A Pelvic Exam... Nothing To Worry About

5th grade reading level, 7 panels

Code: D

Language: English

Indications: Young women who need to be prepared for pelvic exams

According to surveys, many women fear pelvic exams. This fear keeps many from getting necessary preventive check ups. This pamphlet is instructive but reassuring. Includes a section on learning to relax during a pelvic exam.

A Women's Guide to Staying Healthy Through the Middle Years

8th grade reading level, 11 panels

Code: E

Language: English

Indications: Women before and after menopause

Loaded with practical information including pros and cons of hormone replacement therapy, Kegel exercise, pap smears, sexuality, breast self exam, Urinary Tract Infections and signs of ovulation. This pamphlet explains it clearly and without judgment.

Adjusting to Parenthood: Making Love

7th grade reading level, 11 panels

Code: B

Language: English

Indications: All new parents

How often do we discuss changes in libido with new parents? This pamphlet features dialogue between a husband and wife that raises questions and concerns and offers real solutions to problems.

AIDS & HIV in Women...Teenage Girls Too

7th grade reading level, 11 panels

Multi-ethnic, Code: B

Language: English

Indications: All women and teenage girls

HIV is spreading fastest among heterosexual women. This pamphlet encourages women and teenage girls to think and evaluate the level of risk they are willing to accept, especially with new sexual partners.

Breast Self Exams, Mammograms, Fibrocystic "Disease"

6th grade reading level, 11 panels

Code: E

Language: English

Indications: All women

Teaches breast self exam. Also gives motivational information for regular mammograms. Teaches women to understand fibroadenomas and fibrocystic "disease."

Choices in Birth Control

5th grade reading level, 11 panels

Code: E

Language: English, Russian

Indications: Women with low reading levels who need an overview of choices in contraception in order to make a decision

Illustrations plus easy-to-read discussions of the condom, spermicides, the diaphragm, a cervical cup, the Pill, Norplant and Depo-Provera. Also discusses abstinence, sterilization and natural family planning. Protection from STDs is emphasized in all cases.

Date Rape... Acquaintance Rape

6rd grade reading level, 7 panels

Code: D

Language: English

Indications: All young women

This pamphlet acknowledges this problem and provides helpful hints on prevention. Written at a third grade reading level, it can be useful in health education classes and may also be part of gynecological exams.

Don't Let Fear of Fat Stunt Your Growth

5th grade reading level, 11 panels

Multi-ethnic, Code: B

Language: English

Indications: Anorexic or bulimic girls or boys who worry excessively about weight

Cultural expectations lead many normal weight adolescents to restrict their eating. Anorexia and bulimia require medical treatment. This pamphlet attempts to forewarn those who may be headed in that direction.

Getting Your Period

5th grade reading level, 11 panels

Code: E

Language: English

Indications: Pre-teenage girls

This pamphlet is directed to preteens, since it is not uncommon for girls in well-nourished countries to start menstruating at 9 or 10 years of age. Discusses other normal changes and different types of sanitary protection.

Hormone Replacement Therapy: A Guide for Women

9th grade reading level, 5 panels

Multi-ethnic, Code: D

Language: English

Indications: Pre and post menopausal women

Offers a balanced presentation on hormone replacement therapy. The pamphlet has detailed information on the pros and cons, which individual women need to weigh along with their own medical history in an informed discussion with health care providers.

Learn How To Be Slim

5th grade reading level, 11 panels

Multi-ethnic, Code: B

Language: English

Indications: Teenage girls who may have a tendency toward being overweight

Provides basic teaching points about weight in women, including family patterns, and the girl's own weight patterns. Encourage girls to eat when hungry but not to use food as comfort. Dispels common myths. Has basic tips on lower-caloric eating.

Making Love During Pregnancy

7th grade reading level, 7 panels

Code: D

Language: English

Indications: Expectant couples concerned about making love during pregnancy

Frank discussion of common experiences of lovemaking during pregnancy, divided into trimesters. Also notes warning signs.

Menopause

7th grade reading level, 15 panels

Code: C

Language: English

Indications: Pre and post menopausal women

A explanation of normal changes plus a balanced presentation on hormone replacement therapy. The pamphlet has detailed information on the pros and cons, which individual women need to weigh along with their own medical history in an informed discussion with health care providers.

Osteoporosis

7th grade reading level, 11 panels

Code: B

Language: English

Indications: Middle-aged and older women

A wonderful illustration explains osteoporosis. Also teaches women what they can do to minimize osteoporosis. Includes a chart with calcium contents and caloric content.

PMS

6th grade reading level, 7 panels

Code: D

Language: English

Indications: Women with symptoms of PMS

PMS can have a variety of symptoms and a combination of symptoms. This pamphlet includes an easy to use blank chart for women to record symptoms for review by their health care provider. Also included are suggestions of what to do such as decreasing personal stress and regular exercise.

The Facts of Life and Birth Control

7th grade reading level, 11 panels

Code: E

Language: English

Indications: Adolescents, regardless of whether or not they are sexually active

A clear explanation of how a pregnancy is begun. Explains common methods of birth control. Also correlates sexual activity with AIDS and other STDs.

Understanding Fertility

7th grade reading level, 11 panels

Code: B

Language: English

Indications: All young women

This pamphlet helps women to understand their fertility, so they can choose when to have a baby or learn how to avoid pregnancy now but preserve the ability to have children in the future. Discusses ovulation and specific methods of birth control.

Urinary Tract Infections in Women

9th grade reading level, 5 panels

Code: A

Language: English

Indications: Women with UTIs

This pamphlet defines a urinary tract infection, gives warning signs, explains how to get a clean catch of urine to test, how to treat the infection, and discusses how to avoid getting UTIs in the future.