Our Bodies, Ourselves (211 page)

right to,
375

roadblocks to change in,
373

in today's health care system,
372
–74

types of providers for,
362
–66

see also
prenatal care

Matlock, David,
58
–59

Mavi Kalem,
32

Mayer-Rokitansky-Küster-Hauser syndrome (MRKH),
117

“Maze of Injustice” (Amnesty International),
696

media,
663

activism and,
61
,
62

body image and,
45
,
46
,
56
–62,
64
,
66
,
69
,
693

evaluating health information in,
664
–65

gender identity and,
73

male responsibility and,
204

rape and,
701

relationships and,
100
,
114
,
119
–23

social influence of,
144
,
150

stereotypes and,
144

Medicaid,
313
,
434
,
534
,
734
,
767
,
768
,
770

abortion and,
341
–42,
344
,
774

aging and,
569
,
570
,
582

ART and,
488

breast cancer and,
600

extending,
679
–80

gaps in access to,
764

health care reform and,
771
–72,
773
,
777

immigrants and,
654

after incarceration,
685

pregnancy and,
379
,
654
,
680
,
768

refugees and,
681

medical history,
37
,
38
,
41
,
482

medical malpractice,
778

medical model of maternity care,
363
–64

medical records, rights regarding,
677

Medicare,
342
,
534
,
556
,
580
,
582
,
677
,
778

basics of,
569
–70

health care reform and,
654
,
771
,
772

“Hospitals Compare” tool of,
687

prosthesis and,
605

Medicare Advantage,
569

medication abortion (medical abortion; abortion with pills),
324
–29,
337

experience of women who've had,
328

throughout the world,
329

medications,
743
,
780

advertising of,
660
–61

aging and,
566
,
567
,
568

asexuality and,
151

birth control and interactions of,
234
,
238

bladder,
519

breastfeeding and,
442
,
458

cheap acquisition of,
680

clinic trials,
305
,
759
,
798
–99,
800

desire and,
151
,
169
,
182
–85,
188
,
564

disabilities and,
193
,
197

economizing on,
680

for endometriosis,
626

erection-enhancing,
172
,
184

health care reform and,
654

for hot flashes,
515

infertility and,
479
,
483
–85

label use and,
184

for labor pain relief,
394
–97,
414
–18

Medicare and,
569

for PBS/IC,
645

for postpartum mood disorders,
457
,
458

reduced lubrication and,
177

sex and,
521

to stimulate ovulation,
499

for STIs,
288

unsafe sex and,
262

weight-loss,
66

see also specific medications

Medications and Mothers' Milk
(Hale),
442
,
458

Medigap,
569

MEDLINE,
665

MedlinePlus,
521
,
664

medroxyprogesterone,
515

medroxyprogesterone acetate,
537
,
539

mefenamic acid,
331

melasma,
228

melatonin,
516

memory,
509
,
521
–22,
609
,
704

menarche (first period),
18
,
507

Mendiratta, Anuja,
751

Men Engage,
789

“Men in Families and Family Policy in a

Changing World” (UN report),
783

meningitis,
304

menopause,
4
,
8
,
10
,
505
–46

abnormal uterine bleeding at,
611
–12

age at,
17
,
593

anovulatory cycles and,
20

breasts and,
13
,
16
,
17
,
588

cultural values and,
13

defined,
506

desire and,
188
–89

early or premature,
506
,
524
–25,
609
,
630
,
631
,
756

estrogen and,
18
,
506
,
536
,
593

HT in,
512
,
518
,
522
,
532
,
534
–42,
597
,
620
,
660

masturbation and,
161

safer sex in,
521

surgical,
524
,
630

Western medicine and,
533

see also
perimenopause

Menopur,
484

menorrhagia (very heavy periods),
26
,
34
,
649
,
756

Men's Initiative for Jane Doe Inc.,
694

menstrual cups,
22

menstrual fluid,
9
,
21
–22,
35

menstruation, menstrual cycle,
8
,
17
–29,
66
,
271

abnormal uterine bleeding and,
611

after abortion,
328

age at,
18
,
26
,
593
