Human females as cultural, psychological, sociological, political, and economic entities.
The concept covering the physical and mental conditions of women.
Human females who are pregnant, as cultural, psychological, or sociological entities.
Women who are physically and mentally abused over an extended period, usually by a husband or other dominant male figure. Characteristics of the battered woman syndrome are helplessness, constant fear, and a perceived inability to escape. (From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 3d ed)
Organized services to provide health care to women. It excludes maternal care services for which MATERNAL HEALTH SERVICES is available.
The status during which female mammals carry their developing young (EMBRYOS or FETUSES) in utero before birth, beginning from FERTILIZATION to BIRTH.
The rights of women to equal status pertaining to social, economic, and educational opportunities afforded by society.
The physiological period following the MENOPAUSE, the permanent cessation of the menstrual life.
Women who are engaged in gainful activities usually outside the home.
Maleness or femaleness as a constituent element or influence contributing to the production of a result. It may be applicable to the cause or effect of a circumstance. It is used with human or animal concepts but should be differentiated from SEX CHARACTERISTICS, anatomical or physiological manifestations of sex, and from SEX DISTRIBUTION, the number of males and females in given circumstances.
Predetermined sets of questions used to collect data - clinical data, social status, occupational group, etc. The term is often applied to a self-completed survey instrument.
Studies in which subsets of a defined population are identified. These groups may or may not be exposed to factors hypothesized to influence the probability of the occurrence of a particular disease or other outcome. Cohorts are defined populations which, as a whole, are followed in an attempt to determine distinguishing subgroup characteristics.
Women licensed to practice medicine.
Studies in which the presence or absence of disease or other health-related variables are determined in each member of the study population or in a representative sample at one particular time. This contrasts with LONGITUDINAL STUDIES which are followed over a period of time.
Age as a constituent element or influence contributing to the production of a result. It may be applicable to the cause or the effect of a circumstance. It is used with human or animal concepts but should be differentiated from AGING, a physiological process, and TIME FACTORS which refers only to the passage of time.
The co-occurrence of pregnancy and an INFECTION. The infection may precede or follow FERTILIZATION.
An aspect of personal behavior or lifestyle, environmental exposure, or inborn or inherited characteristic, which, on the basis of epidemiologic evidence, is known to be associated with a health-related condition considered important to prevent.
The last menstrual period. Permanent cessation of menses (MENSTRUATION) is usually defined after 6 to 12 months of AMENORRHEA in a woman over 45 years of age. In the United States, menopause generally occurs in women between 48 and 55 years of age.
The number of offspring a female has borne. It is contrasted with GRAVIDITY, which refers to the number of pregnancies, regardless of outcome.
The period before MENOPAUSE. In premenopausal women, the climacteric transition from full sexual maturity to cessation of ovarian cycle takes place between the age of late thirty and early fifty.
Results of conception and ensuing pregnancy, including LIVE BIRTH; STILLBIRTH; SPONTANEOUS ABORTION; INDUCED ABORTION. The outcome may follow natural or artificial insemination or any of the various ASSISTED REPRODUCTIVE TECHNIQUES, such as EMBRYO TRANSFER or FERTILIZATION IN VITRO.
An indicator of body density as determined by the relationship of BODY WEIGHT to BODY HEIGHT. BMI=weight (kg)/height squared (m2). BMI correlates with body fat (ADIPOSE TISSUE). Their relationship varies with age and gender. For adults, BMI falls into these categories: below 18.5 (underweight); 18.5-24.9 (normal); 25.0-29.9 (overweight); 30.0 and above (obese). (National Center for Health Statistics, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
Studies which start with the identification of persons with a disease of interest and a control (comparison, referent) group without the disease. The relationship of an attribute to the disease is examined by comparing diseased and non-diseased persons with regard to the frequency or levels of the attribute in each group.
Care provided the pregnant woman in order to prevent complications, and decrease the incidence of maternal and prenatal mortality.
The number of new cases of a given disease during a given period in a specified population. It also is used for the rate at which new events occur in a defined population. It is differentiated from PREVALENCE, which refers to all cases, new or old, in the population at a given time.
Studies in which individuals or populations are followed to assess the outcome of exposures, procedures, or effects of a characteristic, e.g., occurrence of disease.
Collection of pooled secretions of the posterior vaginal fornix for cytologic examination.
Tumors or cancer of the UTERINE CERVIX.
