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One of the obvious advantages of the Israeli health care system is that health insurance is given to all its citizens. Even though the idea

In this chapter we discuss healthy and unhealthy breasts. We examine the shape of breasts, their development during adolescence and the changes which take place

Our ‘later years’ are becoming longer. Old age is starting later and later and we live longer. There is a close link between our health

As women, we go through a phase in our lives – midlife – which is often referred to in negative terms such as ‘old age’,

Dealing with infertility is not easy, especially in Israel where giving birth is seen as a natural part of being a woman. The chapter focuses

A childbearing loss, no matter how it happens (miscarriage, stillbirth, SIDS etc) is an extremely distressing loss. Even a woman who decides to terminate her

About half the women discover, at some stage in their life, that they are unexpectedly pregnant. If we suspect we have such pregnancy, it is

CONSIDERING PARENTING During the second half of the 20th Century, many changes have occurred which relate to a woman’s reproductive choices. Until fifty years ago,

Our personal gender identification and our sexual orientations do not always correlate to the accepted social norms which identify two categories – man and woman.

The Aids/HIV epidemic is a global crisis. This chapter is for all of us who are interested in learning more about HIV and Aids for

Sexuality is a pivotal force which can be a powerful source of many sensations such as pleasure, empowerment and liberation. The chapter deals with and

The choice to live in the open as a lesbian in 21st century Israel is not a simple or an easy choice. Those of us