Funds
- Plan C
Adoption
AIDS (see HIV/AIDS)
Anxiety and Depression
- Anxiety Disorders Association of America
- Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance
- Freedom from Fear
- International Foundation for Research and Education on Depression
Breastfeeding
Cancer
- American Cancer Society
- American Childhood Cancer Foundation
- Mesothelioma Guide
- (note: peritoneal mesothelioma can be misdiagnosed as ovarian cancer)
- National Breast Cancer Foundation
- National Cancer Institute
- National Cervical Cancer Coalition
- National Ovarian Cancer Coalition
- Reach to Recovery
Child Abuse
- Childhelp USA
- KidsPeace
- National Center for Missing & Exploited Children
- Prevent Child Abuse America
Contraception
Cystitis
Domestic and Sexual Violence
- Futures Without Violence
- National Domestic Violence Hotline
- National Resource Center on Domestic Violence
- Rape Abuse & Incest National Network
Eating Disorders
- National Association of Anorexia Nervosa and Associated Disorders
- National Eating Disorders Association
Emergency Contraception
Endometriosis
HIV/AIDS
- AIDS Clinical Trials Information Service (ACTIS)
- AIDSinfo
- CDC Division of HIV/AIDS Prevention
- GMHC
- International AIDS Society
- UNAIDS
Infertility
Hospice
Hypertension
Menopause
Osteoporosis
Pregnancy Decision Support
Pregnancy (delivery and postpartum)
Reproductive Justice
- Black Women's Health Imperative
- Forward Together
- In Our Own Voice: National Black Reproductive Justice Agenda
- Sister Song
- Unite for Reproductive & Gender Equity
Sexually Transmitted Infections
Smoking
Substance Abuse
- Alcoholics Anonymous
- Al-Anon & Alateen Family Groups
- Center on Addiction
- Narcotics Anonymous
- Organization on Fetal Alcohol Syndrome
- Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
Urinary Incontinence
Youth & Teens
Other Resources
Professional Associations
- American Association of Nurse Practitioners
- American Association of Sex Educators, Counselors and Therapists
- American College Health Association
- American College of Nurse Midwives
- American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG)
- American Public Heath Association (APHA)
- American Social Health Association (ASHA)
- American Society for Reproductive Medicine (ASRM)
- National Association of Nurse Practitioners in Women's Health
Pharmaceutical Companies
- Apothecus (Vaginal Contraceptive Film)
- Bayer (OCs, progestin IUD)
- Bristol-Myers Squibb (OCs, ERT)
- Church & Dwight (Condoms)
- Danco (Mifepristone)
- Foundation Consumer Healthcare (Emergency contraception)
- Glaxo-Smith Kline (Antivirals, antibiotics)
- Mayer Laboratories (Condoms, sponge)
- Merck (OCs, vaginal ring, implant)
- Okamoto (Condoms)
- Parke Davis (Pfizer) (OCs)
- Pharmacia (Pfizer) (Injectables, ERT)
- Smart Practice (Non-allergenic gloves)
- 3M (Wart treatment, BV treatment)
- Wyeth Ayerst (Pfizer) (OCs)