Our Bodies, Ourselves (213 page)

nurse-practitioners,
286
,
658
,
673
,
679

nurses,
366
,
393
,
412
,
566
,
748

breastfeeding and,
440

sexual assault,
706

Nursing Freedom,
454

nursing homes,
567
,
569
,
570
,
572
,
710

Nussbaum, Susan,
192

NuvaRing,
189
,
197
,
231
,
251

Obama, Barack,
122
,
697
,
760
,
770
,
774
–77,
785

Obama, Michelle,
50
,
122

obesity,
648
,
742
,
762
,
780

cancer and,
593
,
595
,
610

postmenopausal,
593

pregnancy and,
385
,
469

risks of,
68

objects, objectification,
57
,
141
,
693
,
817

obsessive-compulsive disorder,
67
,
455
,
456

obstetric fistula,
646
,
783

obstetrician-gynecologists,
366
,
519
,
658

obstetricians,
363
,
373
,
384

occupational health,
see
environmental and occupational health

Occupational Safety and Health Administration, U.S. (OSHA),
728
,
733

ochronosis,
47

Odette, Fran,
193

“Offensive Feminism” (Filipovic),
164

Office on Women's Health, U.S.,
581

Breastfeeding Helpline of,
438

Ogden, Gina,
155
,
564

Ohio, sex education in,
765

oil-based lubricants,
177
,
178
,
213
,
214
,
268

diaphragm and,
220

female condom and,
215

Ojanen-Goldsmith, Alison,
727

old age,
547
–83

advocacy and,
581
–83

body image and,
549
–50

caregiving and,
572
–77

common chronic diseases and,
556
–57

decline of poverty in,
761

elder abuse and neglect in,
575
–76,
693
–94,
711

end-of-life care and,
571
–72

going it alone in,
554

guidelines for sexual and reproductive health care in,
557
–60

health and,
554
–60

health and legal decisions and,
571

health information sources for,
559

household help and long-term care and,
570
–71

housing and,
568
,
570
,
576

LGBT,
558

living fully in,
577
–83

Medicare basics and,
569
–70

navigating health care and,
566
–68

new,
548
–50

physical changes that affect sexuality in,
562
–64

planning ahead in,
568
–72

preventive measures and,
555
–56

recommended reading for,
551
,
564
,
573
,
577

relationships and,
550
–54,
564

retirement and Social Security in,
568

sexuality and,
560
–66

sexual pleasure in,
561
,
565
–66

Older Americans 2010
(U.S. government report),
566

Older Americans Act (1965),
579

Old Lesbians Organizing for Change,
550

oligomenorrhea,
26

omega-3 fatty acids,
25
,
447

oncologists,
533
,
600
,
604

oophorectomy,
169
,
506
,
524
,
529
,
599
,
621
,
626
,
630
–32

cysts and,
620

long-term risks of,
631

self-help and,
633
–34

sexuality and,
631
–32

OpEd Project,
811

Operation Rescue,
340

opioids (narcotics),
414
–16,
418

oral herpes,
263
,
294
,
295
,
296

oral sex,
169
,
173
,
185
,
215
,
565
,
721

safer sex and,
263
–64

spermicides and,
222

STIs and,
290
,
292
,
294
,
296

Oregon Environmental Council,
740

O'Reilly, Bill,
809

Orenstein, Peggy,
64
–65

Organic Birth
(Davis and Pascali-Bonaro),
425

Organization of Teratology Information Specialists,
392

orgasm,
112
,
113
,
154
–62,
168
,
517
,
631

breastfeeding and,
450

clitoris and,
5
–6,
156
–59,
177

disabilities and,
157
,
193

effects of medications and hormones on,
188
,
189

fantasies and,
174

intercourse and,
155
,
159
,
172

lack of,
158
–59

male,
147

masturbation and,
157
,
158

missing of,
157
–58

multiple,
158

in old age,
562
,
563
,
564

pornography and,
180

power and,
147

as sexual response,
154
,
155

simultaneous,
158

Orgasm Answer Guide, The
(Komisaruk, Whipple, Nasserzadeh, and Beyer-Flores),
156

