Monday, December 22, 2008

Global Library of Women's Medicine

This is a resource designed to be used in conjunction with more traditional sources of medical information. The Global Library of Women's Medicine is published by Sapiens Publishing in honor of their deceased daughter Abigail Bloomer.

It is free for everyone and the interactive sections are available to medical professionals and students after registering. The information is peer reviewed and although the peer review process is not as rigorous as a research journal, each article on the site has been read by at least one additional medical professional.

Most of the chapters listed in the main contents on this site were originally published in the 6-volume textbook,
Obstetrics and Gynecology, edited by Professor John Sciarra. The contents include "chapters" on gynecology; obstetrics; maternal and fetal medicine; gynecologic oncology; reproductive endocrinology, infertility, and genetics; and fertility regulation, psychosomatic problems, and human sexuality.

Also freely available is a section on safer motherhood.

In the interactive section, which is only available to medical professionals, sections include Laboratory tests, a video library, atlases, and patient information leaflets.

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