Chapter 10: Staying Healthy......................................................................................................... 148
Cleanliness...............................................................150 Special needs of women..................................158
Community sanitation........................................151 Working for change ...........................................163
Chapter 11: Eating for Good Health.......................................................................................... 164
Main foods and helper foods.........................166 Poor nutrition can cause disease..................172
Eating better for less money..........................170 Ways to work
Harmful ideas about eating.............................171
toward better nutrition.................................176
Chapter 12: Sexual Health............................................................................................................ 180
Sex and gender roles.........................................182 How to improve your sexual health...........186
How gender affects sexual health................184 Working for change............................................194
Chapter 13: Family Planning.......................................................................................................... 196
Benefits of family planning...............................197
Choosing to use family planning...................199
Choosing a family planning method............200
Barrier methods of family planning.............202
Hormonal methods............................................207
The IUD...................................................................216
Natural methods of family planning............218
Traditional and home methods.....................222
Permanent methods...........................................223
Emergency methods...........................................224
Choosing the best method.............................226
Working for change............................................227
Chapter 14: Infertility..................................................................................................................... 228
What is infertility?................................................230 What to do for infertility.................................233
What causes infertility?.....................................230 Losing a pregnancy..............................................234
Dangers at work or at home
Living with infertility............................................236
that can hurt fertility......................................232 Working for change............................................237
Chapter 15: Abortion and Complications of Abortion..........................................................238
Why some women have abortions............239 What to expect after an abortion..............249
Safe and unsafe abortion.................................241 Family planning after abortion.......................250
Deciding about an abortion...........................243 Complications of abortion..............................251
Safe methods of abortion................................244 Preventing unsafe abortion.............................259
What to expect from safe abortion...........248
Chapter 16: Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs)
and Other Infections of the Genitals........................................................................................... 260
Why STIs are a serious
Sores on the genitals..........................................270
problem for women........................................262 Complications of STIs (PID)...........................274
How to know if you are at risk for an STI..263 Other STIs (HIV infection and
What to do if you have signs of an STI.....263
Hepatitis B).........................................................277
Taking medicines to treat STIs.......................264 How to feel better..............................................278
Abnormal discharge............................................265 Working for change............................................279
Growths (warts) on the genitals..................269
Chapter 17: HIV and AIDS ............................................................................................................ 282
What are HIV and AIDS?.................................284
Why HIV and AIDS are different for
women..................................................................286
Preventing HIV......................................................286
The HIV test...........................................................288
Living positively with HIV infection.............290
Pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding.............292
Care for persons with HIV or AIDS...........294
Staying healthy as long as possible...............296
Common medical problems...........................297
Caring for someone near death...................309
Working for change............................................309
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