 | Where Women Have No Doctor - A Health Guide for Women (Hesperian Foundation, 1997, 600 p.) |
 |  | (introduction...) |
| | Women’s health is in your hands |
| | Thanks |
| | About this Book |
| | How to Use this Book |
|  | Chapter 1: Women’s Health Is a Community Issue |
| | (introduction...) |
| | What Is ‘Women’s Health’? |
| | Women Are More at Risk for Disease and Poor Health |
| | Causes of Poor Health in Women |
| | Working for Change |
| | Chapter 2: Solving Health Problems |
| | (introduction...) |
| | Juanita’s Story |
| | (introduction...) |
| | What is the problem? |
| | Some illnesses are hard to tell apart |
| | What is causing the problem? |
| | What Is the Best Treatment? |
| | Is a treatment helpful or harmful? |
| | Risks and benefits |
| | Working for Change |
| | (introduction...) |
| | Looking for the root causes of health problems |
| | Organizing to solve community health problems |
| | To the Health Worker |
| | Helping women help themselves |
| | Chapter 3: The Medical System |
| | (introduction...) |
| | The Medical System |
| | Community health workers |
| | Health posts |
| | Health centers |
| | Hospitals |
| | How to Get Better Care |
| | (introduction...) |
| | Know what to expect |
| | Bring a friend or family member |
| | If You Need to Go to the Hospital |
| | Working for Change |
| | Chapter 4: Understanding Our Bodies |
| | (introduction...) |
| | A Woman’s Reproductive System |
| | (introduction...) |
| | The reproductive parts on the outside |
| | The breasts |
| | The reproductive parts on the inside |
| | A Man’s Reproductive System |
| | (introduction...) |
| | Having a baby - Will it be a boy or a girl? |
| | How a Woman’s Body Changes |
| | (introduction...) |
| | Hormones |
| | Monthly Bleeding |
| | (introduction...) |
| | The monthly cycle (menstrual cycle) |
| | Problems with monthly bleeding |
| | Chapter 5: Health Concerns of Girls |
| | (introduction...) |
| | Changes in Your Body (Puberty) |
| | (introduction...) |
| | Monthly bleeding (period, menstruation) |
| | Changes that Can Lead to a Better Life |
| | Deciding about Boyfriends and Sex |
| | (introduction...) |
| | Protecting yourself if you are ready for sex |
| | Pressured or Forced Sex |
| | Pressure to have sex with a boyfriend (‘Date rape’) |
| | If someone in your family tries to have sex with you (Incest) |
| | Young girls and older men |
| | Trading girls for money or other needs |
| | If you get pregnant and did not plan to |
| | Getting Help From Adults |
| | Chapter 6: Pregnancy and Childbirth |
| | (introduction...) |
| | Staying Healthy during Pregnancy |
| | Common Problems during Pregnancy |
| | Risks and Danger Signs during Pregnancy |
| | Prenatal Care (Check-ups during Pregnancy) |
| | Preparing for Labor and Birth |
| | Giving Birth |
| | Signs that labor is near |
| | The 3 stages of labor |
| | Danger signs during labor |
| | Difficult Births |
| | Danger Signs for the Baby at Birth |
| | Caring for the Mother and Baby after Birth |
| | Women with Special Needs |
| | To the Father |
| | Working for Change |
| | Chapter 7: Breastfeeding |
| | (introduction...) |
| | Why Breast Is Best |
| | Why Other Feeding Can Be Harmful |
| | How to Breastfeed |
| | For the new baby |
| | For any baby |
| | Advice for the Mother |
| | When the Mother Works Outside the Home |
| | Removing Milk by Hand |
| | Common Concerns and Problems |
| | Fear there is not enough milk, or that milk is not good enough |
| | Nipple concerns and problems |
| | Pain and swelling in the breasts |
| | Special Situations |
| | Babies with special needs can breastfeed |
| | When the mother is sick |
| | HIV/AIDS and breastfeeding |
| | When a woman becomes pregnant or gives birth to another child |
| | Working for Change |
| | Chapter 8: Growing Older |
| | (introduction...) |
| | The End of Monthly Bleeding (Menopause) |
