Library: Information for Women

Books

Women with Epilepsy
Martha J. Morrell, M.D.; Kerry L. Flynn, M.A.; 2003. In this handbook for women with epilepsy, their clinicians, families, and friends, a team of experts reviews the special problems faced by women with epilepsy. Published in association with the Epilepsy Foundation, this book provides women with epilepsy the information they need to be effective self-advocates.

Videos

Women and Epilepsy - 2005 Epilepsy Today Conference presentation; Marianna Spanaki-Varelas, MD, PhD; 1 hour (VHS or DVD)

Brochures, Booklets, Fact Sheets, and Other Materials

• Birth Control for Women with Epilepsy (Consumer Information Sheet)
• Epilepsy and Pregnancy
• Epilepsy and Sexual Relationships (Consumer Information Sheet)
• From a Woman's Perspective: The Stories of Three Women Living Well with Epilepsy
• Hormones and Epilepsy (Consumer Information Sheet)
• Living with Epilepsy (Article)
• Pregnancy and Epilepsy
• Pregnancy and the Developing Child (Consumer Information Sheet)
• Pregnancy and the Mother's Health (Consumer Information Sheet)
• Parenting Concerns for the Mother with Epilepsy (Consumer Information Sheet)
• Women and Epilepsy (Packet of Information that includes the following fact sheets: Nonepileptic Seizures, Hormones & Epilepsy, Menopause & Epilepsy, Psychosocial Issues, Special Concerns About Seizure Medications, Special Concerns for Teenage Girls, Epilepsy & Sexual Relationships, Birth Control, Genetics & Epilepsy, Pregnancy & Epilepsy, Health Issues After Your Baby is Born, Parenting Concerns for the Mother with Epilepsy, and Talking to Your Doctor; fact sheets for health care providers are also included – see “Epilepsy Information for Health & Human Service Professionals”)