Our Bodies, Ourselves (202 page)

Community Living Assistance Services and Supports Act (CLASS Act),
570
–71

Compact for Safe Cosmetics,
743

complaints, to health care providers,
685
–86

complementary and alternative medicine (CAM),
674
–76

for hot flashes,
514
–15

for infertility,
497

for perimenopausal discomfort,
532
–33

tips for,
675

for vaginal infections,
637

compounding pharmacies,
184
,
185
,
540
,
541

compulsive behaviors,
456

computerized tomography (CT; CAT scan),
621

computer programs,
248
–49

computers, safety of,
714
,
719

conception (fertilization),
19
,
231
,
324
,
464
,
476
,
479

FAM used for,
28

as path to parenthood,
356

site for,
203

condoms (rubbers; prophylactics),
211
–
218
,
212
,
247
,
254
,
622
,
628
,
639

advantages of,
212
–13

anal sex and,
174
,
215
,
265
,
267

breaking of,
213
,
215
,
321

disadvantages of,
213

effectiveness of,
212

expiration date of,
212
,
267

female condom compared with,
216
,
217
,
266

frequently asked questions about,
214

health concerns with,
213
–14

heat and,
214
,
266

herpes and,
295
,
296

HIV and,
799
–800

how to use,
213

HPV and,
212
,
266
,
299

lambskin,
211
,
263

latex,
171
,
174
,
177
,
186
,
211
,
213
,
214
,
215
,
262
,
263
,
265
,
268

lubricated,
171
,
268

lubrication and,
186
,
213
,
214
,
215
,
223

managing problems with,
214

minipills and,
233

N-9 and,
223

nitrile,
265
,
268

NYC availability program for,
273

in perimenopause,
512
–13,
521

Pill use combined with,
202
,
225
,
228

polyisoprene,
211
,
213
,
214
,
263
,
265
,
268

polyurethane,
174
,
186
,
211
,
213
,
214
,
263
,
265
,
268

as protection against pregnancy,
177
,
202
,
212
,
337
,
338

as protection against STIs,
202
,
207
,
209
,
211
,
212
,
214
,
215
,
337
,
615

sabotage and,
133
,
208

safer sex and,
215
,
258
,
262
–68,
270
,
270
,
271
,
273
,
276
,
282
,
283
,
302
,
521

