Our Bodies, Ourselves (204 page)

Edwards, Robert,
486

Effexor,
188
,
515

eggs,
11
,
244
,
619

ART and,
486
,
487
,
488
,
493
–96,
499
,
500
,
806

donor,
493
–96,
499
,
500
,
525

in ectopic pregnancy,
241

fertilization of,
see
conception

freezing of,
82
,
486

implantation of,
20
,
256
,
476

infertility and,
477
,
482
–83,
493
–94

after ovulation,
19

reduced quality of,
67

research cloning and,
802
,
803

see also
ovulation

Eggsploitation
(documentary),
804

Egypt,
793

Ehlers-Danlos syndrome,
176

ejaculation:

female,
159
–60

male,
33
,
172
,
213
,
246
,
247
,
255
,
293
,
477
,
482
,
562

premature,
213
,
247

retrograde,
477

elder abuse and neglect,
575
–76,
693
–94,
711

Eldercare Locator,
571
,
575
,
576

Elderhostel,
578

Elders, Joycelyn,
161

Electronic Privacy Information Center,
719

Ella,
252
,
253

Elle
,
47

Ellison, Carol Rinkleib,
155
,
565

Elmiron,
645

El Salvador,
786
,
787

email:

to health care providers,
676
,
679

violence and,
714
,
719

embolism,
197

embryo,
468
,
476
,
806

abortion and,
325
,
327

DES and,
627

donation of,
495
,
499

environmental toxins and,
730

freezing of,
487
,
495
,
499

transfer of,
487
–88,
489
,
497
–98

embryonic stem cell research,
801
–3

emergency contraception (EC),
204
,
207
,
209
,
213
,
230
,
251
–53,
255
,
309
,
311
,
765

birth control pills as,
225
,
229

frequently asked questions about,
255
–56

IUD as,
240
,
242
,
253
,
255

minipills and,
233

rape and,
707

where to get,
255

Emergency Contraception Hotline,
252
,
256

Emergency Contraception Website,
217

emergency contraceptive pills (ECPs; morning-after pills),
251
–53,
255
,
256

emergency medical care,
96

emergency rooms (ERs),
286
,
306

emotional abuse,
150
,
158
,
691
,
692
,
712

domestic violence and,
710
,
711

emotions:

after abortion,
335

asexuality and,
152

childbirth and,
427
–28

hysterectomy and,
633
–34

infertility and,
478
–81

parenting and,
352
,
358
,
451
–59

postpartum,
374
,
448
–49,
451
–59

pregnancy and,
360
,
401

pregnancy loss and,
462
,
471
–72

Empowered Fe Fes,
191
–92,
191

Enabling Romance
(Kroll and Klein),
193

“Ending Violence Against Women,”
725

endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDCs),
18
,
729
,
730
,
738
–39,
740
,
754

see also
DDT; DES

Endocrine Disruption Exchange (TEDX),
730
,
739
,
755

Endocrine Society,
81

endocrine system,
729
,
734
,
739
,
742
,
819

“Endocrine Treatment of Transsexual Persons” (2009 guideline),
81

endocrinologists,
545

end-of-life care,
571
–72

endometrial ablation,
243
,
613
,
630

endometrial biopsy,
465
,
612
,
622
,
623

endometrial (uterine) cancer,
225
,
226
,
235
,
240
,
241
,
559
,
573
,
610
–11,
620
,
649

HT and,
532
,
536
,
538
,
539
,
545
,
596

medical treatments for,
610
–11,
629

prevention and self-help for,
610

symptoms of,
610

endometrioma,
630

endometriosis,
187
,
241
,
477
,
522
,
612
,
624
–26,
628

diagnosis of,
625
–26

environmental connection to,
625
,
739

medical treatment for,
626
,
629

Endometriosis Association,
625
,
626
,
659

endometrium (lining of uterus),
19
,
20
,
223
,
476
,
607
,
612

DES and,
627

hyperplasia in,
610

PID and,
621

polyps in,
512
,
609
,
611

endorphins,
185
,
563

England,
90
,
539

enthusiastic consent,
154
,
163
–80

erotica and,
179

lubrication and,
177
–78

pornography and,
179
–80

sex toys and,
178
–79

sex with a partner and,
see
partner sex

talking about sex and,
164
–68

“yes means yes” and,
163

environment:

defined,
728

women's protecting of,
753
–55

environmental and occupational health,
555
,
727
–57

key terms for,
729

reasons to combine,
728

recommended reading for,
730

responsibility for,
730
–32

shared risks and unequal burdens of,
744
–76

Environmental Defense Fund,
735

Environmental Health Perspectives
,
736

environmental justice movement,
744
,
745
,
754

Environmental Justice Resource Center,
745
,
753

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA),
728
,
732
,
733
,
735
,
738
,
739
,
742

