Supporting People With Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)

COPD stands for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease. This pamphlet explains who is at risk of getting COPD, what the symptoms are, how COPD is diagnosed, and what will happen after you are diagnosed with COPD. Information on how you can manage your COPD and the benefits of COPD education is included.

Standing Orders

This pamphlet gives instructions for what to expect when your health care provider has given you a form (called a requisition) for lab tests that must be repeated (for example: once a week, once every 3 months). Tests ordered this way are called standing orders.

Seed Corns

This pamphlet explains what a seed corn is and what causes it, what makes some people at a higher risk for a seed corn, and treatment.

Internal and External Condoms

Condoms are birth control devices that prevent semen (the fluid that contains sperms) from entering a vagina or an anus. When semen is released inside a vagina, it may reach an egg and fertilize it, causing a pregnancy. This pamphlet explains what internal and external condoms are, how they work, what to do if a condom breaks, and what to do if your partner does not want to use a condom.

Medical Abortion

This pamphlet explains what a medical abortion is, who can get a medical abortion, what happens during a medical abortion, and possible risks and side effects. Instructions for taking the medication Mifegymiso, and who to contact for further information are included. This pamphlet is also available in French.