578 Index (Yellow Pages)
Mental health (continued)
drugs and, 438
female genital cutting problems, 466
helping yourself and others,
422–431
HIV and, 296
medicines for problems, 422
mental illness (psychosis), 432
overview, 413
personal coping skills, 422–423
psychosis (mental illness), 432
of refugees and displaced women,
454–455
self-esteem, 140–141, 414–415
stress, 318, 416–417, 421
suicide, 419, 431
support groups, 423–425
syphilis and, 270
trauma, 418, 420–421, 430
women at risk, 4, 433
for women with disabilities, 140–141
(Also see Feelings; Support groups)
Mental illness (psychosis), 432
Mental slowness in children, 68,
169
Methotrexate, 245, 471
Methyl ergonovine, 506
Metronidazole, 507
for bacterial vaginosis, 266
for bloody diarrhea, 296
for discharge, 268
for pelvic inflammatory disease
(PID), 275
for infection after abortion, 256–257
for trichomonas, 268
for womb infection, 97
Miconazole, 507
for yeast infections, 266
Micrograms, 475
Midwives
A Book for, 66
role of, 76, 102, 391
Mifepristone, 245, 508
Migration for work, 408
Milk and milk products
bottle-feeding babies, harmfulness
of, 106
in diet, 170
storing, 170
(Also see Breastfeeding; Breast
milk)
Milligrams, 475
Minerals (See Vitamins and
minerals)
Mini-pills (See Progestin-only
pills)
Miscarriage, 98, 234–235, 354
bleeding after, 98, 235, 363
Misoprostol, 93, 245, 253, 508
Money
control of, 317
costs of bottle-feeding, 106
costs of vitamins and minerals, 471
loan fund for sex workers, 350
Mons, 44
Monthly bleeding, 48–51
acupressure massage for pain,
546–547
after abortion, 249
changes in bleeding, 50
diet and, 53
end of (menopause), 124–125
female genital cutting problems, 463
heavy, 129, 360
hormonal method of family
planning and, 207, 208, 209, 214
irregular, 361
late with IUD, 217
light, 360
long lasting, 360
in middle of month, 129
monthly cycle, 48–49
names for, 48
onset during puberty, 55
pain with, 50, 354
pre-menstrual syndrome (PMS), 51
problems with, 360–361
self care during, 55
stopped, 361
too far apart, 361
too often, 361
for women with disabilities, 142
(Also see Bleeding from vagina)
Monthly cycle, 48–49
Morning sickness, 69, 543
Morphine, overview, 482
Mosquitos, disease spread by, 151
Mothers
breastfeeding advice, 109–110, 293
care after childbirth, 95, 96
community expectations, 183
danger signs after childbirth, 97
death of baby and, 99
diet while breastfeeding, 109
help from fathers, 100
helping after childbirth, 99
helping daughters, 65
helping during childbirth, 79, 81–84
infertility, causes of, 231
older mothers, 72
working, breastfeeding and, 111
(Also see Family; Parents)
Mouth
cancer, 384
cleft lip or palate in baby, 118
gum problems from chemicals, 402
problems in persons with HIV,
304–305
teeth, 154, 402
Mucus
checking for fertility, 220, 233
coughing up, in persons with HIV or
AIDS, 303–304
Mucus method of family planning,
219–220
after abortion, 250
Mumps, infertility and, 230
Musasa Project, 15
Muscles
arthritis in older women, 133
back and belly, strengthening, 400
contractures, 143
(Also see Exercise; Exercises)
MVA (manual vacuum aspiration)
abortion, 38, 244, 248
N
Nabothian cysts, 377
Nails
pale, 172
washer-woman’s hands, 409
Natural methods of family
planning, 218–222
after abortion, 250
breastfeeding, 96, 201, 218
choosing a method, 200–201,
224–225
counting days method, 219, 221
defined, 200
effectiveness of, 201, 219
how to tell if fertile, 220
mucus method, 219–220
overview, 219
STIs and, 218
Nausea
after abortion, 258
during pregnancy, 69, 543
from hormonal methods of family
planning, 208, 209
kidney infection and, 367
from medicines, 479
in persons with HIV or AIDS, 302,
518
taking medicines, 478
(Also see Vomiting)
Neck, acupressure massage, 547
Needles
disinfecting, 528
giving injections, 542–545
(Also see Injections)
Negative HIV test, 288, 289
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