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The Jean Hailes Foundation for Women`s Health Fact SheetEasy-to-understand women's health information available in PDF. Each fact sheet opens in a new window.

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About the Jean Hailes Foundation for Womens Health About the Jean Hailes Foundation for Women's Health (94.42 KB)

Bio-identical Hormones 'Bio-identical' hormones (55.48 KB)

Bone Health Bone Health (65.74 KB)  

Contraception when you are approaching menopause Contraception when you are approaching menopause (115.43 KB)

Diabetes and women  Diabetes and women (61.01 KB)

Dr Rick’s 10 Top Tips to be a healthy weight Dr Rick’s 10 Top Tips to be a healthy weight (87.22 KB)

Early Menopause  Early Menopause (103.15 KB)

Early Menopause and Emotional Wellbeing Early Menopause and Emotional Wellbeing (71.36 KB)

Emotional Health at Midlife and Menopause  Emotional Health at Midlife and Menopause (65.25 KB)

Endometriosis Endometriosis (95.49 KB)

Gestational diabetes Gestational diabetes (47.59 KB)

Healthy Eating Healthy Eating (102.59 KB)

Heavy uterine bleeding Heavy uterine bleeding (96.97 KB)

Hormone Therapy Hormone Therapy (161.29 KB) 

Incontinence Incontinence (96.42 KB)   

Incontinence Irritation of the Vulva (56.12 KB) 

Libido Libido (88.07 KB)

Making Informed Decisions Making Informed Decisions (94.86 KB)

Medical Research Medical Research (97.33 KB)

Menopause Menopause (96.21 KB)   

Menopause and Osteoporosis Menopause and Osteoporosis (87.46 KB)

Menopause – Oestrogen Only Therapy Menopause – Oestrogen Only Therapy (107.14 KB)

Menstrual Cycle.pdf Menstrual Cycle (94.78 KB)

Natural Therapies and Complementary Medicine Natural Therapies and Complementary Medicine (86.42 KB)

Nutritional Tips Nutrition for Women at Midlife (93.71 KB)

Perimenopause Perimenopause (90.91 KB)

Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome (96.42 KB)

Physical Activity  Physical Activity (86.67 KB)

PMS PMS (161.57 KB)

PMS Reading Food Labels (65.73 KB)

Testosterone Testosterone (67.30 KB)

Understanding your thyroid gland Understanding your thyroid gland (94.28 KB)

Women and Heart Disease Women and Heart Disease (93.47 KB)

Women and sleep Women and sleep (119.95 KB)  

Podcast from JHFWH About the Jean Hailes Foundation for Women’s Health (3.3 MB 

Podcast from JHFWH 'Bio-identical' hormones (6.6 MB)

Podcast from JHFWH Bone Health (5.5 MB)  

Podcast from JHFWH Contraception when you are approaching menopause (13.2 MB)

Podcast from JHFWH Diabetes and women (5.1 MB)

Podcast from JHFWH Dr Rick’s 10 Top Tips to be a healthy weight ( MB)

Podcast from JHFWH Early Menopause (4 MB)

Podcast from JHFWH Early Menopause and Emotional Wellbeing (4.1 MB)

Podcast from JHFWH Emotional Health at Midlife and Menopause (10.1MB)

Podcast from JHFWH Endometriosis (4 MB)

Podcast from JHFWH Gestational diabetes (4 MB)

Podcast from JHFWH Healthy Eating (6.8 MB)

Podcast from JHFWH Heavy uterine bleeding (3.7 MB)

Podcast from JHFWH Hormone Therapy (4.5 MB

Podcast from JHFWH Incontinence (4.2 MB)   

Podcast from JHFWH Irritation of the Vulva (4.89 MB)

Podcast from JHFWH Libido (5.03 MB)

Podcast from JHFWH Making Informed Decisions (4 MB)

Podcast from JHFWH Medical Research (7.2 MB)

Podcast from JHFWH Menopause (5.5 MB)   

Podcast from JHFWH Menopause – Oestrogen Only Therapy (6.90 MB)

Podcast from JHFWH Menstrual Cycle ( MB)

Podcast from JHFWH Natural Therapies and Complementary Medicine (4 MB)

Podcast from JHFWH Nutrition for Women at Midlife (6.34 MB)

Podcast from JHFWH Perimenopause (2.9 MB)

Podcast from JHFWH Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome ( 4 MB)

Podcast from JHFWH Physical Activity (3.3 MB)

Podcast from JHFWH PMS (3.7 MB)

Podcast from JHFWH Reading Food Labels

Podcast from JHFWH Testosterone (2 MB)

Podcast from JHFWH Understanding your thyroid gland (5.6 MB)

Podcast from JHFWH Women and Heart Disease (6.33 MB) 

Podcast from JHFWH Women and sleep (5.87 MB 

Content updated September 11, 2008

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