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Clinical Laboratory Science Internet Resources
Clinical Laboratory Science Internet Resources Web site is a meta collection of annotated links covering the clinical laboratory science and laboratory medicine disciplines and is intended as an online resource to healthcare professionals, students and other interested individuals.
Page Last Modified: May 02, 2008.
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M@ilgate News Reader : sci.med.laboratory - aspects of laboratory medicine and management on this message board.
Lab Tests Online : A public resource on clinical lab testing from the laboratory professionals who do the testing.
STAT : Study Group for the Standardization and Promotion of
Turnaround Time Control. Under the auspices of the scientific societies CISMEL , SIBioC and SIMeL .
Dr. Dave's Museum : Images of old clinical laboratory equipment. Ever use any of these instrument?
Histology World : This is a fun, educational histology site. There are histology quizzes, a histology-word-of-the-day, photomicrographs, trivia, test bank, lots of educational histology games, among other goodies. Enjoy.
Current Issues in Transfusion Medicine : Newsletter published by the Section of Transfusion Medicine and Laboratory Immunology at The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas.
TraQ Program : A transfusion quality control management resource website. British Columbia Provincial Blood Coordinating Office, BC, Canada.
AABB Chagas' Biovigilance Network : The Chagas’ Disease Biovigilance Network records screening and confirmatory results from the testing of donors for antibodies to Trypanosoma cruzi, the agent of Chagas’ disease.
Urinalysis : learn the basics
of this important laboratory test. Good illustrations of organized sediment and crystals in this tutorial. Also from Web Path
Urinary Sediment : By Richard Dion. Department of Technologie de Laboratoire M�dical, Coll�ge de Rosemont, Montreal. English or French versions.
Urinary Sediment : Microscopic Examination of Urine Sediment -
by Reginaldo Luzon, MT(ASCP) and Jammie Woo, Ph.D. at the Health Science Center at Syracuse (N.Y.), SUNNY.
Urinary Sediment Atlas : Developed by Nobuko Imai of Japan. An excellent atlas with sharp photos of urinary casts, sediment, and parasites seen in the urine.
Urinalysis - Resources by Ed. Friedlander, MD, Pathologist.
Body Fluids from CliniWeb International, Oregon Health Science University.
Body Fluids : How to do chamber cell counts and other aspects on
body fluids explained. Back link to the Hematology web site for other topics. Source is Jackson-Madison County General Hospital, Union University and Tennessee Healthcare, Inc. Back link to their hematology resources.
Microscopic Properties of Urine : A course outline on urinalysis & body fluids from the Medical Laboratory. Medical laboratory Technology Program at The University of Texas at Brownsville and Texas Southmost College, Brownsville, TX.
Exposure to Blood or Body Fluids : resources and additional links on the subject from Dr. Ken Corbert at University of Calgary, Canada.
Links of Interest in Clinical Chemistry : clinical chemistry journals,
societies and associations, pathology links and other items of interest can be found on this web site page. From Illinois State Academy of Science.
Clinical Chemistry Sequence Page of James F. Thompson,Ph.D.,
MT(ASCP) at Austin Peay State University, TN. Find many interesting chemistry related hot links on Dr. Thompson's web page.
Lab Scanner - Clinical Laboratory Data Analysis : Lab Scanner is a simple data mining application that is designed for use by pathologists and clinical laboratory personnel, James H. Harrison, Jr. M.D.,Ph.D., Univ. of Pittsburgh Medical Center.
Chemistry Lectures by Roger L. Bertholf, Ph.D. , Associate Professor of Pathology, Director of Clinical Chemistry & Toxicology, University of Florida Health Science Center/Jacksonville. These lectures are Microsoft Power Point. If you do not have Microsoft Power Point installed on your computer, you will have to download Power Point Viewer to load and view these presentations.
Serum Proteins : Information, links to images, case studies from the Path Guy, Ed Friedlander, M.D., Pathologist.
Oxford Medical Informatics : From this web page you can access links of interest
on topics in clinical chemistry. Source: Oxford Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford, United Kingdom.
Drugs of Abuse : from Web Path Tutorials, The Internet Pathology Laboratory, Department of Pathology, Medical Center, University of Utah.