,
594
,
597

anovulatory,
20
,
26

birth control without effect on,
213
,
216
,
218
,
244

breastfeeding and,
450

breasts and,
15
,
588

cervical fluid and,
10

charting of,
26
–29,
37
,
475

DES and,
628

desire and,
188
–89

emergency contraception and,
255
–56

fertility and,
351
,
477

final period (FMP) and,
506
,
507

first (menarche),
18
,
507

health revelations and,
21

hormonal birth control and,
20
,
223
–24,
225
,
227
,
233
–34,
238
–42

irregular,
20
,
26
,
34
,
67
,
245
,
477
,
647

length of pregnancy and,
324

no, very light, or skipped,
26
,
309

pain with,
34
,
245
,
620
,
624

in perimenopause,
506
,
510
–12,
519
,
534

physical and emotional changes in,
23
–26

PID and,
622

reproductive cycle and,
17
–20

variations in,
20

very heavy (menorrhagia),
26
,
34
,
649
,
756

vulva's scent and,
33

what happens during,
18
–20

mental health problems,
684
,
763

see also
anxiety; depression; post-traumatic stress disorder

mentors, body image,
65

meperidine,
414

Merck,
277
,
531
,
616
,
617
,
794

mercury,
47
,
734
–35,
743

tips to avoid exposure to,
735

metformin,
649
–50

Method Match,
217

methotrexate,
197
,
325
,
529

ectopic pregnancy and,
337
,
467

methyl isocyanate,
756

methyltestosterone,
81

Metrodin,
484

metronidazole,
293
–94,
639

Metropolitan Community Churches,
151

Mexican-American women,
555

Mexican farm workers,
736

Mexico,
322
,
699
,
787
,
822

Meyers, John Peter,
754
–55

microbicides,
218
,
800
–801

microwaving,
597
,
740

Middle East,
646
,
793
,
823

Middle Eastern women,
58

midwifery model,
363
–64,
400

midwives,
362
–69,
393
,
395
,
412
,
413

certified (CMs),
364
–65

certified nurse—(CNMs),
364
–65

certified professional (CPMs),
365
,
762

education of,
658
,
673

fear of lawsuits and,
373

nitrous oxide and,
415

other,
365

postpartum care and,
434

prenatal care and,
376
,
378
,
384

questions for,
368

when to call,
402

mifepristone (Mifeprex; RU-486;

abortion pill),
252
,
325
–27,
329
,
337

Mike & Molly
(TV show),
62

military personnel,
342
,
763

milk ducts,
588
,
593

milk glands,
13
,
15
,
16
,
17

Millennium Development Goals (MDGs),
781
,
782
,
785

Miller, Lizzie,
62

Miller, Marshall,
156

Million Women study,
532
,
596

minipills,
197
,
232
–34,
251
,
252
,
254

Minneapolis, Minn.,
724

Minnesota,
599
,
693
,
724

Mintzes, Barbara,
531

Mirena IUD,
26
,
228
,
238
–42,
239
,
251
,
254
,
613
,
626

fibroids and,
609

perimenopause and,
512
,
513
,
539

Mirren, Helen,
60

mirrors, hand,
9
–10,
39
,
138

miscarriage,
26
,
34
,
67
,
333
,
462
–67,
477
,
613
,
622

aging and,
351
,
462
,
477

antidepressants and,
391

causes of,
462

DES and,
626
,
628
,
739

environmental factors in,
728
,
732

fetal impairment tests and,
381

IUDs and,
241

testing for causes of,
465

misoprostol, abortion and,
325
–27,
329
,
331
,
333
,
334
,
463

Mississippi,
766

mittelschmerz,
19

models,
46
,
59
,
60
,
66

moderate intravenous sedation (conscious sedation),
331

Mohawk,
745

mommy makeovers,
55

mommy wars,
459
–60

monilia,
see
yeast infections

monogamy,
106
,
107
,
144
,
149

safer sex and,
259

STIs and,
259
,
275

Monroe, Keely,
776

mons (mons veneris; mound of Venus; mons pubis),
4
,
5

Montana,
777
,
815

mood, mood changes,
185
,
484

hormonal birth control and,
228
,
236
,
238

in perimenopause and menopause,
509
,
510
,
519
,
522
,
534

postpartum,
see
postpartum mood disorders