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Medical Issues Unique to Women
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

Healthy Living in our Later Years
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

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

Infertility and Assisted Reproduction
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

Childbearing Loss
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

Unexpected Pregnancy
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
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,

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

HIV and AIDS
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
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

Relationships With Women
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

Relationships with Men
RELATIONSHIPS WITH MEN Those of us who find men as partners for friendship, love, support, sex, or any other relationship, face many issues and reflections