Human Genetics Overview : Overview and Lectures, Department of Genetics, New Jersey University of Medicine & Denistry.
Cytogenetics Gallery : Cytogenetics is the study of chromosomes and chromosome abnormalities. The Gallery prepared by the Department of Pathology at the University of Washington, Seattle.
Human Genome Project The DNA human genome has been decoded. Go to this web site for information.
OMIM - Online Mendelian Inheritance in Man : National Center for Biotechnology Information. This human genes and genetic disorders database compiled and maintained by Dr. Victor A. McKusick and his colleagues at Johns Hopkins and other institutions.
CytoPathNet An online cytopathology resource center. General information about pap smears, cervical cancer, automated cytology, quality assurance, and more.
CytoLink � the online, multimedia cytology information center. Interesting cytopathology related cases presented monthly.
Cytopathology Links :CAP's links to cytology and cytopathology, cytopathology organizations, journals, books, and multimedia websites.
Johns Hopkins Cytopathology Website : Discussion forum, news, resources, CME courses, online tutorials, and more. Division of Cytopathology, Department of Pathology at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine & Johns Hopkins Health System, Baltimore, Maryland.
Internet College of Cytology : Link to
Internet Thesaurus on Cytology, Archive of Cytology Photomicrographs, Case Discussions, and more.
Jode's Web of Cytopathology : This personal website includes extensive links to organizations, journals, and medical research tools, as well as virtual hospitals and related medical jobs.
The Virtual Cytopathology Study Set: Myth or Reality : An interactive presentation discusses the applications, technique, and principles of Fine Needle Aspiration (FNA), and its application. By B. Al-Khafaji, MD, M. Lougee, Ph.D., Department of Pathology, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, Michigan
Medical Encyclopedia : The adam Health Illustrated Encyclopedia includes over 4,000 articles about diseases, tests, symptoms, injuries, and surgeries. It also contains an extensive library of medical photographs and illustrations. MEDLINEplus - U.S. National Library of Medicine.
DermPath Tutor � - Dictionary - by Mary Seabury Stone, M.D. and
Thomas L. Ray, M.D., Department of Dermatology, University of Iowa College of Medicine.
Oral Pathology Dictionary - University of Southern
California (USC) School of Dentistry, Los Angeles, CA.
Pathology Dictionary - Gross and
Microscopic Images. Creighton University Scool of Medicine, Omaha, Nebraska.
Specialty Dictionaries : From yourditionary.com. Select from a large list of dictionaries, all subjects included.
Online discussion lists provide a way to interact with people who share your professional interests. To join a discussion list, subscribe and messages are delivered to your email.
Bioquimicos - Lista de
correos en espanol - bioquimicos-subscribe@topica.com
National Accrediting Agency for Clinical Laboratory Sciences : NAACLS is committed to being
the premier agency for accreditation and approval of educational programs in the clinical laboratory sciences
and related healthcare disciplines in the United States.
TOEFL : The Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL�) program provides English proficiency testing services for international students planning to study in the United States, Canada, or other countries where English is used in an academic environment. Educational Testing Service ( ETS ) administers the examination.
ETS Web site : The Educational Testing Service Network.
Medicine : Discussion on Medical Education, includes learning therories, critical thinking, and links to other educational resources on the web.
Essential Functions for Students in an Educational Program of Study: An Internet Bibliography of Related Material on And Examples of Essential Functions
Assessment of Learning Annotated web resources on how to evaluated the instructional outcomes of a program of study. Source: Office of Institutional Assessment and Testing at University of Western Washington University.
Higher Education Assessment : Through its Higher Education Assessment program, Educational Testing Service (ETS) offers an array of tests and surveys used widely in outcomes assessment and institutional evaluation.
Experimental Learning Assessment Network : The mission of ELAN is to promote access and quality of educational programs for nontraditional learners. ELAN wishes to accomplish this by providing a forum for collegiate exchange to address fundamental issues relating to experiential learning practices and adult students.
Teaching Resources
Teaching and Learning : List of resources in teaching and learning in higher education compiled by the Massachusetts Board of Higher Education.
Writing Objectives
Writing Learning Objectives : Advice and online examples on how to write good behavioral objectives using the ABCD method. Source: Health Science at USC.
Frank's Virtual Internet Guide : This web site page includes links to many virtual "help desks". Many resources to help you through your web authoring tasks.