| | Taking Care of Your Health |
| | Sexual Relations |
| | Common Health Problems with Aging |
| | (introduction...) |
| | Weak blood (anemia) |
| | Heavy monthly bleeding or bleeding in the middle of the month |
| | Breast lumps |
| | High blood pressure |
| | Problems passing urine and stool |
| | Fallen womb (prolapsed uterus) |
| | Swollen veins in the legs (varicose veins) |
| | Back pain |
| | Joint pain (arthritis) |
| | Weak bones (osteoporosis) |
| | Problems with seeing and hearing |
| | Anxiety and depression |
| | Mental confusion (dementia) |
| | Working for Change |
| | Chapter 9: Women with Disabilities |
| | (introduction...) |
| | Self-esteem |
| | Taking Care of Your Health |
| | (introduction...) |
| | Knowing when you are sick |
| | Skin care |
| | Exercise |
| | Sexuality and Sexual Health |
| | (introduction...) |
| | Family planning |
| | Pregnancy and disability |
| | Personal Safety |
| | Working for Change |
| | Chapter 10: Staying Healthy |
| | (introduction...) |
| | Cleanliness |
| | (introduction...) |
| | Cleanliness in the community (sanitation) |
| | Cleanliness in the home |
| | Personal cleanliness |
| | Clean water |
| | Food safety |
| | Special Needs of Women |
| | Rest and exercise |
| | Regular health exams |
| | Safer sex |
| | Family planning |
| | Good care during pregnancy and birth |
| | Vaccinations against tetanus |
| | Regular breast exams |
| | Working for Change |
| | Working toward a balance between treatment and prevention |
| | Chapter 11: Eating for Good Health |
| | (introduction...) |
| | Main Foods and Helper Foods |
| | (introduction...) |
| | Important vitamins and minerals |
| | Eating Better for Less Money |
| | Harmful Ideas About Eating |
| | Poor Nutrition Can Cause Disease |
| | (introduction...) |
| | Anemia |
| | Beriberi |
| | Problems from eating too much food or the wrong kind of food |
| | Ways to Work toward Better Nutrition |
| | (introduction...) |
| | Trying a new idea |
| | Working toward a balance between people and land |
| | Chapter 12: Sexual Health |
| | (introduction...) |
| | Sex and Gender Roles |
| | (introduction...) |
| | How gender roles are learned |
| | When gender roles cause harm |
| | How Gender Roles Affect Sexual Health |
| | Harmful beliefs about women’s sexuality |
| | Gaining More Control over Your Sexual Health |
| | (introduction...) |
| | Safer sex for sexual health |
| | Making changes for safer sex |
| | Feeling more pleasure from sex |
| | Working for Change |
| | Changing harmful gender roles |
| | Improving sexual health in your community |
| | Chapter 13: Family Planning |
| | (introduction...) |
| | Benefits of Family Planning |
| | Is Family Planning Safe? |
| | Choosing to Use Family Planning |
| | Choosing a Family Planning Method |
| | (introduction...) |
| | How well each method works |
| | Barrier Methods of Family Planning |
| | (introduction...) |
| | The condom |
| | Condoms for women (female condoms) |
| | The diaphragm |
| | Spermicide (contraceptive foam, tablets, jelly, or cream) |
| | Hormonal Methods of Family Planning hormones |
| | (introduction...) |
| | The pill |
| | Implants |
| | Birth control injections |
| | Intra-Uterine Devices (Devices that go into the womb) |
| | THE IUD (IUCD, Copper-T, The Loop) |
| | Natural Methods of Family Planning |
| | (introduction...) |
| | Breastfeeding for the first 6 months (Lactational Amenorrhea Method, LAM) |
| | The mucus method and the rhythm method |
| | Traditional and Home Methods to Prevent Pregnancy |
| | Permanent Methods of Family Planning |
| | Emergency Methods of Family Planning |
| | Choosing the Best Method |
| | Working for Change |
| | Chapter 14: Infertility (When You Are Not Able to Have a Baby) |
| | (introduction...) |
| | What Is Infertility? |
| | What Causes Infertility? |
| | Infertility in a man |
