Our Bodies, Ourselves (215 page)

plateau stage,
154

pleasure, loss of interest in,
456
,
520
–21

pleasure, sexual,
see
sexual pleasure

pneumocystis pneumonia (PCP),
304

POI,
see
premature ovarian insufficiency

Poland,
627
,
784
–85,
784
,
787

Polaris Project,
792

police,
95
,
286
,
692
,
696
,
705
,
714

state,
709

politics of women's health,
758
–807

abortion and,
337
,
340
,
341
–42,
773
–77

aging and,
581
–83

conflicts of interest and,
762

disparities and,
761
–65

around the globe,
777
,
779
–801

of HT,
535
–37

reproductive health and,
765
–67

safer sex and,
271

in United States,
535
–37,
581
–83,
758
–79

Polo Ralph Lauren,
59

polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs),
729
,
730
,
735
,
737
,
742

polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS),
477
,
647
–50

polyps:

cervical,
614

uterine,
512
,
609
,
611

pop culture, relationships and,
64
,
100
,
120
,
123

POPs,
see
persistent organic pollutants

pornography,
57
–60,
116
,
175
,
179
–80,
723

Portugal,
627
,
787

positron emission mammography (PEM),
591

post-abortion stress syndrome (PASS),
318

post-abortion syndrome (PAS),
318

postadoption depression,
455

postexposure prophylaxis (PEP),
286

postmenopausal women,
177
,
186
,
189
,
595

birth control and,
512

breast pain in,
588

endometrial cancer in,
610

health insurance and,
534

hormone treatments in,
80

hot flashes in,
515

limits of phrase,
549

sexual desire and satisfaction in,
519
–20

sleep disturbances in,
515
–16

social infertility and,
475

STIs and,
280

urinary tract infections,
640

vaginal dryness in,
516
–17

vulvitis in,
634

weight gain and,
597

Western medicine and,
533

see also
old age

postmenopause,
522
,
544

postovulatory infertile phase,
27

postpartum mood disorders,
434
,
455
–59

depression,
374
,
448
,
455
–58

getting help for,
457

psychosis,
455
,
457
,
458

signs of,
456

treatment of,
457
–59

who is at risk for,
457

post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD),
149
,
374
,
392
,
684
,
763

