Our Bodies, Ourselves (217 page)

Roman Catholicism,
150
,
317
,
336
,
707
,
784
,
786

romance drive,
152

rooming in,
435

room sharing,
436

Rosalynn Carter Institute for Caregiving,
575

Ross, Carlin,
167

Ross, Loretta,
746
,
755
,
813
–15,
814

Roye, Carol,
144

RU-486,
see
mifepristone

running away,
721
,
723
,
790

Running Strong for American Indian Youth, First Environment Collaborative,
745

rushed, risk-averse society,
373

Russia,
627

Russo, Ann,
724

Rutgers University, Center for Women's Global Leadership at,
788

Rwanda,
789

Sachse, Jes,
61

sadomasochism (S/M),
175
–77,
265

Safe Cosmetics Act (2010),
52

Safe Drinking Water Hotline,
733

Safe Food and Fertilizer,
754

Safe Mama,
740

safer sex,
31
,
88
,
257
–73,
276
,
282
,
623
,
683

activity-specific recommendations for,
262
–65

age and,
259
,
261

basics of,
258

blood and,
258
,
265

challenges to,
269
–71

fluid bonding and,
266

HIV and,
302

lubricants and,
262
,
268

myths about,
259

old age and,
565

in perimenopause and menopause,
521

reasons to practice,
258

school and community empowerment and,
271
–73

talking about,
165
,
166
,
258
,
260
–61,
263
,
271

tips for,
262
,
263

safety plans,
713
–16,
720

Saint-John's-wort,
228
,
514
,
533

saliva, as lubricant,
162
,
171
,
177

saliva tests,
248
–49

SAMA,
803
,
804
–5

Sambhavna Clinic,
757

same-sex couples,
349
,
475
,
552

same-sex marriage,
568
,
573
–74

views about, by generation,
118

Sanger, Margaret,
205

sanitary pads (sanitary napkins),
21
,
641

Sanlaap,
526
–27,
791
–92

Santoro, Geraldine,
339

Santoro, Nanette,
510

satisfaction,
155
,
183
,
184
,
185

with birth experience,
411

sexual,
519
–21

Saudi Arabia,
779

scabies (mites),
279

Scarleteen,
167
,
207
,
275

Schakowsky, Jan,
52

Scherrer, Susan,
151

Schiller's test,
628

schools,
96
,
124
,
282

see also
sex education

Science & Environmental Health Network,
731

Science of Orgasm, The
(Komisaruk, Beyer-Flores, and Whipple),
156

scleroderma,
195

Scott, Gunner,
695

screening tests, fetal,
382

scrotum,
6
,
206

Seafood Health Alerts chart,
735

Seaman, Barbara,
536

sea sponges,
22

sebaceous glands,
13
,
16

second opinions,
567
,
599
,
600
,
620
,
630

secretory phase,
20

seimo
(sexual hair),
13

selective estrogen receptor modulators (SERMS),
532

self-care,
287
,
335
,
533
,
659

self-defense,
724
–25,
725

self-esteem,
87
,
180

body image and,
53
–54,
56
–57,
65
,
66

self-help groups,
167
–68,
659

Self-Help Group Sourcebook,
167
–68

self-hypnosis,
413

self-image, breasts and,
11
,
13

self-mutilation,
83

self-talk,
69

Sella, Shelley,
341

semen,
9
,
29
,
206
,
213
,
247
,
622
,
639

infertility and,
482

pregnancy and,
310

safer sex and,
258
,
265

STIs and,
276

Semillas,
822

Sen, Gita,
777

Senate, U.S.,
776

Senegal,
48

Senior Community Service Employment Program (SCSEP),
579

sentinel node procedure,
603

Septra,
642

Serano, Julia,
75
,
76

Serbia,
718

Serophene,
484

sertraline,
188

Service and Advocacy for Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual & Transgender Elders (SAGE),
558