| | Infertility in a woman |
| | Dangers at Work or Home That Can Hurt Fertility |
| | What to Do for Infertility |
| | Losing a Pregnancy (Miscarriage) |
| | Living with Infertility |
| | Working for Change |
| | Chapter 15: Abortion and Complications from Abortion |
| | (introduction...) |
| | Why Do Some Women Have Abortions? |
| | Safe and Unsafe Abortion |
| | Deciding about an Abortion |
| | Safe Methods of Abortion |
| | (introduction...) |
| | How to tell if an abortion will be safe |
| | What to Expect during a Safe Abortion |
| | What to Expect after an Abortion |
| | Family Planning after an Abortion |
| | Complications of Abortion |
| | (introduction...) |
| | Heavy bleeding from the vagina |
| | Emergency help for too much bleeding |
| | Shock |
| | Infection |
| | Fainting or loss of consciousness |
| | Injury inside the body (Internal Injury) |
| | Preventing Unsafe Abortion |
| | Chapter 16: Sexually Transmitted Diseases and Other Infections of the Genitals |
| | (introduction...) |
| | Why STDs Are a Serious Problem for Women |
| | (introduction...) |
| | How to know if you are at risk for an STD |
| | What to do if you have an STD |
| | Abnormal Discharge |
| | Growths (Warts) on the Genitals |
| | Sores on the Genitals (Genital Ulcers) |
| | Other STDs |
| | Complications of STDs |
| | Pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) |
| | How to Feel Better |
| | Other Medicines to Treat STDs |
| | Working for Change |
| | Chapter 17: AIDS (Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome) |
| | (introduction...) |
| | What Are HIV and AIDS? |
| | (introduction...) |
| | How HIV/AIDS is spread and is not spread |
| | Why HIV and AIDS Are Different for Women |
| | Preventing HIV/AIDS |
| | The HIV Test |
| | Living Positively with HIV and AIDS |
| | Pregnancy, Childbirth, and Breastfeeding |
| | Care for Persons with AIDS |
| | (introduction...) |
| | Preventing HIV infection at home |
| | Staying Healthy for as Long as Possible |
| | Common Medical Problems |
| | (introduction...) |
| | Fever |
| | Diarrhea |
| | Skin rashes and itching |
| | Nausea and vomiting |
| | Cough |
| | Problems with the mouth and throat |
| | Wounds and sores |
| | Mental confusion (Dementia) |
| | Pain |
| | Caring for Someone Who Is Near Death |
| | Working for Change |
| | (introduction...) |
| | How you can help prevent AIDS |
| | Chapter 18: Violence Against Women |
| | (introduction...) |
| | Untitled |
| | Why Does a Man Hurt a Woman? |
| | Kinds of Violence |
| | Warning Signs |
| | The Cycle of Violence |
| | Harmful Effects of Violence |
| | Why Women Stay with Men Who Hurt Them |
| | What to Do |
| | Make a safety plan |
| | If you leave |
| | Working for Change |
| | (introduction...) |
| | Talk about it |
| | Set up services to help women who leave |
| | Use social pressure |
| | To the Health Worker |
| | Chapter 19: Rape and Sexual Assault |
| | (introduction...) |
| | Kinds of Rape and Sexual Assault |
| | (introduction...) |
| | Rape by someone the woman knows |
| | Rape by a stranger |
| | How to Avoid Rape |
| | (introduction...) |
| | These ideas may help any woman avoid rape |
| | Avoiding rape by someone you know |
| | Help children avoid sexual abuse |
| | Self Defense for Women |
| | If You Are Sexually Assaulted |
| | What to Do if You Have Been Raped |
| | (introduction...) |
| | If you go to the police |
| | Health Problems of Rape |
| | Pregnancy |
| | Sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) |
| | Tears and cuts |
| | Sexual relations after rape |
| | Overcoming feelings about the rape |
| | Working for Change |
| | Chapter 20: Sex Workers |
| | (introduction...) |
| | Why Women Become Sex Workers |
| | (introduction...) |
| | Story of a poor woman |
| | Health Problems of Sex Workers |
| | STDs, INCLUDING HIV/AIDS |
| | Pregnancy |
| | Violence |
