TABLE OF CONTENTS
PREFACE:
WHY WE WROTE THIS BOOK
HOW TO USE THIS BOOK
INTRODUCTION TO WHAT IS “WOMEN’S HEALTH”
SECTION 1: WOMEN AND THE CURRENT HEALTH LANDSCAPE
CHAPTER 1: The role of social determinants in women’s health
CHAPTER 2: Challenges faced by women of color
CHAPTER 3: Special considerations: Sexual and gender minority women
CHAPTER 4: Is Google your first responder?
CHAPTER 5: Who are clinicians? They’re not just physicians
CHAPTER 6: How to find the right clinician
CHAPTER 7: Shared decision making and you
CHAPTER 8: Telemedicine: Getting the most out of your care
CHAPTER 9: Urgent care vs. emergency department
SECTION 2: COMMON CLINICAL CONDITIONS IMPACTING WOMEN
CHAPTER 10: ACL tears
CHAPTER 11: Anemia
CHAPTER 12: Anxiety
CHAPTER 13: Asthma
CHAPTER 14: Low Back pain
CHAPTER 15: Blood clots
CHAPTER 16: Breast lumps
CHAPTER 17: Breast cancer
CHAPTER 18: Carpal tunnel syndrome
CHAPTER 19: Cervical cancer
CHAPTER 20: Chronic fatigue syndrome
CHAPTER 21: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
CHAPTER 22: Colorectal cancer
CHAPTER 23: Constipation
CHAPTER 24: Dementia
CHAPTER 25: Depression
CHAPTER 26: Diabetes
CHAPTER 27: Diverticulitis
CHAPTER 28: Endometrial cancer
CHAPTER 29: Endometriosis
CHAPTER 30: Fibromyalgia
CHAPTER 31: Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD)
CHAPTER 32: Hand & thumb pain
CHAPTER 33: Heart disease
CHAPTER 34: Hepatitis C
CHAPTER 35: High blood pressure (Hypertension)
CHAPTER 36: High cholesterol
CHAPTER 37: Hip osteoarthritis
CHAPTER 38: Hip labral tear
CHAPTER 39: Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS)
CHAPTER 40: Knee osteoarthritis
CHAPTER 41: Knee meniscus injury
CHAPTER 42: Lung cancer
CHAPTER 43: Lupus
CHAPTER 44: Migraines
CHAPTER 45: Multiple sclerosis
CHAPTER 46: Neck pain
CHAPTER 47: Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD)
CHAPTER 48: Obesity & metabolic syndrome
CHAPTER 49: Osteoporosis
CHAPTER 50: Ovarian cancer
CHAPTER 51: Painful sex
CHAPTER 52: Pelvic inflammatory disease (PID)
CHAPTER 53: Pelvic organ prolapse
CHAPTER 54: Peripheral arterial disease (PAD)
CHAPTER 55: Polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS)
CHAPTER 56: Rheumatoid arthritis
CHAPTER 57: Shoulder pain
CHAPTER 58: Stroke
CHAPTER 59: Thyroid disease
CHAPTER 60: Urinary incontinence
CHAPTER 61: Urinary tract infection (UTI)
CHAPTER 62: Uterine fibroids
CHAPTER 63: Vaginal bleeding
CHAPTER 64: Vaginal infections
CHAPTER 65: When my illness is a mystery
Section 3: TAKING CARE OF YOU
CHAPTER 66: What contributes to your health?
CHAPTER 67: Nutrition
CHAPTER 68: Sleep
CHAPTER 69: Physical activity
CHAPTER 70: Purposeful activity
CHAPTER 71: Social relationships
CHAPTER 72: Mindfulness
CHAPTER 73: Acupuncture
CHAPTER 74: Vaccines
CHAPTER 75: Research's Role
CHAPTER 76: Personalized medicine
CHAPTER 77: Our connectedness
CHAPTER 78: You are a health promoter!
NOTE:
The term woman is frequently used in this book to refer to the target audience, although the material discussed applies to anyone with a uterus, cervix, or vagina. We recognize that not all people with these body parts identify as a woman and that not all people who identify as a woman have these body parts
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