Love Canal and,
755
,
756

Environmental Risks and Breast Cancer project,
736
,
744

environmental toxins,
462
,
524
,
727
–31,
819
–20

breast cancer and,
595
,
597
,
598
,
599
,
729
,
733

cervical cancer and,
615

endometriosis and,
625

fertility and,
479

types of,
732
–40,
742
–43

Environmental Working Group (EWG),
740
,
741
,
744

Cosmetic Safety Database of,
743

Shoppers Guide to Pesticides of,
737

enzyme-linked immunoassay (EIA) test,
306

EPA,
see
Environmental Protection Agency

epidurals,
373
,
395
,
396
,
414
,
416
–18,
762

advantages and disadvantages of,
417

dizziness and,
413

pushing with,
419
,
422

vacuum extractors and,
422

episiotomy,
420
,
432

epithelium,
619

EQUAL Health Network,
655
,
771
,
776

Equal Pay Act (1963),
583

erections,
168
,
206
,
521

aging and,
562
,
565

condoms and,
211
,
213
,
267

drugs and,
172
,
184
,
566

Erickson-Schroth, Laura,
79

Eritrea,
793

Eros,
184

erotic, eroticism, erotica,
142
,
155
,
179

esophageal candidiasis,
304

esophagus,
640

Essure,
242
–45,
255

estimated due date (EDD),
378

Estonia,
782

Estrace,
517

estradiol,
482
,
538
,
539
,
541
,
545

Estring,
517
,
539

estriol,
517
,
538
,
539
,
541
,
545

EstroGel,
539

estrogen,
11
,
15
,
482
,
610
,
626
,
631
,
729

birth control pills and,
197
,
223
,
224
,
232

birth control without,
237
,
239

breast cancer and,
185
,
593
,
595
–96,
739

breastfeeding and,
450

in contraceptive patch,
189
,
197
,
220
,
231
,
237

DES and,
626
,
628

desire and,
188
–89

in emergency contraception,
252
,
253

endocrine disruptors and,
18

fibroids and,
608

in HT,
531
,
535
–42,
620

insufficient lubrication and,
186

in menopause,
18
,
506
,
522
,
593

menstrual cycle and,
18
,
19
,
20
,
27
,
29
,
223
,
511
,
588
,
729

in osteoporosis treatment,
531
,
532

in perimenopause,
508
,
510
,
511
,
512
,
515
–19,
522
,
536
,
544

postpartum sex and,
449

pregnancy and,
189

synthetic,
see
DES

transsexuals and,
77
,
80
–81,
82

vaginal,
517
–18,
519

in vaginal ring,
231
,
237

estrogen cream,
189
,
518
,
539
,
636

estrogen gels,
539

estrogen patch,
189
,
539
,
545

estrogen/progestin patches,
542

estrogen/progestin pills,
189

estrogen rings,
189
,
539

estrone,
538
,
541

ethinyl estradiol,
80
–81

Ethiopia,
782
,
787

ethnicity,
566

aging studies and,
542
–43,
545

cervical cancer and,
616
–17

disparities in health status by,
761
–63

menopausal symptoms and,
509

STIs and,
280
,
282
–83

violence and,
694

eugenics movement,
337

Europe,
184
,
532
,
540
,
593
,
724
,
779

birth rates in,
781
–82

breast cancer in,
593

see also specific countries

European Medicines Evaluation Agency,
25

European Union,
740
,
743
,
819
,
820

Evamist,
539

Everybody Loves Raymond
(TV show),
119
–20

Eve's Garden,
167

evidence-based medicine,
667
–69