| | How to Protect Yourself from STDs, Including HIV/AIDS |
| | (introduction...) |
| | Treatment for STDs when protection fails |
| | Working for Change |
| | Negotiating condom use |
| | Strength through organizing |
| | Chapter 21: Pain in the Lower Abdomen |
| | (introduction...) |
| | Sudden, Severe Pain in the Abdomen |
| | Kinds of Pain in the Lower Abdomen |
| | (introduction...) |
| | During monthly bleeding |
| | After childbirth, abortion or miscarriage |
| | With fever |
| | With diarrhea |
| | During pregnancy |
| | With urination |
| | With discharge or light bleeding from the vagina |
| | During sex |
| | When moving, walking or lifting |
| | In the middle of the monthly cycle |
| | Within 3 weeks of getting an IUD |
| | Without other signs |
| | Questions about Pain in the Abdomen |
| | Chapter 22: Abnormal Bleeding from the Vagina |
| | (introduction...) |
| | Problems with Monthly Bleeding |
| | Heavy monthly bleeding, or bleeding that lasts a long time |
| | Light monthly bleeding |
| | Monthly bleeding that comes too often, or bleeding at other times |
| | When monthly bleedings come too far apart, or have stopped |
| | Other Kinds of Bleeding Problems |
| | Bleeding during pregnancy or after childbirth |
| | Bleeding after an abortion or miscarriage |
| | Bleeding after sex |
| | Bleeding after menopause |
| | Chapter 23: Problems of the Urine System |
| | (introduction...) |
| | Infections of the Urine System |
| | (introduction...) |
| | What causes bladder and kidney infections? |
| | Signs and treatment |
| | Other Problems of the Urine System |
| | Blood in the urine |
| | Kidney or bladder stones |
| | Need to pass urine often |
| | Leaking urine |
| | When You Have Problems Passing Stool or Urine |
| | Chapter 24: Cancer and Growths |
| | (introduction...) |
| | Cancer |
| | (introduction...) |
| | Causes of cancer |
| | Finding and treating cancer early |
| | Problems of the Cervix (the Opening of the Womb) |
| | Common problems of the cervix |
| | Cancer of the cervix |
| | Problems of the Womb |
| | Common growths of the womb |
| | Cancer of the womb (cancer of the uterus, endometrial cancer) |
| | Problems of the Breasts |
| | (introduction...) |
| | Cancer of the breast |
| | Problems of the Ovaries |
| | Cysts on the ovaries |
| | Cancer of the ovaries |
| | Other Common Cancers |
| | Lung cancer |
| | Mouth and throat cancer |
| | Cancer of the liver |
| | Cancer of the stomach |
| | When Cancer Cannot Be Cured |
| | Working for Change |
| | Chapter 25: Tuberculosis |
| | (introduction...) |
| | What Is TB? |
| | How TB Is Spread |
| | How to Know if a Person Has TB |
| | How to Treat TB |
| | (introduction...) |
| | Resistance to TB medicines |
| | Preventing TB |
| | Working for Change |
| | Chapter 26: Work |
| | (introduction...) |
| | Cooking Fires and Smoke |
| | Lifting and Carrying Heavy Loads |
| | Work with Water |
| | Work with Chemicals |
| | Sitting or Standing for a Long Time |
| | Repeating the Same Movement Over and Over |
| | Crafts |
| | Unsafe Working Conditions |
| | Sexual Harassment |
| | Migration |
| | Forgotten Workers |
| | Working for Change |
| | Chapter 27: Mental Health |
| | (introduction...) |
| | Self-esteem |
| | Common causes of mental health problems in women |
| | (introduction...) |
| | Stress in daily life |
| | Loss and death |
| | Changes in a woman's life and community |
| | Trauma |
| | Physical problems |
| | Common mental health problems for women |
| | (introduction...) |
| | Depression (extreme sadness or feeling nothing at all) |
| | Anxiety (feeling nervous or worried) |
| | Reactions to trauma |
| | Physical changes and disease caused by stress |
| | Helping yourself and helping others |
| | (introduction...) |
| | Personal coping skills |
| | Helping relationships |
| | Exercises for learning how to help |
