Our Bodies, Ourselves (197 page)

abstinence,
248
,
250
–51,
271

abstinence-only programs,
143
,
271
,
765

abuse:

depression and,
523

elder,
575
–76,
693
–94,
711

see also
emotional abuse; physical abuse; sexual abuse

Access Living,
191

Accord Alliance,
15

acne,
185
,
225
,
236
,
238
,
539
,
631
,
648

acquaintance rape,
704

active phase of labor,
403
,
405
–10,
412
,
418

activism, twenty-first century,
808
–25

challenging mainstream science and industry,
819
–22

global,
822
–23

making our voices heard and,
810
–13

recommended resources for,
811
,
823

for reproductive health and justice,
813
–17

sexualization of young girls and women and,
817
–19

Actonel,
532

Actonel with Calcium,
532

acupressure points,
25
,
633

acupuncture,
305
,
497
,
613
,
620

acute, defined,
729

acyclovir,
295

Adams, Jill,
776

Addams, Jane,
753

addiction:

pregnancy and,
388

to tanning,
52

see also
alcohol, abuse of; drug abuse

adenocarcinoma,
627

adenomyosis,
612
,
613

adenosis,
628

ADHD,
177
,
742

adhesions,
187
,
650

Adiana,
242
–45,
255

Administration on Aging, U.S.,
558
,
570
,
575
–76

adolescence, adolescents:

abstinence in,
143
,
271

anovulation in,
26

birth control and,
207
,
208

body image mentors for,
65

breasts in,
15
,
17

DES and,
739

dieting of,
66

grandparents and,
565

marketing to,
64
–65

pregnancy in,
see
teen pregnancy

sexualization of,
817

statutory rape and,
700
n

STIs in,
258
,
259
,
271
,
275
,
276
,
279
,
280
,
565
,
766

transsexual, medical intervention for,
83

vaccination of,
277
,
616
,
617

violence against,
701
,
720
–21

adoption,
127
,
349
,
434
,
464
,
475
,
501
,
525

breastfeeding and,
444
–45

depression after,
455

as path to parenthood,
356
–58

unplanned pregnancy and,
313
,
315

adrenals,
188
,
189
,
640

advance directive forms,
571

advertising,
25
,
817

body image and,
45
,
46
,
47
,
50
,
59
,
62
–65,
70
,
549
–50

breasts and,
13

drugs,
660
–61

food,
68

history of women in,
63

menstrual flow and,
22

osteoporosis and,
528
,
531

Advil,
432
,
443

advocacy, environmental health and,
731
–32

Advocates for Youth,
272

Aetna,
489

Afghanistan,
779
,
782

Africa,
48
,
594
,
646
,
666
,
738
,
747
,
798
,
799
,
823

abortion in,
788

birth rates in,
781

cervical cancer in,
794

family planning in,
783

life expectancy in,
779

sub-Saharan,
779
,
781
,
782
,
783
,
795

see also specific countries

African Americans,
745
,
810

children, lead poisoning of,
732
–33

males,
60
,
66
,
117
,
123
,
126
–27,
144
,
301
,
767

African American women,
96
,
769

abortion and,
813
–15

access to health care of,
680

in aging studies,
542
,
543
,
545

birth rates for,
781

body image of,
47
,
48
,
49
,
50
,
60
,
66

BPA and,
740

breastfeeding of,
446

cancer of,
543
,
593
–94,
616
,
744
,
754
,
761

colorism and,
50

disparities in health of,
761
,
764
,
767

fibroids in,
608
,
630

hysterectomy in,
630

interracial marriage of,
125

lesbians,
93

life expectancy of,
761

old age and,
549
,
555

perimenopause and menopause in,
509

poverty of,
760

pregnancy loss in,
469
,
471

queering of heterosexuality of,
145

relationships and,
122
–23,
125
,
126
–27

stereotypes of,
144
,
695

STIs in,
280
,
282
–83,
301
,
766
–67

teen pregnancy of,
765

as uninsured,
768

violence against,
695
–96,
699

workpace activism of,
748

age:

abortion and,
317

birth control and,
209
,
210
,
226

breast cancer screening and,
591
–92

feeling of,
578
–79

health insurance and,
569
,
772

infertility and,
476
–77

IVF and,
488

marriage by,
114
,
462

at menopause,
17
,
593

at menstruation,
18
,
26
,
593
,
594
,
597

for old age,
578

Plan B and,
765

pregnancy and,
385

safer sex and,
259
,
261

stillbirth and,
469

STIs and,
277
,
279
,
280
,
299

Age4Action Network,
579

ageism,
508
,
549

Agent Orange,
739

aging,
660

feminized,
549

fertility and,
351
,
476
–77

medicalization of,
550

miscarriage and,
351
,
462
,
477

pregnancy loss and,
351
,
462

relationships and,
110
,
137
–38,
550
–54

research on,
542
–43,
545

single status and,
105

vagina and,
187

see also
menopause; old age; perimenopause; postmenopausal women

Aging in Place Initiative,
570

Aging Our Way
(Loe),
561

Aging with Dignity,
572

Aging with Options,
568

AGS Foundation for Health in Aging,
559

A Heartbreaking Choice,
335

AIDS,
241
,
274
,
276
,
301
–7,
761

birth control as protection against,
201
,
211
,
218
,
337

birth control which fails to protect against,
224

course of,
304

death from,
283
,
767

global,
779
,
785
,
787
,
789
,
795
–800

reporting requirements and,
289

safer sex and,
273

see also
HIV

AIDS Care Project,
305

AIDS Counseling and Education group (ACE),
283
–84

Akimbo,
823

Akwesasne,
730
,
745

Akwesasne Mother's Milk Project,
745

alarm system,
134
,
720

Alaska, abortion in,
340

Alaska Natives,
282
,
301
,
696
–97,
774

disparities in health of,
762
–64

Albolene,
517

alcohol,
27
,
294
,
436
,
641

abuse of,
83
,
88
,
437
,
681
,
692
,
697
,
721
,
815

bleeding and,
334

breast cancer and,
88
,
593
,
597

fertility and,
479

hot flashes and,
514

lesbians and,
87
,
88

osteoporosis prevention and,
529
,
530

pregnancy and,
392

rape and,
703
,
704
,
708

safer sex and,
263
,
269

sex and,
521

sleep disturbances and,
516

aldrin,
737

alendronate,
531

Aleve,
331

Alexander, Sasha,
77

Alexander Technique,
556

Alford, Sue,
272

allergies,
42
,
221
,
742

copper,
240

to cow's milk protein,
447
,
529

iodine,
244

latex,
186
,
211
,
213
–14,
265
,
268

peanut,
540

progestin,
237

Allina, Amy,
184

alternative treatment,
see
complementary and alternative medicine

Alzheimer's disease,
536
,
556

Amazon.com,
217
,
266

amenorrhea,
26
,
67

“American Able” photo series,
61

American Academy of Pediatrics,
437

American Association of Sexuality Educators, Counselors and Therapists,
185

American Board of Genetic Counseling,
599

American Cancer Society (ACS),
82
,
591
–92,
594
,
659
,
762

American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU),
748
,
805

American College of Nurse-Midwives (ACNM),
402
,
415

American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology (ACOG),
40
,
58

American College of Radiology,
592
,
594
,
762

American College of Surgeons,
599

American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG),
389
,
402
,
558
,
614
,
762

American Idol
(TV show),
62

American Indians,
282
,
301
,
342
,
616
,
774

adoption and,
315

disparities in health of,
762
–64

environmental toxins and,
730
,
733
,
745

violence against,
696
–97

American Medical Association,
192

American Medical Student Association PharmFree Scorecard,
657

American Menopause Foundation,
543

American Midwifery Certification Board,
364

American Psychiatric Association,
25
,
77

American Psychological Association:

abortion and,
342
–43

Task Force on the Sexualization of Girls of,
69
,
817

American Social Health Association (ASHA),
271
,
275
,
297
,
300

American Society for Reproductive Medicine (ASRM),
466
,
481
,
486
,
491
,
497

American Society on Aging,
558

Americans with Disabilities Act,
750