Blackboard.com is software service whereby you can add components of your class(es0
on the Internet. If you are into distance learning you can put your entire course on the Web. Relatively easy to use. You can even test online.
EDUCAUSE Home Page - Educational Technology Resources: Go to the online resource used by
educational technologists. Includes news journals, technology web sites, associations and more.
Journal of Postgraduate Medicine (www.jpgmonline.com) now provides free access to full text of articles since 1980. It is quarterly publication Staff Society of Seth G. S. Medical College and K. E. M. Hospital, Mumbai, India.
Information on Flow Cytometry : Overview on flow cytometry at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Memorial Hospital, Lebanon, NH. Website page credit: Marc Langweiler.
Powerpoint lecture slides : Prepared by faculty at Purdue University Flow Cytometry Laboratories, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN.
National Flow Cytometry Resource : The NFCR is part of the Bioscience Division at Los Alamos National Laboratory in Los Alamos, New Mexico. The NFCR is a NIH National Center for Research Resources Center ( http://www.ncrr.nih.gov )dedicated towards the development and availability of advanced flow cytometry instrumentation and applications. Great gateway for flow cytometry resources.
"Which Statistic When?" : A tutorial on the statistics often used when analyzing flow cytometry data by Geoffrey Osborne. John Curtin School of Medical Research, Canberra City, Australia.
Clinical Cytometry Society Web Site : CCS is a non-profit society organized to foster the development and implementation of clinical applications of cytometry in the diagnosis and management of human pathologic conditions.
Lots of good resources can be accessed from this site.
The Why Files : The science of crime; University of Wisconsin -- fingerprinting, DNA identification and other methods and techniques used in criminal investigation.
Proficiency --Cell Identification: Photographic Images Program: The Cytohematology laboratory of the Wadsworth Center designs and carries out the New York proficiency testing program in the area of cell identification. Link to other proficiency resources from this page.
RBC Tutorial: RBC case studies from Web Path Tutorials, The Internet Pathology Laboratory, Department of Pathology, Medical Center, University of Utah.
Blood Smear: Preparation and Staining Procedure from the University of Texas Medical School, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, UTMB, Galveston, Texas.
Hematology Homepage of the School of Medicine at University of California - Davis. Link to case studies (anemia, hemostatis, others), hemostasis lectures and image Data Bank.
NYC-Hematology Online Resources : A large collection of links covering hematological disorders such as anemias, leukemias,
myelodysplastic syndromes, myeloproliferative disorders and lymphomas.
Primary Myelofibrosis: General information - - if you know of a good resource, please let me know.
MPD-SUPPORT-L Web Site, members.aol.com/mpdsupport offers interesting information on chronic myelogenous leukemia, polycythemia vera, essential thrombocythemia, agnogenic myeloid metaplasia, chronicmyelogenous leukemia, and myelofibrosis. Anyone interested in learning about these myeloproliferative diseases my join the list.
Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS)
Aplastic Anemia & Myelodysplastic Syndrome : Information from the Aplastic Anemia & MDS International Foundation, Inc. formerly the Aplastic Anemia Foundation of America.
MDS : Information on these disorders from National Cancer Institute.
Leukemia and Lymphoma Internet Resources
The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society From this page you
can link to educational material and publications resoruces. Formerly The Leukemia Society of America.
Dr. John Krause's Hematopathology Page -
Tutorials and links to other online resources. Source: Dr. Krause, Department of Pathology, Tulane University School of Medicine, New Orleans, LA.
Hematology Teaching Files Link to lecutres on anemias , hemoglobinopathies, leukemias, and many other topics. Source: Dr. John Matthews, Division of Hematology/Onclogy, Queen's University Department of Medicine, Kingston, Ontario, Canada.
Chapter 29 Anemia - Lecture on anemia by Dr.
Dolores J. Bacon, New York Presbyterian Health Care, University of Columbia.
Anemia: An Approach to Diagnosis A clinical approach to diagnosis by Dr. Thomas G. DeLoughery, Division of Hematology and Medical Oncology, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland. OR.
