Index A
anticoagulants...259, 334
abdominal bloating and discomfort...61, 75, 177
anticonvulsants...20, 41, 127, 328, 332
abdominal surgery...171 abnormal vaginal bleeding...See unexplained vaginal bleeding abscess...126, 171, 178, 194 abstinence...252, 254, 287, 290...See also periodic abstinence acetaminophen...See paracetamol acne as side effect...2, 111, 158, 164 management of...3, 19, 125 adolescence, adolescent...154, 242, 246, 267–271, 276 allergic reaction...See latex allergy
antidepressants...242, 246 antiretroviral therapy...209, 282–283, 287, 294 not limiting method use...9, 30, 55, 67, 88, 115, 136, 138, 171, 188, 283, 330, 332 antiseptic...126, 142, 144, 147, 178, 194, 313 artery damage due to diabetes...77, 97 ARVs...See antiretroviral therapy aspirin...242, 247 as treatment...18, 19, 39, 40, 76, 96, 125, 126, 194 to be avoided...143, 150, 177, 192 aura...See migraine auras, migraine headaches
B bacteria...205, 277, 312, 315, 321 bacterial infection...151
amenorrhea...See no monthly bleeding
bacterial vaginosis...226, 234, 279–280, 322, 330...See also vaginal conditions
anal sex...205, 209, 277, 284
balanitis...188, 333
anaphylactic shock...207, 321
barbiturates...8, 9, 20, 29, 30, 41, 114, 115, 127, 332
anatomical abnormalities...137, 304, 329, 333 anemia...See iron-deficiency anemia, sickle cell anemia, thalassemia
basal body temperature...239–240, 249 benign breast disease...329
anesthesia, anesthetic...176, 180, 181, 195 general...166, 169, 187, 324 local...120–121, 166, 175–176, 191
birth spacing...82, 289–291
anti-anxiety therapies...242, 246
birth weight...295
birth defects...3, 22, 42, 47, 54, 80, 83, 98, 129, 133, 223, 235
anti-nausea medications...51
bleeding...See vaginal bleeding
antibiotics...139, 156, 242, 247, 280, 328 and contraceptive effectiveness...242, 247, 332 before IUD insertion...139, 156 for abscess, infection...126, 178, 194 for pelvic inflammatory disease...151, 156, 329
blocked or narrowed arteries...41, 77, 128, 323 as medical eligibility criterion...7, 66, 67, 86, 170, 327, 332 blood clot...3, 20, 23, 41, 77, 97, 100, 128, 194, 320, 321...See also deep vein thrombosis as medical eligibility criterion...7, 29, 30, 66, 67, 86, 114, 115, 160, 161, 170
Index 343
I Index
abdominal pain...50, 137, 139, 146, 200, 279, 291, 301, 320–321 as side effect...27, 47, 102, 111, 119 management of...40, 44, 125, 130, 151, 152, 177, 179
