Our Bodies, Ourselves (203 page)

dental work,
263
,
532
,
556
,
740
,
772

dentists,
566
,
740

Depo-Provera,
189
,
197
,
223
,
234
–36,
245
,
251
,
254
,
611

after abortion,
338

effectiveness of,
234

getting pregnant after,
211
,
235

how to use,
234
–35

invisibility of,
208

mood changes and,
228

weight gain and,
229
,
236

depression,
25
,
67
,
87
,
149
,
183
,
457
,
540
,
622
,
763

abuse and,
523

aging and,
543
,
567

birth control and,
228

of caregivers,
572

disabilities and,
193

exercise and,
556

mood changes and,
522

old age and,
571

postadoption,
455

posthysterectomy,
634

postpartum,
374
,
448
,
455
–58,
522

pregnancy and,
389
–92

premenstrual,
23
–24

symptoms of,
390
,
455
–56,
520
–21

of transsexual teens,
83

violence and,
698
,
721

dermoid tumors,
630

DES (diethylstilbestrol),
615
,
626
–28,
739

DES Action,
627
,
628

“Designing a Woman-Centered Approach to Pregnancy Loss” (Layne),
463

desire, sexual,
115
,
155

asexuality and,
151

birth control and,
228
,
234
,
236

domination fantasy and,
175

effects of medications and hormones on,
188
–89,
631
–32

hormonal birth control and,
225
,
228

old age and,
560
,
562
,
564
–65

partner discrepancies in,
169

perimenopause and,
519
–21

postpartum,
448
,
450

slut shaming and,
144
–45

social influences on,
141
,
144
–45,
151

variations in,
182
–85

Detrol,
519

diabetes,
21
,
194
,
227
,
235
,
434
,
462
,
519
,
524
,
527
,
543
,
606
,
634
,
637
,
640
,
730
,
762
,
780

endometrial cancer and,
610

gestational,
380
,
385
,
400

of Hispanics,
761
–62

old age and,
555
,
556
,
563

pregnancy and,
366
,
380
,
385
,
400

type
2
,
437
,
543
,
555
,
648
,
649

Diagnostics and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM)
,
77
,
156

