Our Bodies, Ourselves (219 page)

spine fractures,
532

spirituality,
150
–51,
552
–53,
564

spironolactone,
649

sponge,
see
contraceptive sponge

spotting,
228
,
233
,
239
,
241
,
463
,
468
,
611
,
622

Springer, Kimberly,
145

squamous cell carcinoma,
627

SSRIs (selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors),
24
,
188
,
197
,
529

Stadol,
414

stalking,
692
,
697
,
711
,
716
,
717
,
719
–20

state assistance programs, unplanned pregnancy and,
313

State Health Insurance Assistance Program (SHIP),
570

states: abortion and,
319
,
323
,
324
,
341
–42,
343
,
776
,
777

adoption and,
315

aging and,
570

embryos and,
499

environmental toxins and,
733
,
734

health and legal decisions and,
571

health care reform and,
771
,
773
,
775
,
777

health departments of,
733

infertility treatment and,
488

violence and,
700
–701,
705
,
715

statins,
138
,
534
,
537

Stein, Elissa,
23

Steinem, Gloria,
577

Steiner-Adair, Catherine,
67

Steingraber, Sandra,
741
,
754

stellate ganglion block,
515

stem cell research,
801
–3

Stepping Stones program,
796

stereotypes,
86
,
122
,
169

social influences and,
141
,
144
–45

violence and,
695
,
710

sterilization,
202
,
238
,
242
–47,
255
,
338
,
630

abuse of,
245

forced,
692

male,
245
–46,
247
,
255

tubal ligation,
203
,
242
–45,
255
,
620

steroids,
244
,
479
,
517
,
529
,
532
,
648

stillbirth,
469
–71,
732

STIs,
see
sexually transmitted infections

Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants (2010),
737

Story of Jane, The
(Kaplan),
339

Stotland, Nada,
25

straight/heterosexual,
84
,
94
,
95

black women, queering of,
145

desire discrepancies and,
169

Streep, Meryl,
60

streets, safety in,
708

strength training,
523
,
528

stress,
21
,
87
,
183
,
639

dieting and,
66

hot flashes and,
514

postpartum variation in desire and,
189

reduction of,
479
,
613
,
620
,
624

single status and,
105

stress incontinence,
518

stroke,
80
,
81
,
194
,
523
,
532
,
545

birth control and,
197
,
210
,
225
,
226
,
227
,
235
,
237

HT and,
531
,
536
,
538
,
542
,
596

old age and,
556
,
574

stroma,
588

Study of Women's Health Across the Nation (SWAN),
509
,
542
–43

Stupak, Bart,
816

Sublimaze,
414

subsidized housing,
570

substance abuse,
see
alcohol, abuse of; drug abuse

sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS),
436
,
730

sugar levels, blood test for,
380

suicide,
83
,
87
,
93
,
135
,
390
,
553

thoughts of,
455
,
456
,
698

sulfamethoxazole,
642

sulfonamides,
642

Sullivan, Louis W.,
732

Superfund sites,
739
,
742
,
756

supermodels,
46

supermom, myth of,
459

supplemental nursing system (SNS),
445

Supplemental Security Income (SSI),
569

support:

abortion and,
334
,
335

breast cancer and,
600

C-sections and,
427

domestic violence and,
714

endometriosis and,
626

for gynecological exam,
36

infertility and,
480
–81

labor and,
400
,
405
,
406
,
407

for new mothers,
451
–53,
452

in old age,
553
–54

parenting and,
358
,
451
–53,
452
,
459
,
460

pregnancy loss and,
462
,
466
,
470
,
473

rape and,
700

STIs and,
287
,
307

unplanned pregnancy and,
312

support groups,
167
–68,
564
,
659

for herpes,
297

HIV and,
304

parenting,
454

pregnancy loss and,
462
,
473

for sexual abuse,
149

suppositories, spermicide,
222

supracervical (or subtotal) hysterectomy,
632

Supreme Court, U.S.,
748

abortion and,
340
,
341
,
342
,
344
,
774

surgery:

