Introduction

Information provided at Healthywomen.org is designed to encourage women to lead healthy lifestyles and become informed health consumers. Information presented includes, but is not limited to, overviews of health topics, information about diagnosis, treatment, and prevention, as well as learning tools such as frequently asked questions and answers, key facts to know, quizzes, and questions to ask my health care professional. All content at Healthywomen.org is original content, reviewed and approved for medical accuracy by respected medical experts.

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Sourcing of Health Content at Healthywomen.org

A link to a list of references may be found at each section of health content at Healthywomen.org. These references are sources that the editorial staff of NWHRC consulted to develop the content.

To ensure that the information at Healthywomen.org is timely and accurate, sources consulted for this information are:

• Generally, not older than one year from the posting date of the NWHRC content;
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