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    American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG)
    409 12th Street SW
    P.O. Box 70620
    Washington, DC  20024-9998
    Phone: 1-800-673-8444
    Phone: (202) 638-5577
    Email: resources@acog.org
    Web Address: www.acog.org
     

    American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) is a nonprofit organization of professionals who provide health care for women, including teens. The ACOG Resource Center publishes manuals and patient education materials. The Web publications section of the site has patient education pamphlets on many women's health topics, including reproductive health, breast-feeding, violence, and quitting smoking.


    Emergency Contraception Website
    Phone: 1-888-NOT-2-LATE (1-888-668-2528)
    Web Address: ec.princeton.edu
     

    This Web site provides information about emergency contraception. This includes the correct use, effectiveness, and expected side effects of emergency contraception, along with how regular contraceptive pills can be used for emergency contraception. The Web site is operated by the Office of Population Research at Princeton University and by the Association of Reproductive Health Professionals.

    A searchable database of emergency contraceptive providers in the United States is also available.


    KidsHealth for Parents, Children, and Teens
    Nemours Home Office
    10140 Centurion Parkway
    Jacksonville, FL  32256
    Phone: (904) 697-4100
    Web Address: www.kidshealth.org
     

    This website is sponsored by the Nemours Foundation. It has a wide range of information about children's health, from allergies and diseases to normal growth and development (birth to adolescence). This website offers separate areas for kids, teens, and parents, each providing age-appropriate information that the child or parent can understand. You can sign up to get weekly emails about your area of interest.


    Office on Women's Health
    Department of Health and Human Services
    200 Independence Avenue, SW Room 712E
    Washington, DC 20201
    Phone: 1-800-994-9662
    (202) 690-7650
    Fax: (202) 205-2631
    TDD: 1-888-220-5446
    Web Address: www.womenshealth.gov
     

    The Office on Women's Health is a service of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. It provides women's health information to a variety of audiences, including consumers, health professionals, and researchers.


    Planned Parenthood Federation of America
    434 West 33rd Street
    New York, NY  10001
    Phone: 1-800-230-PLAN (1-800-230-7526)
    (212) 541-7800
    Fax: (212) 245-1845
    Web Address: www.plannedparenthood.org
     

    The Planned Parenthood Federation of American provides comprehensive reproductive health care and consumer information about family planning, sexual health, and sexually transmitted diseases (STDs).

    The Teen Talk Web site (www.plannedparenthood.org/teen-talk) has information for teens about dating, teen pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, how teens can protect themselves against STDs, and more.




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