OBGYN.net - The Universe of Women's Health

This physician-reviewed website offers medical professionals, women and the industries a portal on women's health. Contents of the website include educational materials, discussion forums, video, tutorials and images. The section on webcasts and Interactive Education (http://www.obgyn.net/medical.asp) hosts webcasts on topics like reproductive medicine, hysteroscopy, and minimally invasive surgeries in gynaecology. The Menopause and Perimenopause Audio and Video Archives (http://www.obgyn.net/menopause/menopause.asp?page=/meno/archives/menopause_audio_video_interviews) feature a library of video abstracts and audio interviews on a wide range of obstetric and gynaecological topics.

Hong Kong College of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Guidelines
http://hkcog.obg.cuhk.edu.hk/public/guidelines.asp

The Hong Kong College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists produces guidelines as educational aids to good clinical practice. These guidelines represent recognised methods and techniques of clinical practice, based on published evidence. Recently updated topics include hormone replacement therapy, multiple pregnancies and ultrasound at the first trimester.

Medscape - Women's Health
http://www.medscape.com/womenshealth

The Medscape site is a resource centre on women's health topics like human papillomavirus infection, cervical cancer, menopause, and premenstrual dysphoric disorder etc. The website also introduces health journals on women's health, peer-reviewed articles with CME credits, new guidelines and medical news for health professionals. Registration, which is free of charge, is required.

WebMD - Women's Health Place
http://women.webmd.com/default.htm

This site offers comprehensive health information on health news, questions and answers on different health issues, and a glossary of medical terms in both women's health and child's health. The video archive hosts hundreds of well produced health videos on different topics like women's health, babies care, pregnancy, and sexual health.

Woman's Health - InteliHealth
http://www.intelihealth.com/IH/ihtIH/WSIHW000/9103/9103.html

Abundant information on women's health, including screenings for women, pelvic examination, cervical smear, menopause, genetic tests, and hormone therapy, is available at the website. Well illustrated multimedia interactive tools on different medical issues are also available. The medical content is reviewed by the Faculty of the Harvard Medical School.

Contemporary OB/GYN
http://contemporaryobgyn.modernmedicine.com/

This website features full text articles, news, announcements, expert advice, CME/CE activities, and tools that offer clinicians practical information on obstetrics and gynecology issues and the diagnosis and management of reproductive disorders. The content of the publication Contemorary OB/GYN is also available online. Registration is required but is free of charge.

Women's Health - Guidelines and protocols
http://www.icsi.org/guidelines_and_more/gl_os_prot/womens_health

In this website, a large number of healthcare guidelines, protocols and patient education resources on various areas including obstetrics and gynaecology can be found. Some examples are menopause and hormone therapy, diagnosis of breast disease, investigations on human papillomavirus infections, diagnosis and treatment of osteoporosis, management of abnormal cervical smear, routine prenatal care, and uncomplicated urinary tract infection in women.

Alfred K Y Tang, MBBS(HK)
Family Physician in Private Practice.

Correspondence to :
Dr Alfred K Y Tang,
Shop 3A, 2/F, Hsin Kuang Shopping Centre, Wong Tai Sin, Kowloon, Hong Kong SAR.
E-mail:alfredtang@hkma.org