adrenal removal,
189

birth control and,
227

for bladder problems,
519
,
642
,
645

breast,
444
,
602
,
603
,
605
–7

for breast cancer,
600
,
602
,
603

breastfeeding and,
657
–58

cosmetic,
see
cosmetic surgery

dental,
532

for ectopic pregnancy,
337

for endometriosis,
626

infertility and,
477
,
485

for PCOS,
650

pelvic,
187

for pelvic relaxation and uterine prolapse,
647

sex-reassignment,
77
,
157

for sterilization,
242
–46

transsexuals and,
75
,
77
,
82
,
91

for vulvar cancer,
636
–37

weight-loss,
66

see also specific kinds

surgical menopause,
524
,
630

surrogacy agency, working with,
494

surrogates,
494
–96,
499
–500,
525

suspensory ligament,
5
,
6

Sweden,
497
,
782

Swedish Association for Sexuality Education (RFSU),
7
,
8

swelling,
244
,
291
,
431
,
432
,
634

swimming,
22
,
230
,
529
,
550

Switzerland,
627
,
787

swollen glands,
278
,
304

Sylvia Rivera Law Project,
80

Synarel,
484

syphilis,
212
,
276
,
282
,
289
,
292
–93,
789

curing of,
278

tests for,
285
,
292
–93,
380

treatment of,
285
,
293

systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE),
195

systemic sclerosis (SSc),
195

systemic therapy, for breast cancer,
602
–3

tadalafil,
184

Taking Charge of Your Fertility (website),
249

Taking Charge of Your Fertility
(Weschler),
28
,
248

talcum powder,
620

tamoxifen,
599

tampons,
21
–22,
31
,
639

avoiding,
35
–36,
334
–35,
624
,
638

common questions about,
21
–22

scented,
186

tanning, indoor,
52

tantra,
151

Tanzania,
48
,
747
–48,
747
,
793

Tanzania Home Economics Association (TAHEA),
747
–48

Targeted Regulation of Abortion Providers (TRAP) laws,
343
,
345

Tarrytown Meetings,
801

tatoos, tatooing,
300
,
302

tax credits,
771
,
777

taxes,
95

T cells (CD4 lymphocytes),
304
,
305
,
307
,
437

teas,
624

Tech Soup,
811

TEDX,
see
Endocrine Disruption Exchange

teenagers,
see
adolescence, adolescents

Teen Clinic,
275

Teen Health & Wellness Film Festival (2010),
146

teen mothers,
457
,
783

teen pregnancy,
271
,
272
,
310
,
314
,
774

abortion and,
323
,
340
,
343
,
765

sex education and,
765
–66

special considerations for,
384

Teen Vogue
,
64

Teen Voices,
65

television,
85
,
144

body image and,
44
,
52
,
62

makeovers,
52

relationships and,
119
–20,
123

temperature, waking (basal body),
27
,
29

Temple University, Intergenerational Center at,
580

tenaculum,
330

tenofovir gel,
800

testicles,
82
,
206
,
291
,
477

Testim,
184

testosterone,
11
,
482
,
521
,
524
,
532
,
541
,
626

female desire and,
184
–85,
188
,
189
,
631
–32

relationships and,
115

transsexuals and,
77
,
80
,
81
,
82

uses and concerns for,
184
–85

tetracycline,
642

The Citizen's Handbook,
811

The Community Toolbox,
811

The Girl Effect,
822

The Network/La Red,
705

The New Old Age,
551

The Preemie Primer,
454

therapists, therapy,
136
,
390
–91,
684

aging and,
566
–67

postpartum use of,
452
,
456
,
457
,
458

sex,
158
,
564

ThermaChoice,
613

thermography,
591

The Rotund,
68

The Unnecesarean.com,
663

thighs,
66
,
153
,
276
,
637

thimerosol,
735

Think Before You Pink initiative,
820
–21

Think Before You Speak campaign,
96

Thomas, Bill,
551

throat,
638

sore,
278
,
304

STIs and,
290
,
291

thromboembolic disease,
80

thrush,
304
,
638

Thursday Next books,
119

thyroid,
564
,
612
,
738

thyroid disease,
21
,
524

thyroid medication,
529

tibolone,
532

Tiefer, Leonore,
156
,
182
,
564

Tiller, George,
341
,
808
–9

Time Goes By,
551

Times Beach, Mo.,
739

tinidazole,
293

Title X,
34

tobacco,
see
smoking

Today
,
62