Social and economic factors that characterize the individual or group within the social structure.
Statistical models which describe the relationship between a qualitative dependent variable (that is, one which can take only certain discrete values, such as the presence or absence of a disease) and an independent variable. A common application is in epidemiology for estimating an individual's risk (probability of a disease) as a function of a given risk factor.
In females, the period that is shortly after giving birth (PARTURITION).
Organized periodic procedures performed on large groups of people for the purpose of detecting disease.
Radiographic examination of the breast.
Diminished or absent ability of a female to achieve conception.
The genital canal in the female, extending from the UTERUS to the VULVA. (Stedman, 25th ed)
Those characteristics that distinguish one SEX from the other. The primary sex characteristics are the OVARIES and TESTES and their related hormones. Secondary sex characteristics are those which are masculine or feminine but not directly related to reproduction.
A status with BODY WEIGHT that is grossly above the acceptable or desirable weight, usually due to accumulation of excess FATS in the body. The standards may vary with age, sex, genetic or cultural background. In the BODY MASS INDEX, a BMI greater than 30.0 kg/m2 is considered obese, and a BMI greater than 40.0 kg/m2 is considered morbidly obese (MORBID OBESITY).
Individuals whose ancestral origins are in the continent of Europe.
The ratio of two odds. The exposure-odds ratio for case control data is the ratio of the odds in favor of exposure among cases to the odds in favor of exposure among noncases. The disease-odds ratio for a cohort or cross section is the ratio of the odds in favor of disease among the exposed to the odds in favor of disease among the unexposed. The prevalence-odds ratio refers to an odds ratio derived cross-sectionally from studies of prevalent cases.
An infant during the first month after birth.
Elements of limited time intervals, contributing to particular results or situations.
Knowledge, attitudes, and associated behaviors which pertain to health-related topics such as PATHOLOGIC PROCESSES or diseases, their prevention, and treatment. This term refers to non-health workers and health workers (HEALTH PERSONNEL).
A complex disorder characterized by infertility, HIRSUTISM; OBESITY; and various menstrual disturbances such as OLIGOMENORRHEA; AMENORRHEA; ANOVULATION. Polycystic ovary syndrome is usually associated with bilateral enlarged ovaries studded with atretic follicles, not with cysts. The term, polycystic ovary, is misleading.
Studies used to test etiologic hypotheses in which inferences about an exposure to putative causal factors are derived from data relating to characteristics of persons under study or to events or experiences in their past. The essential feature is that some of the persons under study have the disease or outcome of interest and their characteristics are compared with those of unaffected persons.
The qualitative or quantitative estimation of the likelihood of adverse effects that may result from exposure to specified health hazards or from the absence of beneficial influences. (Last, Dictionary of Epidemiology, 1988)
The neck portion of the UTERUS between the lower isthmus and the VAGINA forming the cervical canal.
Studies in which variables relating to an individual or group of individuals are assessed over a period of time.
Includes the spectrum of human immunodeficiency virus infections that range from asymptomatic seropositivity, thru AIDS-related complex (ARC), to acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS).
Inhaling and exhaling the smoke of burning TOBACCO.
The periodic shedding of the ENDOMETRIUM and associated menstrual bleeding in the MENSTRUAL CYCLE of humans and primates. Menstruation is due to the decline in circulating PROGESTERONE, and occurs at the late LUTEAL PHASE when LUTEOLYSIS of the CORPUS LUTEUM takes place.
Metabolic disorder associated with fractures of the femoral neck, vertebrae, and distal forearm. It occurs commonly in women within 15-20 years after menopause, and is caused by factors associated with menopause including estrogen deficiency.
Compounds, usually hormonal, taken orally in order to block ovulation and prevent the occurrence of pregnancy. The hormones are generally estrogen or progesterone or both.
The last third of a human PREGNANCY, from the beginning of the 29th through the 42nd completed week (197 to 294 days) of gestation.
Regular course of eating and drinking adopted by a person or animal.
The probability that an event will occur. It encompasses a variety of measures of the probability of a generally unfavorable outcome.
Evaluation undertaken to assess the results or consequences of management and procedures used in combating disease in order to determine the efficacy, effectiveness, safety, and practicability of these interventions in individual cases or series.
Deliberate severe and repeated injury to one domestic partner by the other.
