Assigned Readings - Module 1 Flashcards
Age at and purpose of first gynecological visit
13 - 15 years of age
Screening and provision of preventive health care services and guidance.
Establishment of medical care relationship
Internal (pelvic) exam not required.
Three major periods of women’s health activism in the 20th century
Progressive era - 1890-1930 - giving rise to two separate movements: (1) the reformers who spearheaded the formation of government offices and policies to expand maternal and child health services; and (2) the birth control advocates.
1960s and 1970s a grass-roots effort challenging the male-dominated and medicine-based system of health information and care.
1990s during which women’s health reached unprecedented levels of political and public clout.
Causes of Death, 1900 versus 1990
Leading Causes of Death, 1900 versus 1990
1900 1990
Tuberculosis Cardiovascular Disease
Syphilis Cancer
Pneumonia Stroke
Influenza Diabetes
Sanitary supplies
Prior to WWI - reusable sanitary pads made from cotton, or fabricated their own.
After WWI - disposable pads made from materials and with techniques used to make war bandages. Marketed and commercialized in the 1920s.
Tampons, available in the 1920s and 1930s, not widely used until the 1940s
Contraception
Comstock Law, passed in 1983, outlawed the distribution of information on birth control and contraception as obscene. MDs won the right to discuss in 1936.
Early 20th century, forms of birth control included: coitus interruptus, condoms, rhythm method, diaphragm, extended lactation, abstinence, abortion, surgical sterilization.
1960s - introduction of the pill and the IUD.
1965 - Supreme Court legalized birth control for married couples.
1980s - changes in hormone concentration of pill increased its popularity, male condoms increased in popularity d/t AIDS.
1990s - long-lasting reversible contraceptive methods: injectables (Depo Provera) and implants (Norplant); female condom
Percentage of unintended pregnancies, U.S.
Nearly half
