Our Bodies, Ourselves

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Taking Care of Yourself

• Body Image

• Eating Well

• Alcohol, Tobacco, and Other Mood-Altering Drugs

• Our Bodies in Motion

• Complementary Health Practices

• Emotional Well-Being

• Environmental and Occupational Health

• Violence and Abuse

Relationships and Sexuality

• Gender Identity and Sexual Orientation

• Relationships with Men

• Relationships with Women

• Sexuality

Sexual Health

• Sexual Anatomy, Reproduction, and the Menstrual Cycle

• Safer Sex

• Sexually Transmitted Infections

• HIV and AIDS

Reproductive Choices

• Considering Parenting

• Birth Control

• Unexpected Pregnancy

• Abortion

Child Bearing

• Pregnancy & Birth

• The First Year of Parenting

• Child-Bearing Loss

• Infertility and Assisted Reproduction

Growing Older

• Midlife and Menopause

• Our Later Years

Medical Problems and Procedures

• Unique to Women

• Special Concerns for Women

Knowledge is Power

• Navigating the Health Care System

• The Politics of Women’s Health

• Organizing for Change