Service Employees International Union,
769

Sex, Etc.,
217
,
275

sex, sexuality:

anal,
see
anal sex

aversion to,
185

avoiding,
35
–36

body image and,
57

common understanding of,
72
–73

continuum of,
560
–62

effect of drugs and disease on,
521

hysterectomy, oophorectomy and,
631
–32

in old age,
560
–66

oral,
see
oral sex

partner,
see
partner sex

postpartum,
448
–50

power and,
111
,
142

preferred enjoyment in,
110
–12

recommended reading for,
564

recommended resources for,
167

risky,
141
,
262
–65

rough,
133
–34,
187

safer,
see
safer sex

smart,
31

social influences on,
see
social influences on sexuality

surgical assignment of,
14
–15,
75

talking about,
164
–68,
564

twenty-first-century activism and,
817
–19

unprotected,
147
,
209
,
213
,
253
,
255
,
262
,
283
,
287
,
309
,
615
,
767

unrealistic romance about,
203

violence and,
698

washing before,
641

“Sex, Stereotypes and Beauty,”
71

sex education,
143
,
158
,
167
,
616
,
701

disabilities and,
191
–92

safer sex and,
271
–73

STIs and,
282

teen pregnancy and,
765
–66

sex hormones,
11
,
15
,
17

see also
estrogen; progesterone; testosterone

sexism,
55
,
144
,
508

Sex Is Not a Natural Act and Other Essays
(Tiefer),
564

sex reassignment surgery,
77
,
157

sex shops,
167
,
266

sex therapists,
158
,
564

sexting,
46

sex toys,
167
,
178
–79,
264

sex-toys parties,
167

“Sex Trade and Feminism, The” (interview),
724

sexual abuse,
41
–42,
109
,
116
,
576
,
684
,
692

BDSM and,
176

of children and adolescents,
720
–21

common reactions to,
698

disabilities and,
192

domestic violence and,
710
–11

healing from,
135
–37,
149

immigrants and,
699
,
700

orgasm and,
158

postpartum mood disorders and,
457

pregnancy and,
311
,
386

relationships and,
132
–37,
158

safer sex and,
263

social influences and,
148
–50

sexual alarm system,
150

sexual and reproductive health,
30
–43

consumer rights and,
36

getting care for,
33
–34

where to get care for,
34

see also
gynecological exam

sexual and reproductive organs, anatomy and physiology of,
4
–16,
5
,
6
,
11
,
16
,
17

sexual arousal,
153
–54,
157
,
158
,
169

breastfeeding and,
450

breasts and,
15
,
153

clitoris and,
5
–6

old age and,
562
,
563
,
564

vaginal wetness and,
8

sexual assault,
42
,
132
–35,
141
,
576
,
692
,
721
,
774

campus,
702
–3

defined,
701

domestic violence and,
710
–11

enthusiastic consent and,
163

fear of,
148

of immigrant women,
699

of Native women,
696
,
697

protecting ourselves and each other from,
708
–9

recommended resources for coping with,
703

STIs and,
286

what to do if someone you care about experiences,
707

by women,
705

see also
rape

sexual attraction, asexuality and,
151
–52

sexual challenges,
181
–97

aversion to sex as,
185

disability and chronic disease as,
189
–97

effects of medications and hormones as,
188
–89

painful intercourse/penetration as,
185
–88

variations in desire as,
182
–85

sexual dysfunction, definitions of,
156

sexual freedom,
205

sexual frustration,
692

sexual harassment,
148
,
692
,
693
,
701
,
722
–23

sexual intercourse,
168
,
250
–51,
721

abortion and,
334
–35

abstinence from,
143

aging and,
565
,
566

bleeding during,
58
,
611
,
622

condom use and,
214
,
215
,
267

diaphragm and,
219

FAM and,
28

female condom and,
216

frequency of,
209

orgasm and,
155
,
159
,
172

pain during,
172
,
185
–88,
290
,
516
–517,
557
,
620
,
622
,
635
,
636
,
643
,
646

perimenopause and,
516
–17

POI and,
525

positions for,
171
–72,
449
,
450

postpartum,
449
–50

power and,
148

pregnancy without,
310

safer sex and,
262
–63,
267

STIs and,
260
,
280
,
290
–94,
623

sudden increase in,
639

timing of,
475
,
476

vaginal corona and,
7

“Sexuality and Spirituality in Women's Relationships” (Ogden),
564

Sexuality and U,
275

“Sexuality in Midlife and Beyond,”
562

“Sexually Transmitted Disease Surveillance” (CDC report),
280

sexually transmitted infections (STIs),
33
,
41
,
141
,
274
–307,
614
,
615
,
684
,
759

anal sex and,
174
,
215
,
260

biological factors in,
280
–81

birth control as protection against,
201
,
202
,
207
,
209
,
211
,
212
,
214
,
215
,
216
,
218
,
250
,
337
,
615