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 e-mail/courriel: [log in to unmask] TTY 204-942-2806 TTY toll free number 1-866-694-6367 To unsubscribe send one line: unsubscribe click4hp to: [log in to unmask] . To view archives or modify subscription see: http://listserv.yorku.ca/archives/click4hp.html