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FAM and,
27
,
28
,
29
,
250

infertility and,
476
,
477
,
482
,
483

menstrual cycle and,
19
,
27

cervicitis,
614

cervix,
9
–11,
11
,
19
,
39
,
172
,
607
,
614
–19,
625
,
632

abnormalities of,
462

abortion and,
324
,
330
–31,
333
,
334
,
335

benign conditions of,
614

birth control and,
208
,
211
,
219
,
232
,
450

DES and,
626
–27,
628

dilation of,
404
–8,
407
,
418
,
422
,
619

infections of,
187

infertility and,
485

menstrual cycle and,
19
–20

miscarriage and,
465

orgasm and,
154
,
157

Pap tests and,
10
,
40
,
40
,
284
,
288
,
299
,
614
,
615
,
619

PID and,
622

polyps of,
614

position of, FAM and,
27
,
29

postpartum,
434
,
450

removal of,
157

self-exam of,
9
–11,
39

STIs and,
259
,
290
,
291
,
298
–300

Chamber of Commerce, U.S.,
773

chancroid,
212
,
285
,
289

ChangingAging.org,
551

charitable organizations,
680

chasteberry
(Vitex agnus-castus)
,
24

chemotherapy,
177
,
506
,
524
,
600
,
602
–3,
615
,
619
,
621

chest pain,
228
,
456

Chicago, Ill.,
724
,
733
,
754
,
764

abortion in,
339

Empowered Fe Fes in,
191
–92,
191

Hull House in,
753

Chicago Tribune
,
47
,
733

Chicago Women's Liberation Union, Abortion Counseling Service of,
339

Child, Julia,
119

childbirth,
34
,
58
,
421
–28,
622

adhesions and,
187

afterward to,
427
–28

birth control after,
230
,
239

body image and,
55
,
63
,
64
,
66
,
116

by C-section,
see
C-sections

death in,
646
,
763
,
779
,
782
–83,
785

first hours and days after,
424

hysterectomy and,
629

lubrication after,
186

multiple,
484
,
489
,
497
,
498

postpartum recovery from,
430
–34

premature,
see
premature birth

preparing for,
392
–97

STIs and,
290
–93,
296
,
299
,
301
,
302

unnecessary interventions in,
399

see also
labor

Childbirth and Postpartum Professional Association,
454

childbirth classes,
377
,
383

Childbirth Connection,
360
,
372
,
389
,
409

child care,
459
,
460

child custody,
700
,
716

child-free living,
501

Childless by Choice Project,
355

children,
81

abuse of,
692
,
697
,
701
,
710
,
720
–21

of black lesbians,
93

Botox and,
54

breasts of,
17

decision to have or not have,
127
–29,
354
–55

Disney stories and,
64
,
120
,
121

domestic violence and,
710
,
712
–16

effects on dating and relationships of,
129
–30,
354

environmental impacts on,
728
,
730
,
732
–43,
745
,
746
,
753
–57

ethics of ART and,
498
–500

genetic enhancement of,
806
–7

getting lost of,
134
–35

poor,
761

as prostitutes,
790

raising,
113
–14

relationships and,
113
–14,
127
–30,
354
,
358
,
449

returning home of,
551

sex hormones in,
17

statutory rape and,
700
n

vaccination of,
277
,
300

see also
infants; newborns; parenting, considering

Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP),
342
,
771
,
774

Children's Hospital Boston, Gender Management Service Clinic,
83

Child Welfare Information Gateway,
315

Chile,
786

China,
245
,
247
,
594
,
740
,
785

Chinese Americans,
509
,
542

Chinese herbs,
25
,
305
,
497
,
514
,
613

chlamydia,
202
,
258
,
276
,
289
,
290
,
291
,
622
,
639
,
640
,
766
,
789

in blacks,
282

condoms and,
212
,
266

curing of,
278

in teens,
207
,
280

tests for,
285
,
290
,
378

treatment of,
285
,
290

underscreening for,
278

chlorambucil,
197

chlorine,
739

chlorpheniramine, maleate,
516

Chlor-Trimeton,
516

cholesterol,
534
,
613
,
648
–49

chorionic villus sampling (CVS),
