Thanks Christine
Bea

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From: Senson, Christine [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
Sent: July 15, 2003 10:56 AM
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Subject: Re: Women's Health Initiative: 1 year anniversary


FYI.

Christine

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From: Mona Dupré-Ollinik [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
Sent: July 15, 2003 10:32 AM
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Subject: Women's Health Initiative: 1 year anniversary


Women's Health Initiative; 1 year anniversary

To mark the 1 year anniversary of the Women's Health Initiative Study,
which highlighted possible health risks associated with long-term hormone
therapy use for menopausal women, the Canadian Women's Health Network has
now made the following documents available online and free of charge....

Frequently Asked Questions, answered in plain language:

FAQ: What is Menopause?
http://www.cwhn.ca/resources/faq/menopause.html

FAQ: What is Hormone Therapy (HT)?
http://www.cwhn.ca/resources/faq/what-is-ht.html

FAQ: What are the Alternatives to Hormone Therapy?
http://www.cwhn.ca/resources/faq/alternatives-ht.html

FAQ: Menopause and Heart Disease; What are my Risks?
http://www.cwhn.ca/resources/faq/menopause-hd.html

FAQ: How do I Stop Taking Hormone Therapy?
http://www.cwhn.ca/resources/afi/stop-ht.html

*The Pros and Cons of Hormone Therapy: Making An Informed Decision
http://www.cwhn.ca/resources/hrt/index.html

In-depth articles:

*Health Protection Measures from the Women's Health Initiative
http://www.cewh-cesf.ca/bulletin/v3n2/page2.html

*The Medicalization of Menopause
http://www.cwhn.ca/resources/menopause/index.html

*HRT in the News: The Women's Health Initiative
http://www.cwhn.ca/resources/menopause/hrt-glance.html

*Challenges of Change: Midlife, Menopause and Disability
http://www.cwhn.ca/resources/afi/disability.html

*Natural Hormones - Are They a Safe Alternative?
http://www.cwhn.ca/resources/afi/n-hormones.html

*Perimenopause Naturally: An Integrative Medicine Approach
http://www.cwhn.ca/resources/afi/perimenopause.html

*Thinking Straight: Oestrogen and Cognitive Function at Midlife
http://www.cwhn.ca/resources/afi/cognitive.html

*The Truth About Hormone Replacement Therapy
http://www.cwhn.ca/resources/hrt-update/truth.html

*Menopause Home Test: Save Your $$$
http://www.cwhn.ca/resources/afi/meno-kit.html

*Recent Studies on Menopause and Pain
http://www.cwhn.ca/resources/afi/meno-pain.html

*What The Experts are Saying Now: A Round-Up of International Opinion
http://www.cwhn.ca/resources/hrt-update/update.html

*Women and Healthy Aging
http://www.cwhn.ca/resources/kickers/aging.html

...and many more!
Check us out at www.cwhn.ca

The Canadian Women's Health Network
Women's Health Information You Can Trust

FAQs were developed with the support of the Canadian Health Network (CHN),
Health Canada, which also funded the translation of some resources. CWHN is
the Women's Health Affiliate of the CHN www.canadian-health-network.ca

Also, many thanks to the Women's Health Clinic, Winnipeg,
http://www.womenshealthclinic.org/
and A Friend Indeed newsletter, www.afriendindeed.ca for making many of
these documents available to the general public.


Mona Dupré-Ollinik, BSW, BA
Coordonatrice de liaison/Outreach Coordinator
Canadian Women's Health Network/Réseau canadien pour la santé des femmes
419, avenue Graham, Suite 203
Winnipeg (MB) R3C 0M3

Tel: (204) 942-5500 ext,/poste 13
Fax/Télécopieur: (204) 989-2355
Toll free/Numéro sans frais: 1-888-818-9172
www.cwhn.ca
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TTY 204-942-2806
TTY toll free number 1-866-694-6367

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