572 Index (Yellow Pages)
F
Face
changes during puberty, 54
swollen during labor, 74, 87
Factories
migration for work, 408
unsafe work conditions, 406–407
(Also see Chemicals; Work)
Fainting
after abortion, 258
anemia and, 172
during pregnancy, 73
shock and, 254
(Also see Unconsciousness)
Fallen womb (prolapsed uterus),
131, 161, 398, 534
Fallopian tubes
exam, 538
illustrated, 45
overview, 45
pelvic inflammatory disease (PID),
265, 274–275
scarred or blocked, 231
tubal ligation, 223
tubal pregnancy, 73, 249, 354
Family
feeding before self, 171
help during illness, 37
incest, 63, 329
mothers helping daughters, 65
sexual abuse in, 329, 331
talking with, 65
values learned from, 56
women’s health issues, 12
(Also see Fathers; Mothers; Parents;
Violence against women)
Family planning, 196–227
abortion, 238–259
after abortion, 250
after death of baby, 99
avoiding pregnancy, 60, 61, 128
barrier methods, 200, 202–206
benefits of, 197–198
breastfeeding as prevention, 96, 201,
218
child-spacing, 110, 160
choosing a method, 200–201,
224–225
choosing to use, 199
effectiveness of methods, 201
emergency methods, 226, 523–524
for fathers, 100
hormonal methods, 128, 145, 200,
207–215
hormones and, 47
infertility and, 231
IUDs, 145, 200, 216–217
natural methods, 200, 218–222
new methods, 224
for new mother, 96
Family planning (continued)
number of children, 179
older women and, 128
permanent methods, 200, 223
refugees and displaced women, 452
safety of, 198
talking to husband or partner about,
199
traditional methods, 222
types of methods, 200
for women with disabilities, 145
working for change, 227
(Also see Abortion; Pregnancy;
Safer sex; Sex; specific methods)
Farms (See Chemicals;Work)
Farsightedness, in older women,
134
Fathers
during pregnancy and childbirth, 100
girls treated as property of, 185
infertility, causes of, 230
sexual abuse by, 329, 331
(Also see Family; Husband or
partner; Parents)
Fats
cutting down on, 174
need for, 166
(Also see Diet)
Feelings
about HIV or AIDS, 289, 290, 294,
296, 309, 311
about infertility, 236–237
about rape, 337
about violence against women, 313,
315, 321, 323
after miscarriage, 98
anxiety, 135, 296, 420
death of baby and, 99
depression, 296, 419
during menopause, 124, 125
during puberty, 54
emotional abuse, 317
gender roles and, 183
loss, 417
medicines for, 471
migrating for work, 408
in older women, 135
sexual desire, 185-186
sexual pleasure, 186–188
stress, 318, 416–417, 421
talking with parents, 65
trauma, 418, 420–421, 430
(Also see Communication; Mental
health)
Feet
acupressure massage, 546–547
swollen during pregnancy, 71
Female condoms
effectiveness of, 201
overview, 204
safer sex and, 190, 193
sex workers and, 346
STI prevention, 279
using, 204
Female genital cutting, 458–467
bleeding, heavy, 461
childbirth problems, 464–465
danger signs, 460
deinfibulation, 465
health problems from, 3, 460–467
infection, 461–462
infertility, 465
infibulation, 72, 459, 464, 465
leaking urine and stool, 465
mental health problems, 466
monthly bleeding problems, 463
overview, 458–459
prevalence of, 3
sexual health problems, 463–464
shock, 461
types of, 459
urine system problems, 365, 462,
465
working for change, 466–467
Fertility
hormones and, 47
how to tell if fertile, 220, 233
(Also see Infertility)
Fertilization, 49
Fertilizers
natural, 177, 178
in water source, 127, 401
Fetoscope, 77
Fever
after abortion, 255–258
after birth, 97
after miscarriage, 98
chancroid and, 271
during labor, 86
during pregnancy, 74
hepatitis B and, 277
with IUD, 217
kidney infection and, 367
in newborn, 95
pain in abdomen with, 355
in persons with HIV, 297
PID and, 274
pneumonia and, 304
syphilis and, 270–271
taking the temperature, 530
womb infection and, 97
Fever blisters, in persons with
HIV, 305
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