Women and Health

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Women and Health
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Health Services for Women

• Excluded from health research historically
• Physician-patient relationship

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Menstruation

• Menstrual pain
• Attitudes toward menstruation
• Menstrual joy

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Premenstrual Syndrome (PMS)

• Prevalence
• Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder (PMDD)

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Abortion

• Attitudes toward abortion
• Consequences of abortion

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Pregnancy

• Psychological changes during pregnancy
• Reactions to pregnant women the social
  psychology of pregnancy

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Postpartum Distress

• Maternity blues vs. depression
• Risk factors

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Lesbian Women

• Health care issues
• Mental health
• Explanations for sexual orientation