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pregnancy and,
189
,
325
,
484

progesterone cream,
540
–41

progestin,
242
,
610

in birth control pills,
223
,
224
,
251

in emergency contraception,
252
,
253

in HT,
531
,
536
,
537
,
540
,
541
,
542

in long-acting methods,
229
,
613

in osteoporosis treatment,
531
,
532

in patch,
189
,
229

perimenopause and,
511
–12,
519

in vaginal ring,
231

progestin allergies,
237

progestin-only birth control,
197
,
223

see also
Depo-Provera; implants; minipills

progestogens,
539
,
610
,
611
,
626

Progressive Women's Voices Project,
812

Project Renewment
(Bratter and Dennis),
577

prolactin,
189
,
431
,
450
,
482

proliferation phase,
20

Prometrium,
515
,
540
,
541

pronouns,
76

prophylactics,
see
condoms

prostaglandins,
24
,
325

prostate cancer,
82

prostate fluid,
160

prosthesis, breast,
604
,
605

prostitution, prostitutes,
692
,
723
,
724
,
790

protection orders,
711
,
713
,
715
,
716
,
720

protein,
530

Protestants,
317

proton pump inhibitors,
529

Provera,
537
,
539
,
540
,
542
,
626

Provider's Guide for the Care of Women with Physical Disabilities and Chronic Medical Conditions, A (Smeltzer and Sharts-Hopko)
,
193

Prozac,
188
,
392
,
458
,
515
,
521

psychiatrists,
566
,
634

psychologists,
566

psychosis, postpartum,
455
,
457
,
458

puberty,
8
,
15
,
17
,
647

early,
18
,
593
,
594
,
597
,
744
,
754

of transsexual teens,
83

pubic arch,
420

pubic bone,
11
,
39
,
157
,
219
,
640

male,
206

pubic hair,
4
,
17
,
37

body image and,
52
,
57
,
63
,
116

removal of,
52

pubic symphysis,
4
,
5
,
5

public breastfeeding,
445
–46

public health, Precautionary Principle of,
731

Public Patent Foundation,
805

PubMed,
665

pubococcygeus (PC) muscles,
158
,
563

Puerto Ricans,
126
,
762
,
773

purchasing power,
62
,
70

purity,
135
,
143

purity balls,
143

Purity Myth, The
(Valenti),
143

pushing (giving birth),
404
,
407
,
417
–21

with an epidural,
419
,
422

pyelonephritis,
640

Pyridium,
642

quadriplegia,
190

Quakerism (Society of Friends),
151

queer,
76
,
84

relationships and,
117
,
119
,
121
,
139

queer communities,
76

queer discrimination,
94

queering, of black female heterosexuality,
145

race:

aging and,
542
,
543
,
545
,
549
,
566

cervical cancer and,
616
–17

disparities in health status by,
761
–63

STIs and,
280
,
282
–83

racism,
60
,
95
,
144
,
272
,
764

violence and,
694
–96

radiation,
593
,
620
,
733

radiation therapy,
506
,
524
,
599
,
600
,
602
,
603
,
610
,
619
,
621
,
627

radioactive materials,
437
,
479

Raging Grannies International,
581

Rai, Aishwarya,
47

Raising Women's Voices,
583
,
655
,
771

raloxifene,
532
,
599

rape,
187
,
699
–709,
721
,
792

abortion and,
774
,
775
,
777
,
786
,
822

campus,
702
–3

defined,
700
–701

domestic violence and,
702
,
710
–11

doubts about,
704

fantasies of,
174
–75

gray,
704

health care after,
42

incidence of,
691

legal considerations regarding,
708
–9

medical considerations regarding,
705
–7

of Native women,
696

pregnancy from,
342

reflections on consent and,
703

relationships and,
109
,
132
,
133
,
135
,
137

social influences and,
148
,
150
,
692
,
693

statutory,
700
n

STIs and,
286
,
702

as war crime,
692
,
695
,
789

by women,
705

of women of color,
695
–96

Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network (RAINN),
311
,
703
,
705