| | Exercises for healing mental health problems |
| | Helping women with reactions to trauma |
| | Helping someone who wants to kill herself |
| | Mental illness (psychosis) |
| | Ways to improve your community's mental health |
| | Chapter 28: Alcohol and Other Drugs |
| | (introduction...) |
| | Use and misuse of alcohol and drugs |
| | Why do people begin to use alcohol or drugs? |
| | When does use become misuse? |
| | Why people misuse drugs and alcohol |
| | Problems from alcohol and other drugs |
| | Common health problems |
| | Drugs and alcohol can be worse for women |
| | Overcoming problems with alcohol and drugs |
| | (introduction...) |
| | Quitting |
| | Learning to stay free of drugs and alcohol |
| | Problems from tobacco |
| | Health problems from smoking |
| | Smoking is worse for women |
| | Living with someone who has a drinking or drug problem |
| | Preventing drug and alcohol misuse |
| | Chapter 29: Refugees and Displaced Women |
| | (introduction...) |
| | Flight and arrival |
| | Basic needs |
| | (introduction...) |
| | Food |
| | Water and fuel |
| | Protection from sexual violence |
| | Reproductive health |
| | Mental health |
| | (introduction...) |
| | Causes of mental health problems |
| | Signs of mental health problems |
| | Working for better mental health |
| | Women as Leaders |
| | (introduction...) |
| | Ways to earn a living |
| | Chapter 30: Female Circumcision |
| | (introduction...) |
| | Types of female circumcision |
| | Health problems caused by female circumcision |
| | What to do for health problems |
| | Heavy bleeding and shock |
| | Infection |
| | Urine problems |
| | Problems with monthly bleeding |
| | Problems with sexual relations and sexual health |
| | Problems with childbirth |
| | Leaking urine and stool |
| | Infertility |
| | Mental health problems |
| | Working for change |
| | (introduction...) |
| | Female circumcision, human rights, and the law |
| | Chapter 31: Use of Medicines in Women’s Health |
| | (introduction...) |
| | Deciding to use medicine |
| | (introduction...) |
| | Harmful uses of medicines |
| | How to use medicine safely |
| | Using the medicines in this book |
| | (introduction...) |
| | Generic names and brand names |
| | Medicine comes in different forms |
| | How much medicine to take |
| | When to take medicines |
| | Who should not take a certain medicine |
| | Side effects |
| | Precautions (warnings) |
| | Information you should know |
| | Taking too much medicine |
| | Kinds of medicines |
| | (introduction...) |
| | Antibiotics |
| | Medicines for pain |
| | Medicines for heavy bleeding from the vagina after birth or abortion |
| | Medicines for allergic reactions |
| | Medicines that can save a woman’s life |
| | Table of Medicines: Green Pages |
| | Health Care Skills |
| | (introduction...) |
| | Preventing infection |
| | (introduction...) |
| | Washing your hands |
| | How to disinfect equipment and tools |
| | How to take temperature, pulse, respiration, and blood pressure |
| | (introduction...) |
| | Temperature |
| | Pulse (heartbeat) |
| | Respiration (breathing rate) |
| | Blood pressure |
| | How to examine the abdomen |
| | How to examine a woman’s genitals (the pelvic exam) |
| | Caring for burns |
| | How to give fluids to treat shock |
| | (introduction...) |
| | How to make rehydration drink |
| | How to give rectal fluids |
| | How to give an injection |
| | (introduction...) |
| | Where to give an injection |
| | How to prepare a syringe for injection |
| | How to inject into the muscle (intramuscular, or im) |
| | How to give an injection under the skin (subcutaneous injection) |
| | Be prepared to treat allergic reaction and allergic shock |
| | Acupressure Massage |
| | Vocabulary: List of difficult words |
| | Where to get more information |
| | Back cover |
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