Our Bodies, Ourselves (200 page)

decline in mortality from,
590

DES and,
628
,
739

diagnosis of,
599
–600,
603

disparities in deaths from,
680

early puberty and,
18
,
593
,
594
,
597
,
744

environmental toxins and,
595
,
597
,
598
,
599
,
639
,
729
,
733
,
737
,
745
,
746
,
754
,
820

genetics and,
593
,
594
,
596
–97,
599

at global level,
780

HT and,
80
,
531
,
532
,
535
,
536
,
538
,
539
,
540
,
542
,
543
,
593
,
595
,
597
,
603

incidence rates for,
186
,
594
–95

manual exam and,
37

prognosis for,
607

prosthesis, reconstruction, or scar after,
604
–7

research studies and,
668

risk factors for,
18
,
88
,
593
–94,
596
–99

risk reduction for,
597
,
599

screening for,
590
–92,
594
,
772

size of,
589

soy and,
533

stages of,
600
–601

transsexuals and,
80
,
82

treatment of,
529
,
599
–607

Breast Cancer Action (BCA),
606
,
805
,
820
–22

Breast Cancer Fund,
733
,
744
,
754

breastfeeding,
124
,
177
,
435
–46,
448

beginning of,
423
–24,
438
–39

birth control and,
227
–28,
232
,
237
,
239
,
248
–51

breast cancer and,
444
,
593
,
597

breasts and,
13
,
15
,
17
,
439
–45,
440
,
450

cervix and,
10

challenges of,
441
–44

classes on,
377

cramping during,
432

deciding to engage in,
437
–38

desire and,
189

early patterns of,
441

environmental toxins and,
730
,
734
,
756

epidurals and,
417
–18

finding help with,
438

HIV and,
302
–3,
437

latching on in,
439
–42,
440

medications and,
442
,
458

menstrual cycle and,
20

opioids and,
415
,
418

preparing for,
395

in public,
445
–46

reasons to avoid,
302
–3,
437

under special circumstances,
444
–45

surgery and,
657
–58

toxins and,
729

vaginal wetness and dryness and,
8
,
186
,
450

ways to cradle your baby while,
440

work and,
446

breast milk,
249
,
741
,
745

contamination of,
730
,
739

health care reform and,
772
–73

low supply of,
444

stillbirth and,
471

breast pads,
431
,
450

breasts,
11
,
13
,
15
–18,
83
,
112
,
484
,
588
–607,
588

benign conditions of,
589
–90

biopsy of,
593
,
600

body image and,
54
,
55
,
57
,
66

cysts in,
588
,
589

engorgement of,
443

enlargement/augmentation of,
13
,
54
,
55
,
116
,
444

fibroadenomas in,
588
,
589

fibrocystic changes in,
225

infection in,
590

lifetime changes of,
17

lumps in,
34
,
37
,
588
,
589
–90

nipples of,
see
nipples

pain in,
588
,
590
,
605

parts of,
16

plugged ducts and mastitis of,
443
–44

postpartum,
431
,
450

pregnancy and,
309

provider's examination of,
37

pumping of,
443
–46

reduction surgery and,
444

self-exam for (BSEs),
16

self-image and,
11
,
13

sexual arousal and,
15
,
153
,
154

size of,
13
,
15

soreness of,
510
,
518

swollen,
510

tenderness of,
228
,
231
,
236
,
238
,
253
,
309
,
337
,
510

breast-specific gamma imaging (BSGI),
591

breath, breathing,
244
,
331
,
456

labor and,
413
,
418
,
419

of newborns,
421
,
426
,
456

shortness of,
228
,
485

breech births,
373
,
376

Brenner, Barbara,
820

Brides March Against Domestic Violence,
726

British Medical Journal
,
667

Brody, Julia G.,
820

Brown, Louise,
486

bruises, elder abuse and,
576

“Buckets for the Cure,”
820

Bulgaria,
492
–93,
492

bupropion,
188

Bureau of Indian Affairs, U.S. (BIA),
697

Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S.,
579
–80

Bush, George W.,
344
,
760
,
765
,
774
,
785
,
796

Bussel, Rachel Kramer,
164
,
703

butorphanol,
414

B vitamins,
24
,
530
,
556
,
639
,
642

CA-125,
621

caffeine,