Sickle Cell Disease: Defined by the Cold Springs Gene Research Laboratory; also find link to The Sickle Cell Disease Association of America, Inc
The Sickle Cell Information Center home page: a resource for news and research updates on sickle cell disease from The Georgia Comprehensive Sickle Cell Center at Grady Health System, Atlanta, GA.
Sickle Cell Anemia/Thalassemia Web Server : provides current information on sickle cell disease and thalassemia, includes basic and clinical research, management of patients, and new developments in the field
Pediatric Hematology/Oncology Program : A resource for patients, families and healthcare professionals. New York Medical Center, Department of Pediatric Medicine.
Jerry's Immunology Page : page contains information on basic terms and concepts ~ ~ scroll down for additional links
The Immunology Link : home page contains information and additional immunology links
The Macrophage Home Page : What are macrophages?...what do they do? Clink on this site and find out how important macrophages are in the immune system ~ ~
scroll to the bottom of this web site and find additional links on the immune system and inflammation
Sonia's Immunology List : an interesting and informative list of resources in the discipline of clinical immunology. Check out the sites in the Primary Immune Deficiency Webring at the bottom of this page.
Autoimmune Diseases in Women - The Facts : Autoimmune diseases affect women more
than men. This web page contains information of the autoimmune diseases seen in females. (Please note: They are not exclusive to females.)
Human Chorionic Gonadotropin : For a great reference on hCG, applications, principle, sources of errors, interpertations, visit this Web site of Laurence A. Cole, Ph.D. at the Department of OB/GYN, Health Science Center and School of Medicine, University of New Mexico. Hepatitis - Also see listings under Microbiology Internet Resources (Virology Related Web Sites )
Healthcare Informatics Online : The Business of Healthcare Information Technology. Healthcare Informatics is a monthly business magazine that provides timely, high quality intelligence about information technology for healthcare executives and managers.
Study of Informatics the formal studies of informatics at U.T. Houston are designed to accomplish three major goals: Introduce students in the health professions to the indispensable role of informatics in their daily professional activities.
LIS : CAP's information on evaluating Laboratory Information Systems.
Canadia Healthcare Technology : Keeping abreast of the latest computer-based solutions for improving medical care and making healthcare organizations more efficient.
The Braley Consulting Service : On the Braley's web pages you can access information on LIS - publications, discussion of the evaluation of LIS, and common myths associated with the procurement of laboratory information systems.
Pathology Informatics, Inc. : The Lightning Hypertext of Disease�...search from 75,000 disease-related information packets, find 9,000 pathology links, and other related links from this web site.
Laboratory Workstation Ergonomics , an ergonomics study which evaluated work practices of employees in NIH laboratories for potential risk of repetitive motion injuries (RMIs) due to poor ergonomics.
Behavioral Interviewing Techniques : Go to this web site
for information on behavioral interviewing and back link to a Guide for Interviewing from the Career Center at the University of Missouri.
CLIA 88 Regs : Current CLIA Regulations (including all changes through 01/24/2003). Division of Laboratory Systems (DLS), CDC.
Laboratory Manual : Department of Pathology at the University of Duke Medical Center. Use this
web site as a resource on the format of an online laboratory manual, or use it to retrieve laboratory test information.
Waived Tests: information about waived lab testing, national reimbursement ave. from InfoLab, Inc.
Home Health Care : Home health monitoring information from University of Illinois' Health Science Center at Chicago.
COLA , a national healthcare accrediting organization devoted to the improvement of healthcare services.
HCFA : Health Care Financing Administration - the federal agency that administers the Medicare
and Medicaid Insurance Programs.
FDA : U.S. Food and Drug Administrations - find information of the Year 2000 Compliance.
OSHA : Occupational Safety & Health Administration's homepage - U. S. Department of Labor.
Technical Links : Not sure where to start, click here and begin your search.
CDC Prevention Guidlines Database : The Prevention Guidelines Database is a comprehensive compendium of all of the official guidelines and recommendations published by the CDC for the prevention of diseases, injuries, and disabilities.
Guidelines for Laundry in Health Care Facilities : Reference: Guideline for Handwashing and Hospital Environmental Control, 1985; Garner, J.S., Favero, M.S., in Guidelines for Protecting the Safety and Health of Health Care Workers.
Compliance Directive 2-2.44D : Enforcement Procedures for the Occupational Exposure of Bloodborne Pathogens. Dated 11/05/99.