The frequency of different ages or age groups in a given population. The distribution may refer to either how many or what proportion of the group. The population is usually patients with a specific disease but the concept is not restricted to humans and is not restricted to medicine.
Procedures for finding the mathematical function which best describes the relationship between a dependent variable and one or more independent variables. In linear regression (see LINEAR MODELS) the relationship is constrained to be a straight line and LEAST-SQUARES ANALYSIS is used to determine the best fit. In logistic regression (see LOGISTIC MODELS) the dependent variable is qualitative rather than continuously variable and LIKELIHOOD FUNCTIONS are used to find the best relationship. In multiple regression, the dependent variable is considered to depend on more than a single independent variable.
A complication of PREGNANCY, characterized by a complex of symptoms including maternal HYPERTENSION and PROTEINURIA with or without pathological EDEMA. Symptoms may range between mild and severe. Pre-eclampsia usually occurs after the 20th week of gestation, but may develop before this time in the presence of trophoblastic disease.
Expulsion of the product of FERTILIZATION before completing the term of GESTATION and without deliberate interference.
The seeking and acceptance by patients of health service.
Cytological preparation of cells collected from a mucosal surface and stained with Papanicolaou stain.
Neoplasms of the skin and mucous membranes caused by papillomaviruses. They are usually benign but some have a high risk for malignant progression.
Delivery of the FETUS and PLACENTA under the care of an obstetrician or a health worker. Obstetric deliveries may involve physical, psychological, medical, or surgical interventions.
Educational attainment or level of education of individuals.
Intentional removal of a fetus from the uterus by any of a number of techniques. (POPLINE, 1978)
The amount of mineral per square centimeter of BONE. This is the definition used in clinical practice. Actual bone density would be expressed in grams per milliliter. It is most frequently measured by X-RAY ABSORPTIOMETRY or TOMOGRAPHY, X RAY COMPUTED. Bone density is an important predictor for OSTEOPOROSIS.
Prevention of CONCEPTION by blocking fertility temporarily, or permanently (STERILIZATION, REPRODUCTIVE). Common means of reversible contraception include NATURAL FAMILY PLANNING METHODS; CONTRACEPTIVE AGENTS; or CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICES.
Extraction of the FETUS by means of abdominal HYSTEROTOMY.
A systematic collection of factual data pertaining to health and disease in a human population within a given geographic area.
The transmission of infectious disease or pathogens from one generation to another. It includes transmission in utero or intrapartum by exposure to blood and secretions, and postpartum exposure via breastfeeding.
The number of males and females in a given population. The distribution may refer to how many men or women or what proportion of either in the group. The population is usually patients with a specific disease but the concept is not restricted to humans and is not restricted to medicine.
The inhabitants of a city or town, including metropolitan areas and suburban areas.
A range of values for a variable of interest, e.g., a rate, constructed so that this range has a specified probability of including the true value of the variable.
A condition in which functional endometrial tissue is present outside the UTERUS. It is often confined to the PELVIS involving the OVARY, the ligaments, cul-de-sac, and the uterovesical peritoneum.
Conversations with an individual or individuals held in order to obtain information about their background and other personal biographical data, their attitudes and opinions, etc. It includes school admission or job interviews.
The co-occurrence of pregnancy and a cardiovascular disease. The disease may precede or follow FERTILIZATION and it may or may not have a deleterious effect on the pregnant woman or FETUS.
Compounds that interact with ESTROGEN RECEPTORS in target tissues to bring about the effects similar to those of ESTRADIOL. Estrogens stimulate the female reproductive organs, and the development of secondary female SEX CHARACTERISTICS. Estrogenic chemicals include natural, synthetic, steroidal, or non-steroidal compounds.
Persons living in the United States of Mexican (MEXICAN AMERICANS), Puerto Rican, Cuban, Central or South American, or other Spanish culture or origin. The concept does not include Brazilian Americans or Portuguese Americans.
A demographic parameter indicating a person's status with respect to marriage, divorce, widowhood, singleness, etc.
Public attitudes toward health, disease, and the medical care system.
Chemical substances or agents with contraceptive activity in females. Use for female contraceptive agents in general or for which there is no specific heading.
Diabetes mellitus induced by PREGNANCY but resolved at the end of pregnancy. It does not include previously diagnosed diabetics who become pregnant (PREGNANCY IN DIABETICS). Gestational diabetes usually develops in late pregnancy when insulin antagonistic hormones peaks leading to INSULIN RESISTANCE; GLUCOSE INTOLERANCE; and HYPERGLYCEMIA.