abortion and,
318

postpartum,
455
,
457

violence and,
698

posture,
431
,
556

potassium,
530

potassium sorbate,
638

poverty,
93
,
95
,
272
,
646
,
760
–61,
764
,
768
,
822

abortion and,
317

health care reform and,
771

old age and,
549
,
576

sex work and,
723

STIs and,
281
,
282
,
766
,
767

teen mothers and,
314

violence and,
694

power,
576
,
758
,
777

in doctor-patient relationship,
673
,
676

environmental conditions and,
744
–75

relationships and,
111
,
124
–26

sex and,
111
,
142
,
176
,
817

social influences and,
147
–48

violence and,
692
–93,
693
,
710

Power and Control Wheel,
693

power of attorney, durable,
571

Precautionary Action,
754

Precautionary Principle,
731

preexisting condition,
768
,
772

Pre-Existing Condition Insurance Plan (POIP),
771
,
775
–76

pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP),
303
,
800

pregnancy,
20
,
34
,
227
,
359
–97

after abortion,
318

advocacy and,
815

affairs and,
130

after birth control use,
210
–11,
228
,
233
,
235
,
242

birth control use after,
227
,
434
,
450

bleeding in,
26

body image and,
66
,
115

books about,
360

breasts and,
15
,
17

cervix and,
10

choosing a practitioner and birth place in,
362
–67

“climate of confidence” and,
360

DES and,
626
–28,
739

desire and,
189

disparities in health and,
763
–64

domestic violence and,
710
–11

ectopic,
see
ectopic pregnancy

emergency contraception and,
251
,
252
–53,
256

environmental toxins and,
734
,
735
,
736
,
741
,
746
,
748
–49,
756

estrogen and,
189

FAM and,
27
,
28
,
248

fibroids and,
608

health risks of,
210

herpes and,
295
,
296

high-risk,
383
–84

incarceration and,
684

without intercourse,
310

IUD and,
241
,
242

in late thirties or forties,
385

length of,
324
,
378

Medicaid and,
379
,
654
,
680
,
768

menstrual cycle and,
17
,
19
,
20
,
21

molar,
467

multiple,
19
,
468
,
484
–87,
489
,
497
,
498

patch and,
230

PCOS and,
649
,
650

physical and emotional changes in,
360
–62

POI and,
525

Rh factor and,
323
n

rights of women during,
375
–76

signs of,
309
,
337
,
463
,
466

smoking and,
763

spermicides and,
222

sterilization and,
244

STIs and,
285
,
290
–94,
296
,
299
,
301
,
302
,
304
,
796
,
798

teenage,
see
teen pregnancy

as temptation,
203

of trans men,
82

urinary incontinence and,
642
–43

urinary tract infections and,
640
,
641

vaginal wetness and,
8

yeast infections and,
638

see also
childbirth; labor; maternity care; prenatal care

pregnancy, unplanned,
204
,
250
,
308
–46,
361
n
,
759
,
771
–72

carrying to term and,
313
–15

deciding what to do about,
311
–13

delayed realization of,
312

facts about,
310

finding honest information about,
311

lowering your risk of,
209

see also
abortion

pregnancy loss,
461
–73

coping with,
471
–73

dealing with the remains in,
465
,
470

disparities in,
471

multiple-gestation,
468

after prenatal diagnosis of abnormalities or impairments,
468

recommended reading for,
463

recurrent,
466

subsequent pregnancy and,
462
,
466
,
473
,
474

types of,
462
–71

see also
ectopic pregnancy; miscarriage

pregnancy tests,
309
–10,
311
,
323
,
466
,
612

birth control and,
37
,
225
,
234
,
235
,
240
,
256

emergency contraception and,
253

Pregnyl,
484

preimplantation genetic diagnosis (PGD),
488
,
491

preimplantation genetic screening (PGS),
491

prelabor, signs of,
400
–404

Premarin,
517
,
519
,
535
,
537
,
538
,
542
,
545
,
668

premature birth,
293
,
378
,
639
,
728
,
740
,
742
,
764

birth control and,
235
,
241

breastfeeding and,
441

premature ovarian insufficiency (POI),
477
,
524
–25

premenstrual changes,
23
–24,
25

premenstrual dysphoric disorder (PMDD),
25

premenstrual syndrome (PMS),
25
,
225
,
457
,
510
–11,
522

Prempro,
536
,
537
,
539
,
542
,
668

prenatal care,
372
,
374
,
376
–92,
424
,
469

Centering Pregnancy and,
378

childbirth classes and,
377
,
383

disparities in,
680

first visit in,
377
–80

frequency of visits and,
376

group,
376
,
377
,
378

for pregnant women without health insurance,
379

questions to consider about testing and,
382
–83

refusing tests and,
381

special considerations in,
383
–92

tests and,
380
–83,
385

time crunch in,
658

what to expect from,
374
,
376

preovulatory infertile phase,
27

prepuce (foreskin),
206

President's Cancer Panel (POP),
728
,
730

President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR),
796
,
798

“Preventing Falls and Broken Bones,”
529

preventive care,
772

Preventive Services Task Force, U.S. (USPSTF),
299
,
557
,
591
,
592
,
594
,
762
,
776

Price, Joan,
551
,
564
–65

primary ovarian insufficiency (POI),
21

Prior, Jerilynn,
508
,
510
,
512
,
544

prisons,
see
incarceration

privacy,
36
,
662
,
719

Procter & Gamble,
184

Profasi,
484

Professional Compounding Centers of America,
541

progesterone,
11
,
482
,
536
,
610
,
626

abortion and,
325

bioidentical micronized,
539
–40,
544

desire and,
188
,
189

HT and,
539
–41,
544
,
545
,
596

in menopause,
506
,
522

in menstrual cycle,
19
,
20
,
27
,
29
,
223
,
511
,
588
,
649

in perimenopause,
508
,
510
–12,
515
,
516
,
518
,
522
,
539
–40,
545