Annual Clinical Laboratory Safety Training : at the Washington University in St. Louis' School of Medicine. If your working on a clinical laboratory safety training plan, this is a great reference for you.
Environmental Health & Safety Links of Washington University in St. Louis' School of Medicine. Find a link on this web page for an inservice safety training power point presentation.
Lab Safety Links of the Texas Department of Health Bureau of Laboratories, Austin, Texas.
Lab Safety Recommendations : Recommendations for Listing Dangerous Biological Agents and Toxins and for Establishing Standards and Procedures Governing Their Possession and Use , Howard Hughes Medical Institute.
Sites Related to Laboratory Safety : This website is a good source of information on safety practices in the laboratory. Source: Microbiology/Biology Department at Penn State Altoona.
Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) : CDC Updates on this newly described syndrome, Guidelines & Recommendations and Other Resources.
Date of issue: March 16, 2003.
Learning Microbiology can be fun! Try your hand at Outbreak - an
interactive teaching tool for use by students and science teachers. A good exercise for CLT/MLT and CLS/MT students too.
Another site to learn microbiology...John L's Bacteriology Pages : link to his Bacteriology Site and Selected General Microbiology Topics pages among many other resources related to microbiology.
The Gram Stain
The Gram Stain From A M.D.'s Perspective : Application, procedure and interpretation of Gram stained smears are covered on this web site from Loyola University Medical Center at Loyola University Chicago. Link to excellent Gram stained images of medically important bacteria.
Gram Stain Tutorial from the Pharm 5825 course at the College of Pharmacy, University of Minnesota.
Active Learning Centre Home Page : This site is a compilation of self-assessment tests/databases in different areas of knowledge. All tests follow the same format and are capable of asking either multiple-choice, matching or essay-type (self-graded) questions.
General Microbiology Lectures : By Dr. Christopher J. Woolverton, Associate Professor, Department of Biological Sciences, Kent State University, Kent, Ohio.
Medical Microbiology Lectures : From the course MBMB 403: Medical Microbiology, Southern Illinois University Carbondale.
Infectious Diseases Lectures : Pathophysiology Courses, Department of Pathology, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, AK.
The Basic Microbiology Laboratory Tests, Media and Techniques : Link to these topics from the Introduction to Clinical Microbiology course at the University of Texas - Houston Medical School.
Infection and Immunity Lecture Index and Tutorials : Second Year Lectures, University of Wales College of Medicine, UK. Click on the Fourth Year Lectures Index at the bottom of this page for additional lectures and tutorials.
Microbiology : Med Student Cafe, lots of educational links.
Microbiology and Immunology On-Line : Online resources and lectures developed by the faculty of the Department of Microbiology and Immunology for second-year medical students at the University of South Carolina School of Medicine.
Review of Medical Microbiology :
Select the topic of interest from the Table of Contents. Source: Dr. Patrick J. Davis at the University of Texas at Austin and Dr. David S. Burgess also at UT and the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio.
Coccal Infections : Information from the Merck Manual Home Edition about infections caused by staphylococci, streptococci, pneumococci, and meningococci.
History of Microbiology : Karen Kiser's web page contains microbiology related links as well as the history of microbiology (St Louis Community College).
Bactitech's Web Site : Microbiologist Judy Dilworth's collection of lab and microbiology links are worth checking out. Don't forget to sign her guestbook, mine is on my homepage .
A dangerous strain of Escherichia coli that might be present in hamburger, chicken, or other meat products.
This dangerous organism can cause bloody diarrhea, severe kidney problems, and even death.
LeprosyHansen's disease : Brief discussion of this disease
from the Hawaii Department of Health>
Introduction to Leprosy, From this page you access other web pages that
covers, historical types, classification, transmission, diagnosis, and immunity of the disease caused by Mycobacterium leprae.
Medical Microbiology: a look at the microbial world...CIA..lab notebook..and more.
Microbiology Network : Communication resources for microbiologists; user groups, discussion groups, virtual library, and more.
Lyme Disease Foundation located in Hartford, Connecticut, a site for authoritative information and links for both the healthcare professionals and those individuals interested in this tick borne disease.
