Our Bodies, Ourselves (198 page)

America's Next Top Model
(reality TV show),
44

Amnesty International,
696
–97,
763
,
764
,
793

amniocentesis,
381
,
385
,
462

amniotic fluid,
421

amniotic sac,
334
,
381

amniotomy,
408

ampicillin,
642

anal rape,
700
–701,
707
,
710
–11

anal sex,
173
–74,
223
,
721

postpartum,
449

safer sex and,
215
,
262
,
265
,
267

STIs and,
174
,
215
,
260
,
290
,
292

AndroGel,
184

Androgen Insensitivity Syndrome Support Group,
15

androgens,
647
–50

androgynous,
76

anemia,
235
,
241
,
323
,
512
,
629
,
732
,
783

abnormal uterine bleeding and,
611
,
612
,
613

anencephaly,
736

anesthesia, anesthesiologists,
483
,
487
,
610
,
612
,
631

abortion and,
321
,
330
–31,
333
,
334

labor and,
416
,
422
,
762

pregnancy and,
396
,
416
,
422
,
425

for sterilization,
242
,
244

Angel, Jen,
813

anger,
134
,
135
,
159
,
428
,
449
,
456
,
634
,
698
,
709

Annas, George,
671
,
807

anovulatory cycles,
20
,
26

Antagon,
484

antianxiety drugs,
457

antibiotics,
228
,
258
,
334
,
380
,
479
,
637

breastfeeding and,
443

PID and,
622
,
623

STIs and,
285
,
290
,
291
,
707

UTIs and,
642

anticonvulsants,
233

antidepressants,
177
,
188
,
479
,
534
,
537
,
634
,
645

aging and,
566

for hot flashes,
515

osteoporosis and,
529

for postpartum mood disorders,
457
,
458

pregnancy and,
391
–92

sex and,
521

SNRIs,
188
,
197

SSRIs,
24
,
188
,
197
,
529

tricyclic,
187
,
197
,
392
,
516

antiepileptic medications,
521

antifungals,
634
,
638
–39

antihistamines,
29
,
177
,
188
,
516
,
517
,
645

antihypertensives,
197
,
515

anti-inflammatory drugs,
26
,
331
,
443
,
512
,
534
,
612
,
645

anti-Mullerian hormone (AMH) inhibin B,
482

antiretroviral medication,
302
,
303
,
304
–5,
796
,
800
–801

antiretroviral therapies (ART),
241
,
304
–5

antiseizure medications,
197
,
227
,
228
,
515
,
529

antispasmodics,
645
, 3331

antiviral medication,
301

herpes and,
294
,
296
,
298

anus,
4
,
5
,
11
,
219
,
641

lubrication of,
268

stimulation of,
173
–74

STIs and,
276
,
290
,
291

tongue in (rimming),
174
,
264

anxiety,
25
,
67
,
149
,
183
,
392
,
500
,
564
,
618
,
660
,
763

abortion and,
331

about breasts,
588
,
589

perimenopause and,
514

postpartum,
455
,
456
,
457

pregnancy loss and,
473

aorta,
640

apnea,
516

appetite,
304
,
309
,
390
,
456
,
622

Arab women,
12
–13

Arctic,
730
,
737

areola,
13
,
16
,
17
,
507
,
590

ArginMax,
184

Arnold, Jill,
663

aromatase inhibitors,
529
,
626

arteries, uterine, embolization of,
609

arthritis,
523
,
556
,
560
,
563
,
588
,
684

rheumatoid,
195
,
524
,
624

ARTs,
see
assisted reproductive technologies

asbestos,
620
,
731

asexual, asexuality,
84
,
120
–21

social influences and,
144
,
151
–52

Asexual Visibility and Education Network (AVEN),
152

Asia,
594
,
738
,
747
,
793
,
798
,
823

see also specific countries

Asian Americans,
91
,
301
,
740
,
781

body image and,
60
–61,
67

disparities in health of,
762
,
764

interracial marriage of,
125

old age and,
549

perimenopause and menopause in,
509

violence against,
699

Asian Communities for Reproductive Justice,
811

aspirin,
325
,
331
,
432

assisted living facilities,
573

assisted reproductive technologies (ARTs),
486
–500,
508
,
525

clinic statistics and success rates for,
490

collaborative (third-party) reproduction,
491
,
493
–96

embryo donation,
495

ethics of,
498
–500

fertility tourism and,
803
–5

intracytoplasmic sperm injection,
488