diagnostic tests, fetal,
382

diaphragms,
186
,
205
,
218
–22,
218
,
254
,
303
,
628
,
641

after abortions,
338

after childbirth,
450

disabilities and,
197

insertion of,
218
–19,
219

lubricants and,
171
,
220

menstrual fluid collected with,
22

in perimenopause,
512
–13

site for,
203

spermicide used with,
218
–22

diarrhea,
24
,
305
,
447
,
485
,
624
,
642
,
730
,
783

diclofenac,
331

DIEP flap,
606
,
607

diet,
400
,
448
,
453
,
543
,
620
,
639

abnormal uterine bleeding and,
613

aging and,
566
–67

bladder problems and,
641
–42,
645

breast cancer and,
594
,
597

dioxin in,
740

EDCs and,
739

high-fat,
620

in midlife,
527
–30

osteoporosis prevention and,
528
–30

yeast infection and,
638
,
639

see also
food

diet industry, body image and,
45
,
46
,
68

dieting,
66
,
68
,
70
,
384
,
448

DiFranco, Ani,
23

digital mammography,
590

dihydroepiandrostone sulfate (DHEAS),
482

Dilantin,
197
,
228

dilation and curettage (D&C),
463
,
465
,
467
,
610
,
613

dilation and evacuation (D&E),
324
–25,
332
–33,
344
,
463
,
465

dilators,
187
,
333
,
334
,
517

dildos,
159
,
162
,
172
,
174

safer sex and,
264

vaginal infection and,
186

dimenhydrinate,
516

dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO),
645

Dineen, Matt,
813

Dines, Gail,
59

dioxin,
625
,
739
–40,
756

diphenhydramine,
516

direct-to-consumer (DTC) advertising,
660
–61

DIS
,
51

disabilities,
189
–97,
804

birth control and,
197
,
220

body images and,
60
,
146

desire and,
188

gynecological exam and,
42

health care barriers and,
682

multiple identities and,
92

orgasm and,
157
,
193

partner sex and,
172
,
176

pregnancy and,
386
–87

recommended resources for,
193

relationships and,
122
,
125

sexual positions and,
146

violence and,
694
,
710

disability benefits,
534

discrimination,
96
,
549
,
764

sexual orientation and,
87
,
93
,
94

weight-based,
67
–68,
70
,
92
,
94

Disney Girl
,
64

disorders of sexual development (DSDs; intersex),
4
n
,
14
–15,
73
,
117

Ditropan,
519

DivaCup,
22

Divigel,
539

divorce,
108
,
130
,
499
,
534
,
550
,
563
,
582
,
783

health insurance and,
768
,
769

dizziness,
184
,
253
,
413
,
456
,
466
,
540

DNA,
484
,
801

HPV tests and,
299

rape kits and,
706

Doan, Petra,
91

doctor-patient relationship, imbalance of power in,
673
,
676

doctors,
see
physicians;
specific kinds of doctors

Dodson, Betty,
167
,
179

Doin' It
(documentary),
191
–92,
191

Dolfenal,
331

Domestic Abuse Intervention Project,
693

domestic violence,
692
,
697
,
708
–18,
726
,
768

disabilities and,
192
,
710

elder abuse and,
576
,
711

ending,
717

global,
718
,
788
–89,
791
–92

immigrants and,
700

legal considerations for,
716
–17

medical considerations for,
717

patterns of,
711
,
714
,
716

rape as,
702
,
710
–11

recognizing abusive behavior and,
712
–13

safety plans and,
713
–16

what to do about,
711
,
713
–16

why women stay and,
714

domestic violence shelters,
96
,
710

Dominican women,
126

DONA International,
454

Donna's Blog,
551

donor agency, working with,
494

donor insemination,
622

donors,
499
–500

egg,
493
–96,
499
,
500
,
525

embryo,
499

sperm,
491
,
493
,
496
,
500

telling the children about,
496

Donor Sibling Registry,
496

douches, douching,
186

avoiding,
31
,
287
,
335
,
517
,
624
,
638
,
639

doulas,
383
,
393
–94,
400
,
407
,
412

miscarriage and,
463

Dow Chemical,
757

“Downside of Awareness Campaigns, The”
(Los Angeles Times)
,
821

DoYourProxy.org,
572

Dramamine,
516

Dr. Susan Love's Breast Book
,
600

drug abuse,
83
,
392
,
437
,
457
,
462
,
684
,
815

bias against,
681

violence and,
692
,
697
,
721

drugs,
see
medications

drugs, recreational:

fertility and,
479

needle sharing and,
284

pregnancy and,
313

rape and,
704
,
708

safer sex and,
263
,
269

dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DEXA) test,
530

ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS),
591
,
601
–2

duloxetine,
188

Dumanoski, Dianne,
754
–55

durable power of attorney,
571
,
574

dysmenorrhea,
24
–26

dyspareunia,
557

dysplasia,
558

cervical,
615
,
618
–19,
627

Early Menopause,
525

Early to Bed,
191
,
192

earnings,
758
,
760
,
768
–69,
815

abortion and,
317

access to health care and,
680
–81,
684

aging and,
566
,
576
,
582
,
583

body image and,
45
,
50

BPA exposure and,
740

gap in,
582
,
583

health care reform and,
771
,
775

lead poisoning and,
732

relationship power disparities and,
124
,
125

Social Security and,
568

STIs and,
766

eating disorders,
45
,
66
,
67
,
69
,
698

E. coli
,
639

economic abuse,
712

economic recession,
759
,
760
–61,
764
,
768

ectopic pregnancy,
337
,
466
–67,
471
,
477
,
622
,
625

IUD and,
241

sterilization and,
244

treatment for,
337
,
630

eczema,
119
,
447
,
624
,
637
,
730

education,
758

family planning and,
779
–80

lifelong learners and,
578

relationship power disparities and,
124
,
125

teen mothers and,
314
,
384

see also
schools; sex education

Education Amendments (1972), Title IX of,
314