Lyme Disease: Diagnosis - Good photo of the typical "bull's-eye" rash. Back link to find other pages on this disease and links to other tick-borne infectious diseases. CDC's Division of Vector-Borne Infectious Diseases, Atlanta, GA. Recommended site.
Lyme Disease : A comprehensive web site for general information about Lyme disease
Anaerobic Systems.
: Information and products from Anaerobic Systems, Morgan Hill, California. They have a great poster on anaerobes. Contact information can be access from their homepage.
Clostridium tetani : The anaerobic spore forming bacterium which causes tetanus
The Other Pseudomonads : Other Pseudomonas
organisms are covered on this web site from the University of Michigan - please note some organisms have been listed by
the former taxonomic designation
Meningitis and Other Infections of the Central Nervous System
Meningitis Outbreaks: Travel Information from National Center for Infectious Diseases of the CDC. From this web page you can check out other infectious disease travel advisories.
Tuberculosis Infections : "Supplementing Tuberculosis Surveillance with Automated Data from Health Maintenance Organizations", from
Emerging Infectious Diseases, November - December 1999, Volume 5, No.6 issue of the journal.
HIP : Hospital Infection Program - Public Health Service of the CDC.
Hospital-Borne Infections : Information on nosocomial infections,
link to 1996 report of National Nosocomial Infections Surveillance report on risks of infection by type of intensive care unit.
Infection Control and Epidemiology : Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology, Inc.'s web site filled with resources on this important topic of healthcare administrators and practitioners.
Chapter 23 Tuberculosis - Lecture by Drs. Ariel Pablos-Mendez, M.D., M.P.H. and Charles A. Knirsch, M.D., M.P.H., New York Presbyterian Health Care, University of Columbia.
Tuberculosis Resources by Columbia University Medical Informatics. From this site you can link to the Bureau of Tuberculosis Control of New York City Department of Health. Ask HOAH about tuberculosis.
NPIH : CDC National Prevention Information Network's
Treating Tuberculosis : From PennToday, a publication of the Pennsylvania Health System, Universsity of Pennsylvania.
Clinical Review of 74 Cases with Miliary Tuberculosis : From the Department of Infection and Inflammation,
Graduate School of Medicine, and Department of Internal
Medicine, University Hospital, Kyoto University,
53 Kawahara-cho, Shogoin, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606-8397 Japan.
Resources on TB
Drug Resistant TB - Rising Tide of Multi drug Resistant Tuberculosis in Developing Countries: Can Anything Be Done?
article by William Bishai, M.D., Ph.D. at Johns Hopkins School of public Health.
Urinary Tract Infections Tutorial : By Dr. John Heritage at Leeds University, UK. This is an excellent UTI study resource designed to introduce the microbiology student to the causes, symptoms and laboratory diagnosis of urinary tract infections.
Gastrointestinal Infections - Basic information from Columbia University Collge of P & S Complete Home Medical Care web site.
Gastrointestinal Infections - Support notes for the Microbiology component of the University of Leeds Laboratory and Scientific Medicine Course. University of Leeds, UK.
Gastrointestinal Tract Infections - Dr. Neal Chamberlain's Medical Microbiology course resources. Kirksville Collge of Osteopathic medicine, Kirksville, Missouri.
AIDS-HIV : Yahoo's hot links to general information and testing on HIV
AIDS/HIV Insite : Gateway to AIDS Knowledge - Medical Information, Prevention and Education, Social Issues, Statistics and Epidemiology, Additional Links, and Spanish : Una �agu en �olespa de la �ninformaci disponible en las �ginasp de HIV InSite y de Internet.
Chlamydia: The Silent Epidemic : The most common sexually transmitted disease (STD) in the United States today is Chlamydia -- but most people don't know it exists.
Chlamydia Screening & Incidence of PID : Study at University of Washington shows early diagnosis and treatment of Chlamydia reduces the risk of pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) - a common cause of infertility
Gonorrhea : Fact sheet on gonorrhea from National Institutes of Health
Comprehensive List of STDs : Complete coverage of most sexually transmitted diseases contracted in the US (Boston University)
Sexually Transmitted Diseases and Their Symptoms :
diseases covered include chlamydia, gonorrhea, pediculous (crabs), hepatitis, genital herpes, and syphilis. Take the quiz at the bottom of web
pages and learn more...