The social institution involving legal and/or religious sanction whereby individuals are joined together.
Behavior patterns of those practicing CONTRACEPTION.
The transitional period before and after MENOPAUSE. Perimenopausal symptoms are associated with irregular MENSTRUAL CYCLE and widely fluctuated hormone levels. They may appear 6 years before menopause and subside 2 to 5 years after menopause.
The range or frequency distribution of a measurement in a population (of organisms, organs or things) that has not been selected for the presence of disease or abnormality.
Typical way of life or manner of living characteristic of an individual or group. (From APA, Thesaurus of Psychological Index Terms, 8th ed)
Behaviors associated with the ingesting of alcoholic beverages, including social drinking.
Polymicrobial, nonspecific vaginitis associated with positive cultures of Gardnerella vaginalis and other anaerobic organisms and a decrease in lactobacilli. It remains unclear whether the initial pathogenic event is caused by the growth of anaerobes or a primary decrease in lactobacilli.
Statistical models used in survival analysis that assert that the effect of the study factors on the hazard rate in the study population is multiplicative and does not change over time.
Statistical models in which the value of a parameter for a given value of a factor is assumed to be equal to a + bx, where a and b are constants. The models predict a linear regression.
Variations of menstruation which may be indicative of disease.
The 17-beta-isomer of estradiol, an aromatized C18 steroid with hydroxyl group at 3-beta- and 17-beta-position. Estradiol-17-beta is the most potent form of mammalian estrogenic steroids.
A group of people with a common cultural heritage that sets them apart from others in a variety of social relationships.
A statistical technique that isolates and assesses the contributions of categorical independent variables to variation in the mean of a continuous dependent variable.
The co-occurrence of pregnancy and parasitic diseases. The parasitic infection may precede or follow FERTILIZATION.
The age of the mother in PREGNANCY.
Health care programs or services designed to assist individuals in the planning of family size. Various methods of CONTRACEPTION can be used to control the number and timing of childbirths.
The middle third of a human PREGNANCY, from the beginning of the 15th through the 28th completed week (99 to 196 days) of gestation.
Measurable and quantifiable biological parameters (e.g., specific enzyme concentration, specific hormone concentration, specific gene phenotype distribution in a population, presence of biological substances) which serve as indices for health- and physiology-related assessments, such as disease risk, psychiatric disorders, environmental exposure and its effects, disease diagnosis, metabolic processes, substance abuse, pregnancy, cell line development, epidemiologic studies, etc.
The technique that deals with the measurement of the size, weight, and proportions of the human or other primate body.
A malignancy arising in uterine cervical epithelium and confined thereto, representing a continuum of histological changes ranging from well-differentiated CIN 1 (formerly, mild dysplasia) to severe dysplasia/carcinoma in situ, CIN 3. The lesion arises at the squamocolumnar cell junction at the transformation zone of the endocervical canal, with a variable tendency to develop invasive epidermoid carcinoma, a tendency that is enhanced by concomitant human papillomaviral infection. (Segen, Dictionary of Modern Medicine, 1992)
A situation in which the level of living of an individual, family, or group is below the standard of the community. It is often related to a specific income level.
In screening and diagnostic tests, the probability that a person with a positive test is a true positive (i.e., has the disease), is referred to as the predictive value of a positive test; whereas, the predictive value of a negative test is the probability that the person with a negative test does not have the disease. Predictive value is related to the sensitivity and specificity of the test.
A sudden, temporary sensation of heat predominantly experienced by some women during MENOPAUSE. (Random House Unabridged Dictionary, 2d ed)
The gradual irreversible changes in structure and function of an organism that occur as a result of the passage of time.
The nursing of an infant at the breast.
Disorders or diseases associated with PUERPERIUM, the six-to-eight-week period immediately after PARTURITION in humans.
Organized services to provide health care to expectant and nursing mothers.
Oral contraceptives which owe their effectiveness to hormonal preparations.
Stress wherein emotional factors predominate.
Behaviors expressed by individuals to protect, maintain or promote their health status. For example, proper diet, and appropriate exercise are activities perceived to influence health status. Life style is closely associated with health behavior and factors influencing life style are socioeconomic, educational, and cultural.