site for,
203

spermicides used with,
211
,
212
,
214
,
221
,
222
,
267
,
268

storage of,
266

teen use of,
207

where to get,
214

condoms, female,
174
,
215
–18,
216
,
254
,
283
,
799
–800

how to use,
216
–17

safer sex and,
262
,
264
–67,
271

cone biopsy,
619

Conference of Catholic Bishops, U.S.,
776

confidentiality, STIs and,
287
,
306

congenital adrenal hyperplasia (CAH), late-onset,
21

Congress, U.S.,
583
,
754
,
760
,
802

abortion and,
341
,
342
,
774
,
775
,
776

health care reform and,
759
,
771
,
773
,
777
,
778

violence and,
697
,
706
,
719

see also
House of Representatives, U.S.; Senate, U.S

Congressional Budget Office,
777

Connecticut,
765

connective tissue, in breasts,
16
,
16

constipation,
608
,
624
,
631

Consumer Genetic Privacy Manual,
802

consumers, careful,
752

contraception,
see
birth control;
specific methods

contraceptive patch,
224
,
229
–31,
230
,
235
,
251
,
254

after abortion,
338

effectiveness of,
230

estrogen in,
189
,
197
,
220
,
231
,
237

health concerns and,
231

how to use,
230

sabotage and,
208

vaginal dryness and,
189

contraceptive ring,
see
vaginal ring

contraceptive sponge,
203
,
221
,
254

contractions,
401
–6,
408
,
417
,
418
,
463

Braxton Hicks,
401
,
402

orgasm and,
631

postpartum,
431

touch and,
413
–14

contract negotiations,
750
–51

control,
576
,
698

violence and,
692
–93,
693
,
709
,
711

conventional HIV antibody test,
306

Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women,
799

Conway, Jill Ker,
119

Cook, Katsi,
745
,
755

copper IUD,
238
,
240
,
251

corpus cavernosum,
206

corpus luteum,
19
,
20

corpus spongiosum,
206

corticosteroids,
47
,
529

cortisone cream,
634

Cosby Show, The
(TV show),
123

cosmetics,
45
,
47
,
550

dangers of,
50
–52,
734
,
735
,
739
,
742
–44,
751

informing the FDA about,
742

safe, consumer guide to,
743

cosmetic surgery,
45
,
52
,
54
–57

old age and,
550

popularity of types of,
54

self-esteem and,
56
–57

vagina and,
58
–69

Costa Rica,
786

Council for Responsible Genetics,
802
,
803

counselors, counseling,
114
,
133
–34,
174
,
304
,
564

abortion and,
776

considering parenthood and,
354

postpartum use of,
457
,
458

violence and,
703

Cowper's gland,
206

cow's milk,
447

crabs (lice),
279

cramps,
26
,
484
,
511
,
534
,
622

abortion and,
320
,
325
,
327
,
331
,
332
,
336

birth control and,
233
,
235
,
237
,
238
,
239
,
245
,
253

labor and,
401

miscarriage and,
463

postpartum,
431
–32

pregnancy and,
309

severe (dysmenorrhea),
24
–26

cranberry juice,
638
,
641
–42

Crash Pad series,
180

creams,
564

cortisone,
634

estrogen,
189
,
518
,
539
,
636

hair-removal,
31

hand,
213
,
268

progesterone,
540
–41

skin-lightening,
47
,
48
,
734

spermicide,
222

creative expression,
472
,
578

Crinone,
540

“crisis pregnancy centers,”
311
,
320

Critical Windows of Development,
730

Crockin, Susan,
495

cross-dressers,
75

crura,
5
,
6

crying,
421
,
456

cryopreserve,
486
,
487
,
495
,
499

cryotherapy,
518
,
794

C-sections (cesareans),
131
,
372
,
373
,
407
,
408
,
424
–27,
619
,
686

described,
425
–26

diabetes and,
380

lowering your chances for,
400
,
406

mother-baby separations and,
435

pain after,
432

postpartum recovery from,
430
,
431
,
432
,
434
,
450

recommending of,
393

special considerations for,
383
,
385
,
388
–89

STIs and,
295
,
302

vaginal dryness and,
516

weight and,
385

culture, health care and,
681
–82

cyberstalking,
719

cyclophosphamide,
197

Cymbalta,
188

Cyprus,
32

Cyrus, Miley,
64

cystic fibrosis,
189
,
488

cystitis,
174
,
636
,
639
,
640
,
641

cysts,
625
,
630

Bartholin gland,
636

in breasts,
588
,
589

on ovaries,
187
,
225
,
232
,
233
,
619
–20

cytomegalovirus (CMV),
276
,
304

Cytoxan,
197

Czechoslovakia,
627

Dalkon Shield,
240

danazol,
613
,
626

Dancing with the Stars
(TV show),
62

D&C,
see
dilation and curettage

D&E,
see
dilation and evacuation

date rape,
704

dating,
73
,
100
,
107
,
139
,
149
,
708
,
713

effects of children on,
129
–30,
354

of older adults,
554
,
564

power disparities and,
124

racial differences and,
126
–27

Davis, Elizabeth,
425

DDT,
731
,
737
,
738
,
739
,
742
,
747
,
753

death,
761

from AIDS,
283
,
767

from breast cancer,
590
,
680

in childbirth,
646
,
763
,
779
,
782
–83,
785

dealing with,
553
–54

embryos and,
499

neonatal,
427
,
471

of partners,
520
,
563
,
564

deep manual sex,
264
–65

deep vein thrombosis,
197

Deer, Sarah,
696
,
697

Defense of Marriage Act (1996),
583

dehydration,
177
,
413
,
485
,
566

dementia,
542
,
668

Demerol,
414

Democratic Republic of Congo,
782
,
789

Democrats,
759
,
774
,
775

Dennis, Helen,
577

dental dams,
171
,
174

safer sex and,
262
,
264
,
304
,
521