rape crisis advocates,
705
–6

rape crisis centers,
96
,
700
,
702

rape drugs,
704

rape kits,
286
,
702
,
705
,
706

rapid tests, for HIV,
306

rappers,
123

Rapunzel's Daughters
(Weitz),
71

rashes,
278
,
279
,
304
,
447

after condom use,
214

patch and,
231

spermicides and,
222

razors,
31
,
300

Reagan, Ronald,
760
,
774

“Real Sex Education” (Kulwicki),
164

Reclast,
532

recombinant bovine growth hormone (rBGH),
821

reconstruction, breast,
604
–7

Reconstructionist Judaism,
151

recovery stage,
404

rectal exams,
707

rectovaginal exam,
41

rectum,
4
,
9
,
11
,
11
,
38
,
39
,
646
,
647

abortion and,
334

anal sex and,
174
,
215
,
223

blood in,
41

female condoms adapted for use in,
262

giving birth and,
418

male,
206

orgasm and,
154

pain in,
290
,
643

STIs and,
290

tearing in,
174
,
215
,
262

Reform Judaism,
151

Refugee Medical Assistance,
681

refugees,
646
,
681
–82,
693
–94,
790
,
794

relationships,
99
–139,
520
,
636

adoption and,
358

aging and,
110
,
137
–38,
550
–54

asexuality and,
152

asking for what we want in,
166

body image and,
114
–19

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

elder abuse and,
576

eroticism and,
155

FSD and,
183

ideal,
64
,
119
–23,
152

interracial,
121
,
123
,
126
–27

intimacy in,
109
–12,
117
,
138
,
152
,
449
,
496

love and,
106
,
107
,
112
–14,
122
,
123

media and,
100
,
114
,
119
–23

obstacles in,
131
–32

in old age,
550
–54,
564

orgasm problems and,
158
,
159

participant bios and,
100
–106

pop culture and,
64
,
100

postpartum,
449
,
452

power disparities in,
124
–26

preferred sexual enjoyment in,
110
–12

sexual abuse and,
132
–37,
158

singles and,
105

time lines of,
138
–39

violence and,
132
–35,
698
,
702
,
708

what are you looking for in,
106
–9

relaxation, fertility and,
479

relaxation techniques,
497
,
514

religion,
150
–51,
271
,
317
,
694

Remifemin,
533

Replens,
517

reproductive endocrinologists (REs),
481

reproductive life cycle, stages in,
17
–29

reproductive rights:

brief history of,
205

justice and,
345
–46,
813
–17

politics of,
773
–77

reproductive technologies,
349
,
466

see also
assisted reproductive technologies

Repronex,
484

Republicans, Republican Party,
66
,
771
,
775

research cloning, objections to,
802
–3

research studies,
665
–69

do the results apply to you,
666

evidence-based medicine and,
667
–69

finding,
665

reading,
665
–66,
669

recommended reading for,
665

resolution stage,
154

Resolve,
488

respiratory problems,
751

respiratory tract infections,
730
,
756

restless leg syndrome,
516
,
660

retinol,
529

retirement,
568
,
579
–80,
582
–83

Return of Desire, The
(Ogden),
155

rheumatic diseases,
195

rheumatoid arthritis (RA),
195
,
524
,
624

Rheumatrex,
197

Rh factor,
323
,
466

Rh immune globulin,
466

Rhode Island,
573
,
766

RhoGAM,
323
n

RH Reality Check,
777

ribs,
588

Ricart, Gladys,
726

rifampin,
227
,
228
,
233

Riggs, Lee Jacobs,
703
,
709

Rights of Patients, The
(Annas),
671

rimming,
174
,
264

Rimso-50,
645

Rise of Viagra, The
(Loe),
172

RISUG birth control method,
247

Ritchie, Rochelle,
49
,
49

RNA, HIV in,
307

Road Scholar,
578

Robinson, Susan,
341

Rochester, University of, School of Medicine and Dentistry of,
572

Rodriguez, Taina,
192

Roeder, Scott,
808

Roe v. Wade
,
340
,
341
,
344
,
774
,
823

role-playing,
175
–77,
263

roles:

relationships and,
105
,
124
,
132

women's,
105
,
132

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