(Yellow Pages) Index 581
Pre-menstrual syndrome (PMS),
51
acupressure massage for, 546–547
remedies and suggestions, 51
symptoms, 51
Prenatal check-ups, 76–77
checking baby’s position, 77
need for, 68, 76, 160
refugees and displaced women, 452
schedule for, 76
what to expect, 75
Pressured sex (See Rape)
Pressure sores
cause of, 142
prevention, 142
treatment, 306
Preventing illness, 148–163
allergic shock from injections, 545
breast exams, 162
chemical-related health problems,
403
clean water and, 151, 155, 401
community cleanliness (sanitation),
151–152
during pregnancy and childbirth,
160–161
exercise and, 158
food safety, 156–157
germs, spread of, 150–151
health exams, 159
HIV and AIDS, 286–287, 295,
309–311
home cleanliness, 153–157
importance of, 149
infection, preventing, 525–529
lead poisoning, 403
nutrition and, 172–175
personal cleanliness, 154
rest and, 158
safe sex, 60, 61, 128, 160
in sex workers, 346
smoke, health problems from,
394–395
special needs of women, 158–162
STIs, 279
tetanus vaccinations, 161
tooth care, 154
tuberculosis (TB), 391
working for change, 163
(Also see Cleanliness; Diet; Exercise;
Exercises; Safety; “Women’s”
health; Working for change)
Prison rape, 329
Privacy, 30, 35
Probenecid, 512
Procaine penicillin, 513
overview, 480
for fever during pregnancy, 86
Progesterone, 513
hormone replacement therapy
(HRT), 124
life cycle and, 47
(Also see Hormonal methods of
family planning; Hormones)
Progestin IUDs, 216
Progestin-only injections,
214–215
Progestin-only pills, 523
effectiveness of, 201
as emergency method of family
planning, 225
forgetting to take, 212
side effects, 212
stopping, 212
using, 212
Prolapsed uterus (fallen womb),
131, 161, 398
Promethazine, 513
for allergic shock, 483, 545
for vomitting for people with HIV,
302
Prostitutes (See Sex workers)
Protein
after quitting alcohol, 441
cheap sources, 170
need for, 166
(Also see Diet)
Psychological problems (See
Mental health)
Psychosis (mental illness), 432
(Also see Mental health)
Puberty, 52–65
body changes during, 54–55
boyfriends and sex during, 59–61
for boys, 46
help from adults, 65
life changes during, 56–58
monthly bleeding onset, 55
need for knowledge about, 53
planning for the future, 57–58
shame and, 184
Pulse (heartbeat)
taking, 531
(Also see Heartbeat)
Pulses, planting, 176
Purifying water, 155
Pyrazinamide, 514
Pyridoxine (vitamin B6)
for TB during prenancy, 389
Q
Quinolones, 481
R
Rape, 326–339
avoiding, 330–331
blaming women for, 327
date rape, 62, 328
defined, 327
feelings about, 337
health problems, 336–337
HIV and, 336, 521
if someone you know has been
raped, 334
if you have been raped, 334–337
incest, 63, 329
kinds of, 328–329
lack of desire and, 193
mental health and, 418
pregnancy and, 336
refugees and displaced women,
450–451
reporting to police, 334–336
resisting sexual assault, 333
self defense for women, 332
sexual relations after, 337
by someone the woman knows,
328–329
STIs and, 336
by strangers, 329
talking about, 337, 339
tears and cuts from, 337
trading girls for money, 64
women at risk, 327
working for change, 338–339
(Also see Violence against women)
Rashes
from cotrimoxazole, 296
in persons with HIV, 300–301
syphilis and, 270
Rectal exam, 159
Rectal fluids, giving, 541
Rectum, taking the temperature,
530
Refugees and displaced women,
446–457
basic needs, 448–451
defined, 447
earning a living, 457
flight and arrival, 448
mental health, 454–455
overview, 447
reproductive health, 452–453
women as leaders, 456–457
Rehydration drink, 540
Relaxation exercise, 427
Religion
family planning and, 227
violence against women and, 321
Remedies (See Treatments)
Repetitious movements, 405
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