514
,
516
,
518
,
641

calcium,
235
,
528
,
529
,
530
,
545
,
732

calculators,
248
–49

California,
208
,
284
,
599
,
738
,
774

California Healthy Nail Salon Collaborative,
751

Calogne, Ned,
592

CAM,
see
complementary and alternative medicine

Campaign for Safe Cosmetics,
52
,
743
,
744

Campaign to Rescue & Restore Victims of Human Trafficking,
792

campus rape,
702
–3

Canada,
82
,
192
,
627
,
646
,
680
,
740
,
746
,
779
,
804

abortion in,
322
,
325

environmental toxins in,
730
,
820

herpes in,
297

White Ribbon Campaign in,
694
,
789

Canadian Women's Health Network,
664

cancer,
21
,
48
,
87
,
596
,
626

environment factors in,
728
–29,
739
,
740
,
756
,
819

see also specific kinds of cancer

candida,
636

candidiasis,
88

Canner, Liz,
183

cannula,
331
–32

Capito, Shelley Moore,
69

CAPRISA,
800

carbamazepine,
228

carbaryl,
756

carbonated soft drinks,
530

carcinogens,
485
,
615
,
729
,
730
,
731
,
742
,
756

body image and,
47
,
49
,
51
–52

cardiovascular disease,
235
,
536
,
543
,
556
,
564

caregiving, caregivers,
572
–77

acceptance of,
575
,
577

elder abuse and neglect and,
575
–76

paid,
454

paid, needs of,
574

respite and resources for,
574
–75

Carey, Rea,
558

Caribbean,
48
,
782
,
786
–87,
787

Caring Connections,
572

carotenoids,
530

Carson, Rachel,
753
–54,
820

Carter, Jimmy,
756

Catholic Charities,
680

Catholics for Choice,
786

CDC,
see
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

CDC Aging,
559

celebrities,
475
,
531

body image and,
47
,
54
,
55
,
60

celibacy,
150
,
151
,
152
,
554

Center for American Progress,
558

Center for Drug Evaluation and Research,
668

Center for Genetics and Society,
801
,
803

Center for Health, Environment & Justice (CHEJ),
753
,
754

Center for Media Justice Toolbox,
811

Center for Reproductive Rights,
776
,
777

Center for Research on Women with Disabilities,
682
,
710

Centering Healthcare Institute,
765

Centering Pregnancy,
378
,
658
,
745
,
764
–65

Center on Medical Record Rights and Privacy,
677

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC),
623
,
738
,
740
,
742

Advisory Committee on

Immunization Practices of,
616

Disease Prevention and Health Promotion,
557

infertility and,
475
–76,
490

STIs and,
278
,
280
,
284
,
285
,
286
,
291
,
297
,
303
,
304
,
305
,
766

Women's Health,
664

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention National Prevention Information Network,
275

Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS),
569

Central America,
750

Centre for Menstrual Cycle and Ovulation Research,
524
–25,
540
,
543
,
544
,
612

Centrotide,
484

cerebral palsy (CP),
194
,
489
,
764

certified nurse-midwives (CNMs),
364
–65

certified professional midwives (CPMs),
365
,
762

Cervarix,
277
,
616
,
794

Cervical Barrier Advancement Society,
217

cervical cancer,
240
,
250
,
614
–15,
618
,
762

causes of,
258
,
298
,
300
,
615
,
766

DES and,
626
–27

global,
794
–95

medical treatment for,
619
,
629

oral contraceptives and,
226

risk of,
615

screening for,
40
,
87
,
284
,
288
,
299
,
558
,
610
,
766
,
772
,
794

cervical caps,
22
,
220
–21,
222
,
254
,
303

after abortions,
338

after childbirth,
450

in perimenopause,
512
–13

site for,
203

cervical dysplasia,
615
,
618
–19,
627

cervical erosion,
614

cervical eversion (ectropion),
614

cervical fluid,
10
–11,
259

abnormal,
10
–11

birth control and,
231
,
234
,
238