381
,
462

chromosomal abnormalities,
462
,
465
,
469

chronic, defined,
729

chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS),
196
,
624

Cialis,
184

Ciancutti-Leyva, Carol,
55

cilia,
19

Cinderella,
64

Cinderella Ate My Daughter
(Orenstein),
64
–65

ciprofloxacin,
642

circumcision,
799

cisgender,
75
,
76
,
84
,
95
,
103
n

cissexual,
75
–76,
80

Civic Ventures,
579

Civil Rights Act (1964),
681
,
748

Clark Atlanta University, Environmental Justice Resource Center at,
745
,
753

class discrimination,
96

cleaning:

to prevent UTIs,
641

vulvar and vaginal self-care and,
31

cleaning products,
739
,
752

Clergy Consultation Service on Abortion,
339

Clery Act (1990),
702

Climara Pro,
542

clindamycin,
639

clinical trials,
670
,
759
,
798
–99,
800

clinics,
34
,
190
,
204
,
207
,
255
,
311
,
770

abortion in,
317
,
319
–21,
323
–24,
325
,
340
–41,
342
,
345

attached to medical schools,
657

birth control and,
217
,
221
,
222

safer sex and,
270

for STIs,
285
–86,
305
–6

Clinton, Bill,
774

clitoridectomy,
157

clitoris,
4
–6,
8
,
11
,
37
,
39
,
154
–59,
171
,
564

body or shaft of,
5
,
6

crura of,
5
,
6

female condom and,
216

glans of,
5
,
5
,
6

hood of,
5
,
6
,
6

lack of knowledge of word,
191

lubrication of,
177
,
268

masturbation and,
162

orgasm and,
5
–6,
156
–59,
168
,
177

removal of,
6
,
157
,
646

sexual response and,
154
,
155

Clomid,
484
,
485
,
650

clomiphene citrate,
484

clonidine,
515

Clorpactin,
645

Clostridium sordellii
,
337

clothing,
514
,
550
,
698
,
706

body image and,
45
,
53
,
59
,
62
,
64

loose,
31
,
431
,
641

maternity,
431

nursing,
445

pesticides and,
736

clotrimazole,
638

Coalition for Improving Maternity Services,
367

coalition on occupational safety and health (COSH),
749
,
750
,
751

coalitions, forming,
753

Cochrane Collaboration,
665

Cochrane Database of Reviews,
665

Cochrane Reviews,
458

co-conspirators,
108
–9

cohabiting unmarried partners,
113

Cohen, Gene,
578

cohousing,
568
,
580

Colborn, Theo,
754
–55

Coleman, Jennifer,
731

Collaborative on Health and the Environment,
732
,
753

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

colleges, rapes at,
702
–3

college students, indoor tanning of,
52

colon (large instestine),
4
,
640

colon cancer,
41
,
536

Colorado,
777
,
815

colorectal cancer,
596
,
620

colorism,
50

colposcopy,
618
,
628

Columbia University, Center for

Children's Environmental Health of,
754

combined pills,
see
Pill, the

CombiPatch,
542

coming out,
88
–91,
121

to family, friends, and the world,
89
–91

to health care providers,
280
–81,
683

in old age,
561

to ourselves,
88
–89

Commission for Racial Justice,
745

Committee on Women, Population and the Environment,
746

Commonwealth Fund study,
778

communication,
131
,
169
,
185
,
449
,
564

enthusiastic consent and,
163
,
165
,
166

with health care providers,
676
,
679

about masturbation,
170

maternity care and,
375

nonverbal,
110
,
192

poor,
158
,
710

postpartum,
452

safer sex and,
165
,
166
,
258
,
260
–61,
263
,
271

Communion
(hooks),
119

community,
70

action strategies in,
751
–53

adoption and,
358

aging and,
568
,
570
,
577
–83

LGBTQ,
76
,
85
,
90
,
93
,
96

new mothers and,
451

safer sex and,
271
–73

STIs and,
282

community health centers (CHCs),
679
,
772

Community Health Improvement Clerkship,
572

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