preimplantation genetic diagnosis,
488
,
491

telling the children about,
496

see also
in vitro fertilization

Association for Women's Rights in Development,
823

Association of Directors of Geriatric Academic Programs,
566

asthma,
624
,
684
,
730
,
742

Astroglide,
213
,
517

Atelvia,
532

attitudes, safer sex and,
269
,
272

atypical endometrial hyperplasia,
610

Australia,
64
,
627
,
782
,
787
,
804

autism,
736
,
738
,
742

autoimmune disorders,
21
,
462
,
524
,
605
,
624

autopsy,
470
–71

AVERT,
217
,
307
,
796

Avlimil,
185

Ayre spatula,
40

Babeland,
167

Babygooroo,
454

Backline,
335

back pain,
236
,
328
,
419
,
431
,
563
,
567
,
608
,
622
,
624
,
631
,
640

bacterial infections,
258
,
278
,
289
–94,
639

see also
chlamydia; gonorrhea; syphilis; trichomoniasis

bacterial vaginosis (BV),
88
,
285
,
294
,
637
,
639

Bactrim,
642

bag of waters:

artificial rupture of,
408

breaking of,
401
,
402

baking soda,
736
,
752

Baldwin, Tammy,
52
,
69

Ball, Susan C.,
281

balloon-catheter techniques,
485

Bangladesh,
789
,
792

Barbie
,
64

Barefoot Workshops,
812
–13

barrier methods of birth control,
209
–22,
251
,
254
,
615

DES and,
628

in perimenopause,
512
–13

site for,
203

see also
cervical caps; condoms; condoms, female; contraceptive sponge; diaphragms; spermicides

Bartholin's glands,
6
,
6
,
11
,
636

basal body (waking) temperature,
27
,
29

Basson, Rosemary,
155
–56

bathing,
135
,
413
,
516
,
705

bathrooms,
122
,
708

Battered Women's Justice Project,
717

battering,
148
,
692
,
693
,
709
–13,
716
,
717

Baumgardner, Jennifer,
295

Bayer pharmaceutical company,
25

Baylor College of Medicine,
682

Beautiful Cervix Project,
10

beauty services industry, inside look at,
52

Because It Feels Good
(Herbenick),
186
–87

Becerra, Xavier,
805

Bechdel, Alison,
119

Beck, Eckardt,
756

Bedenlerimiz Biziz
(Turkish adaptation of
Our Bodies, Ourselves)
,
32

Bedford Hills prison,
283
–84

bed sharing,
436

Bedsider,
217

bedsores, elder abuse and,
576

Belgium,
81
,
627

Bellotti v. Baird
,
344

Benadryl,
516

Bening, Annette,
60

Bennett, Roni,
551

benzocaine,
177

Berenson, Abbey B.,
59

BE SAFE Campaign,
754

Better than I Ever Expected,
551

beverages and fluid intake,
413
,
517
,
530
,
641
–42,
733
,
736

Beyer-Flores, Carlos,
156

Beyonce,
47

Beyond Disability
(film),
191

Beyondmedia Education,
191
,
192
,
813

“Beyond Yes or No” (Bussel),
164
,
703

Bhopal,
756
–57

Bhopal Medical Appeal,
757

Biggest Loser, The
(TV show),
62

bikini waxing,
52
,
116

bimanual exam,
39
–40,
39

Binghamton University, Institute for Evolutionary Studies at,
105

bioaccumulation,
729
,
730

bioflavonoids,
613

bioidentical hormones,
541
,
596

bioidentical micronized progesterone,
539
–40,
544

bipolar disorders,
189
,
392

birth canal,
see
vagina

birth centers,
368
,
369
,
376
,
393
,
399
,
400
,
762

getting discharged from,
431

health care reform and,
654

birth control,
34
,
41
,
150
,
201
–56,
349
,
654

after abortion,
225
,
231
,
235
,
239
,
335
,
337
,
338

barrier methods of,
see
barrier methods of birth control

breastfeeding and,
227
–28,
232
,
237
,
239
,
248
–51

brief history of,
205

choosing a method of,
206
–11,
311

comparison of methods of,
254
–55

disabilities and,
197
,
220

dual protection and,
202

effectiveness and safety considerations for,
2
,
207
,
209
,
212
,
215
,
218
,
220
,
221
,
222
,
224
–25,
230
,
231
,
232
,
234
,
236
,
238
,
243
,
246
,
248
,
250