Orgasm Inc.
(documentary),
183

Ortho Evra,
189
,
229
,
251

orthopedic surgeons,
567

Osher Lifelong Learning Institutes,
578

osmotic dilators,
333
,
334

osteoarthritis,
543

osteopenia,
531
,
538
,
559

osteoporosis,
522
,
523
,
543
,
556
,
558
–60,
596

diet and,
527
–30

marketing of,
531

prevention of,
528
–32,
536

Osteoporosis International
,
530

Ostlin, Piroska,
777

ostomy,
196

Our Bodies, Ourselves: Pregnancy and Birth
,
382

Our Bodies, Ourselves
, foreign adaptations of,
32
,
48
,
48
,
492
,
492
,
526
,
527
,
718
,
784
–87,
784
,
786
,
791
,
797
,
797

Our Bodies Ourselves,
805
,
807

Our Bodies Ourselves Global Initiative,
xii

ourbodiesourselves.org, resource section of,
158

Our Stolen Future
(Colborn, Dumanoski, and Meyers),
754
–55

“Outing Age 2010,”
558

ovarian cancer,
225
,
241
,
559
,
597
–98,
599
,
620
–21,
805

diagnosis of,
620
–21

medical treatment for,
621
,
629
,
630

risk factors for,
620

in trans men,
83

ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome (OHSS),
485

ovarian reserve testing,
482
–83

ovaries,
11
,
11
,
477
,
538
,
619
–21,
637
,
640

bimanual exam and,
39
–40,
39

cysts or tumors on,
187
,
225
,
232
,
233
,
619
–20

endometriosis and,
625
,
626

failure of,
67
,
477

midlife and late-life value of,
629
–30

PCOS and,
477
,
647
–50

in perimenopause and menopause,
506
,
508
,
510

PID and,
621

rectovaginal exam and,
41

removal of,
see
oophorectomy

sex hormones produced by,
11
,
15

of trans men,
82

overprotective behavior,
712

overweight,
68
,
385
,
648

Ovidrel,
484

ovulation,
19
,
20
,
239
,
610

desire and,
189

drug stimulation of,
499

emergency contraception and,
256

FAM and,
27
,
28
,
29
,
248
,
249
–50

hormones and,
17

infertility and,
477
,
482

pain during,
622

PCOS and,
477
,
647
–50

PID and,
622

POI and,
477
,
525

suppression of,
223
,
224
,
231
,
232
,
234
,
238
,
450
,
487

timing of,
20
,
475

of trans men,
82

vaginal wetness and,
8

ovulation predictor kits,
27

OWL, the Voice of Midlife and Older Women,
581

oxychlorsene sodium,
645

oxytocin,
334
,
409
,
450
,
563

synthetic,
see
Pitocin

Pacific Islanders,
301
,
762
,
781

pacifiers,
249
,
742

pain,
193

abortion and,
325
,
327
–28,
331
,
332
,
334
,
336
–37

anal intercourse and,
174

birth control pills and,
228

labor and,
401
,
406
,
408
–18

management in labor of,
394
–97

menstrual,
231
,
233
,
235
,
237

old age and,
571
,
572

postpartum,
432

during sexual activity,
33
,
34
,
172
,
174
,
185
–88,
516
–17,
557
,
620
,
624
,
635
,
636
,
643
,
646

suffering vs.,
411

see also specific parts of body

painful bladder syndrome/interstitial cystitis (PBS/IC),
643
–45

Pakistan,
782
,
791

Paltrow, Lynn M.,
815

pancreatic cancer,
597

Pandagon,
119

panic, panic attacks,
134
,
149
,
455
,
456
,
514
,
698

panic button, remote control,
134

pansexual,
84

Pap tests,
87
,
277
,
284
,
288
,
512
,
610
,
612
,
615
–18,
619
,
628
,
630
,
654

disparities in,
680

HPV and,
40
,
298
,
299
,
766
,
794

in old age,
558

photos of,
10

pregnancy and,
378

results of,
41

for trans men,
82

ParaGuard IUD (Copper T),
238
–42,
238
,
253
,
254
,
255

parasitic infections,
258
,
279

parenting, considering,
349
–58

deciding not to have a child and,
355

decision making and,
354
–55

influences on,
353

issues from childhood and,
354

paths to parenthood and,
356
–58

support and,
358

thinking about,
350
–52

parenting classes,
377

parenting support groups,
454

Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays (PFLAG),
90

parents, parenting:

early months of,
429
–60