Members of a support group, provide each other with various types of help and information for a particular shared difficulty.
The support may take the form of providing relevant information,
- relating personal experiences,
- listening to others' experiences,
- providing sympathetic understanding and
- establishing social networks.
A support group may also provide ancillary support, such as serving as a voice for the public or engaging in advocacy.
Support groups maintain interpersonal contact among their members in a variety of ways.
Support groups also maintain contact through printed information rich newsletters, telephone chains, internet forums, and mailing lists.
Support groups offer companionship and information for people coping with diseases or disabilities. Support groups may not be appropriate for everyone, and some find that a support group actually adds to their stress rather than relieving it.
Evaluation of the quality of Web sites is discussed in(Q4.27). You may find that several general women's health sites may help you (internet information). The following are more specialised relevant Web sites:-
This page was last updated 12th December 2006
http://www.keratin.com/ah/ahindex.shtml
http://www.wdxcyber.com/ninfer07.htm
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- 1 What is hirsutism?
- 2 What is virilism?
- 3 What makes a hair?
- 4 I think that I have an excess of body hair. Is this a common complaint?
- 5 How can the severity of hirsutism be evaluated?
- 6 What are the effects of increased androgen levels on the skin and hair?
- 7 What are the effects of increased androgen levels in women?
- 8 What are the sources of androgen dependent hirsutism?
- 9 How can the cause of my hirsutism or virilism be determined?
- 10 Is it always possible to determine the cause of hirsutism?
- 11 What cosmetic treatments are available to treat my hirsutism?
- 12 If I lose weight, would my hirsutism improve?
- 13 What medical treatments are available for my hirsutism?
- 14 How could a combined oral contraceptive pill reduce my hirsutism. Information?
- 15 What is cyproterone acetate?
- 16 What surgical treatments are available for my hirsutism and virilism?
- 17 Support Groups.
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