Our Bodies, Ourselves (209 page)

defined,
475
–76

emotional side of,
478
–81

evolving field of,
498

female factors in,
476
–77

getting pregnant and,
500
–501

intimacy and,
496

language of,
483

male factors in,
477
,
478

moving forward after,
501
–2

online advice and,
481

prevalence of,
476

secondary,
478

seeking appropriate care for,
481

social,
475

STIs and,
250
,
278
,
285
,
290
,
479
,
766

support and,
480
–81

unexplained,
477
–78

unresolved feelings about,
455

working with your health care team and,
481

Infertility Family Research Registry (IFRR),
498

Infertility Network,
496

infertility treatment,
468
,
475
,
483
–500

complementary and alternative,
497

decision making for,
481
–82

drugs for,
483
–85

ethics of,
498
–500

evolving field of,
498

health risks of,
496
–98

intrauterine insemination,
485
–86

surgery as,
485

thinking about when to stop,
501

see also
assisted reproductive technologies

infertility workup,
482
–83

informed consent,
669
–70

Ingraham, Laura,
66

inheritable genetic modification (IGM),
806
–7,
808

injectable contraceptives,
189
,
209

for men,
247

see also
Depo-Provera

insemination:

FAM and,
28

timing of,
475
,
476

insomnia,
516
,
524
,
534

inSPOT,
289

instant messaging, violence and,
714
,
719

Institute for Safe Medication Practices,
408

Institute for Women's Policy Research,
583

Institute of Medicine (IOM),
530
,
566
,
654
n
,
776

insulin,
648
,
649
,
650

insurance:

health,
see
health insurance

long-term care,
570

Integrating Sexuality and Spirituality (ISIS),
155

integrative medicine,
674

intentional communities,
570

Interagency Gender Working Group,
780

intergenerational friendships,
70

intergenerational living,
580

International Agency for Research on Cancer,
485

International Cesarean Awareness Network,
389
,
427

International Conference on Bisexuality,
86

International Conference on Population and Development (1994),
781

International Criminal Court,
692
,
789

International Lactation Consultant Association,
438

International Men and Gender Equality Survey (IMAGES),
789

International Network of Women's Funds,
822

International Stillbirth Alliance,
470

International Women's Health Coalition (IWHC),
822
–23

Internet,
59
,
120
,
714
,
809
,
810
,
816

healing from sexual abuse and,
136

health information on,
659
,
661
–62,
664

transsexuals and,
80

interracial relationships,
121
,
123
,
126
–27

marriages,
125

intersex,
see
disorders of sexual development

intestine, large,
see
colon

intimacy:

