Listings

New York Center for Human Sexuality
Columbia University Medical Center, Irving Pavilion, 11th floor, 161 Fort Washington Avenue, 212-305-0123, nychs.com

The center performs research and provides care relating to female sexual dysfunction, including problems with desire, arousal, orgasm, and pain caused by sexual activity. Hormone therapy, sex therapy and marital counseling are among the available treatment options.

The Women's Sexual Health Foundation
twshf.org

From information pamphlets and public seminars to lists of support groups and health care specialists, this nonprofit provides a range of resources to educate the public and medical community on female sexuality. Among the topics explored: the difficulties with desire and arousal associated with female sexual dysfunction, and communicating such problems with your doctor.

Aging & Menopause

American Menopause Foundation
350 Fifth Avenue, Suite 2822, 212-714-2398, americanmenopause.org

The nation's only independent nonprofit health organization dedicated to menopause provides up-to-date information on scientific research, as well as a network of volunteers who do community outreach.

The Mount Sinai Visiting Doctors Program
1 Gustave L. Levy Place, 212-241-4141, mountsinai.org

This program provides medical care for the homebound elderly, including those who are uninsured. Visiting doctors make both routine and urgent visits, provide diagnosis and treatment and coordinate ongoing care with community groups and other health care professionals.

Osteoporosis Prevention Center at the Hospital for Special Surgery
635 Madison Avenue, 5th floor, 212-224-7935, hss.edu, nysopep.org

This center is part of the New York State Osteoporosis Prevention & Education Program, an initiative aimed at increasing awareness of the disease, which causes bones to become thin and weak, and is often associated with menopause or advanced age. It offers bone density testing and individualized treatment, as well as community outreach, including free lectures to organizations.