Index 395
Honey and sugar, pressure sore
treatment, 115
Hookworm
anemia and, 87
sandals or shoes, 275
Hormonal methods of family
planning, 196–199
comparison chart with other
methods, 188
implants, 198–199
injectable, 198
IUD, 195
menopause and switch from, 285
overview, 187, 196
paralysis and choice of, 206
progestin-only, required, 196, 198,
199, 206
side effects, 196, 198, 199, 356
also see Oral contraceptives
Hormone replacement therapy
(HRT), 283
Hormones, puberty and, 72, 79
Hospital
abortion procedures in, 208
accessibility suggestions, 36–40
childbirth in, reasons for, 165, 208,
213, 233, 238, 239, 244
HIV testing, 172–173
mental health, 60
privacy and, 42, 294
sign language capability in, 36–37
sterilization procedures in, 203
also see Doctors; Health
workers; Institutions
Hot flashes, 282, 283
Hot temperature, dysreflexia
and, 117, 118
Hot water see Heat therapy
HPV see Genital warts
HRT (hormone replacement
therapy), 283
Hunger, loss of appetite, 167
Husbands see Partners
Hydrocortisone (cortisol), 345
Hymen, 78
Hypertension see High blood
pressure
I
Ibuprofen, 345
aspirin and, 120
Ice therapy see Cold/ice therapy
Illness
counting days method and, 201
infertility and, 82
also see Danger signs;
Prevention; STIs; specific
illnesses and signs
Immunization see Vaccinations
Impaction of stool, 108
Impairment, 6
also see Disability; Women with
disabilities
Implants
danger signs, 199
removal of, 199
use of, 198–199
Incest see Sexual abuse
Inclusion
communities strengthened by, 27
sexual health and, 142, 155, 156
support groups aiding, 67
Infections
after childbirth, prevention of, 249
attention to minor signs, 96
of breast (mastitis), 260–261, 262
feet and, 96, 97–98
of hands or wrists, 94
with HIV/AIDS, medicine to
prevent, 177
implants and, 199
injections and, 13
of pressure sores, 116
rape and, 303
sign language for, 369
of womb, following childbirth, 248
yeast causing others, 111
also see STIs; specific diseases
Infertility, 81–82
Infibulation see Female genital
cutting
Ingrown toenails, 97
Inherited disabilities, 14
Injectable contraceptives
breastfeeding safe with, 198
as progestin-only method, 198
use of, 198
Injections
as cause of disability, 13
HIV prevention and, 180
measurement of, 329
speeding results in
emergencies, 330
unnecessary, 13
Injuries
internal, from abortion, 208
from pregnancy and childbirth,
247–249
from rape, 302–303
war creating, 11
also see Female genital cutting;
Violence against women
Inner folds of the vulva, 78, 145
Insecticides see Pesticides
Inserts (suppositories), 107, 108
Institutions, abuse in, 306–307
Interactions of medicines, 328
oral contraceptives and, 355
also see specific medicines
Intercourse see Sex
Interpreter for deaf women
looking at deaf woman, 138
privacy and, 174
Intestinal problems, from stress,
51, 54
Intra-uterine devices see IUDs
Iron
for anemia (weak blood), 88
for pressure sore prevention, 117
sources of, 88
Isolation, 54
as abuse, 292
Itching
anus, 108
genitals, 111, 113, 159, 165, 166
nipples, 260
skin, HIV/AIDS and, 175
IUDs (intrauterine devices)
comparison chart with other
methods, 188
danger signs, 195
as emergency method of family
planning, 205
infertility and, 81
overview, 187
paralysis and choice of, 206
use of, 195
IUS (Intrauterine system), 195
J
Jaundice see Hepatitis
Jelly contraceptive see
Spermicides
Jobs see Work
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