desire and,
169

infertility and,
496

in old age,
554

orgasm and,
156

physical attraction and,
114

power and,
176

in relationships,
109
–12,
117
,
138
,
152
,
449
,
496

violence and,
698

intimate partner violence,
see
domestic violence

intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI),
488

intrauterine insemination (IUI),
485
–86

Intrinsa,
184

Inuit,
746

invasive breast cancer,
595
,
602

in vitro fertilization (IVF),
242
,
483
,
485
–92,
494
,
495
,
498
,
806

described,
487

success rate of,
487
–88

involution,
588

iodine allergies,
244

Ireland,
627

iron,
512
,
611
,
612
,
613
,
629
,
732

irritability,
456
,
510

irritants, avoiding,
31

Islamic Bill of Rights for Women in the Bedroom,
150

isolation,
457
,
462
,
552
,
555
,
626
,
646
,
764

violence and,
697
,
699
,
711

Israel,
12
–13,
627

Italy,
627

itchiness,
222
,
279
,
417
,
517

vulva and,
634
,
635

IUDs (intrauterine devices),
26
,
37
,
209
,
229
,
236
,
238
–42

after abortion,
338

benefits of,
241

checking strings of,
197
,
240

DES and,
628

disabilities and,
197

effectiveness of,
238

as emergency contraception,
240
,
242
,
253
,
255

health concerns about,
210
,
240
–41

how to use,
239
–40

HT and,
539

PID and,
622

privacy of,
206

risks of,
241

side effects of,
241
–42

site for,
203

see also
Mirena IUD

IVF,
see
in vitro fertilization

Ivy League eggs,
803

I Wanna Know,
275

Jane,
339

Japan,
12
,
13
,
48
,
59
,
192
,
497
,
594
,
779

Japanese Americans,
509
,
542

jealousy,
115
,
386
,
449
,
462
,
712

Jensen, Robert,
60

Jervis, Lisa,
56

Jewish men,
126
–27

Jewish women,
12
–13,
56
,
151

jobs and work,
93
,
95
,
459
–60

body image and,
45
,
49
,
50
,
54

breastfeeding and,
446

caregivers and,
572
,
574

chronic disease and,
555

domestic violence and,
716

family balance with,
582

health insurance and,
767
–68

length of,
579
–80

new,
579

recession and,
760
–61

relationships and,
124
,
131

sexual coercion at,
692

sexual harassment and,
722

see also
workplace

Jobs with Justice,
769

Johnson, Hazel,
754

Johnson, Justine,
813

Johnson, Virginia,
154
–55,
156

joints,
533

pain in,
534
,
564
,
605
,
631

Jones, Howard,
495

Journal of Agromedicine
,
736

Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA)
,
667

judicial bypass,
323

Justice Department, U.S.,
696
,
697
,
719
,
721
,
774
,
805

Kaiser Family Foundation,
664
,
771

Kaplan, Helen Singer,
155

Kaplan, Laura,
339

Kaposi's sarcoma,
304

Kaschak, Ellyn,
156

Kaufman, Miriam,
193

Kavaler, Elizabeth,
644
,
644

Keeper,
22

Kegel exercises,
9
,
158
,
518
,
642
,
643
,
647

Kenya,
793

KFC, “Buckets for the Cure” of,
820

kidney disease,
194
,
462

kidney infection,
640

kidneys,
188
,
567
,
622
,
639
,
732
,
734

urinary tract infections and,
639
,
640
,
640

Kilbourne, Jean,
63

Killing Us Softly
(documentary),
63

Kim, Susan,
23

King, Alveda,
814

Kinsey Institute,
167

Kirby, Douglas,
272

Kirby, Marianne,
68

kissing,
565
,
701
,
721

Kitchener-Waterloo Interstitial Support,
644
n

Kitzinger, Sheila,
452

Klein, Erica Levy,
193

Know More Say More,
209

Know Your Chances
,
665

Komen, Susan G.,
820

Komisaruk, Barry,
156

Korean Americans,
60
–61

Koreans,
127

Kotex,
22

Kroll, Ken,
193

Kronos Early Estrogen Prevention Study (KEEPS),
538
–39,
545

Kulwicki, Cara,
164

K-Y,
213

Kyrgyzstan,
822

labels,
184
,
752

labia,
216

cosmetic surgery and,
58
,
59

lubrication of,
268

majora,
5
,
5
,
6

minora,
4
,
5
,
646

sewing together of,
6

labor,
34
,
366
,
396
–421,
762

abortion compared with,
313

C-sections during,
389

drugs during,
380

drug users in,
681

incarceration and,
684

induction of,
393
,
666

language of “choice” and,
374

medications and,
394
–414–18

movement, positions, and rhythm for,
312
–13

obstetric fistula and,
646

planning pain management in,
394
–97

preparing for,
392
–97

second wind in,
420
–21

signs of approaching (prelabor),
400
–404

speeding up,
406
,
408
–9

stages of,
403
–4

start of,
401

strategies to help cope with,
411
–14

unnecessary interventions in,
399
,
420

water immersion and,
413

labor and delivery nurses,
366

Labor Department, U.S.,
774

labor unions,
750
–51

Labrys,
822

lactational amenorrhea method (LAM),
249
,
250
,
251

lactation consultants,
438
,
440

LactMed,
442

lactobacilli,
637
,
639

lactose intolerance,
447
,
529

La Leche League (LLL),
437
,
438
,
445
,
659

language, health care and,
42
,
681
–82

laparoscopically assisted vaginal hysterectomy (LAVH),
632

laparoscopy,
467
,
483
,
610
,
623

endometriosis and,
625
,
626

hysterectomy and,
630
,
632
,
633

for sterilization,
242
,
244

laparotomy,
621

laser surgery,
485

“Laser Vaginal Rejuvenation” techniques,
58

latent labor,
403
,
404
–5