Physiologic period, characterized by endocrine, somatic, and psychic changes with the termination of ovarian function in the female. It may also accompany the normal diminution of sexual activity in the male.
The process of giving birth to one or more offspring.
Pathological conditions involving the CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM including the HEART; the BLOOD VESSELS; or the PERICARDIUM.
The three approximately equal periods of a normal human PREGNANCY. Each trimester is about three months or 13 to 14 weeks in duration depending on the designation of the first day of gestation.
Methods to identify and characterize cancer in the early stages of disease and predict tumor behavior.
A method of studying a drug or procedure in which both the subjects and investigators are kept unaware of who is actually getting which specific treatment.
Binary classification measures to assess test results. Sensitivity or recall rate is the proportion of true positives. Specificity is the probability of correctly determining the absence of a condition. (From Last, Dictionary of Epidemiology, 2d ed)
Involuntary loss of URINE, such as leaking of urine. It is a symptom of various underlying pathological processes. Major types of incontinence include URINARY URGE INCONTINENCE and URINARY STRESS INCONTINENCE.
Bleeding from blood vessels in the UTERUS, sometimes manifested as vaginal bleeding.
The care provided to women and their NEWBORNS for the first few months following CHILDBIRTH.
Absence of menstruation.
The beginning third of a human PREGNANCY, from the first day of the last normal menstrual period (MENSTRUATION) through the completion of 14 weeks (98 days) of gestation.
The relative amounts of various components in the body, such as percentage of body fat.
A family of small, non-enveloped DNA viruses infecting birds and most mammals, especially humans. They are grouped into multiple genera, but the viruses are highly host-species specific and tissue-restricted. They are commonly divided into hundreds of papillomavirus "types", each with specific gene function and gene control regions, despite sequence homology. Human papillomaviruses are found in the genera ALPHAPAPILLOMAVIRUS; BETAPAPILLOMAVIRUS; GAMMAPAPILLOMAVIRUS; and MUPAPILLOMAVIRUS.
The level of health of the individual, group, or population as subjectively assessed by the individual or by more objective measures.
The mass or quantity of heaviness of an individual. It is expressed by units of pounds or kilograms.
A country spanning from central Asia to the Pacific Ocean.
An organized and comprehensive program of health care that identifies and reduces a woman's reproductive risks before conception through risk assessment, health promotion, and interventions. Preconception care programs may be designed to include the male partner in providing counseling and educational information in preparation for fatherhood, such as genetic counseling and testing, financial and family planning, etc. This concept is different from PRENATAL CARE, which occurs during pregnancy.
A noninvasive method for assessing BODY COMPOSITION. It is based on the differential absorption of X-RAYS (or GAMMA RAYS) by different tissues such as bone, fat and other soft tissues. The source of (X-ray or gamma-ray) photon beam is generated either from radioisotopes such as GADOLINIUM 153, IODINE 125, or Americanium 241 which emit GAMMA RAYS in the appropriate range; or from an X-ray tube which produces X-RAYS in the desired range. It is primarily used for quantitating BONE MINERAL CONTENT, especially for the diagnosis of OSTEOPOROSIS, and also in measuring BONE MINERALIZATION.
Depressive states usually of moderate intensity in contrast with major depression present in neurotic and psychotic disorders.
Female parents, human or animal.
A stratum of people with similar position and prestige; includes social stratification. Social class is measured by criteria such as education, occupation, and income.
Diseases due to or propagated by sexual contact.
Products in capsule, tablet or liquid form that provide dietary ingredients, and that are intended to be taken by mouth to increase the intake of nutrients. Dietary supplements can include macronutrients, such as proteins, carbohydrates, and fats; and/or MICRONUTRIENTS, such as VITAMINS; MINERALS; and PHYTOCHEMICALS.
The number of pregnancies, complete or incomplete, experienced by a female. It is different from PARITY, which is the number of offspring borne. (From Stedman, 26th ed)
Pregnancy in which the mother and/or FETUS are at greater than normal risk of MORBIDITY or MORTALITY. Causes include inadequate PRENATAL CARE, previous obstetrical history (ABORTION, SPONTANEOUS), pre-existing maternal disease, pregnancy-induced disease (GESTATIONAL HYPERTENSION), and MULTIPLE PREGNANCY, as well as advanced maternal age above 35.
A distribution in which a variable is distributed like the sum of the squares of any given independent random variable, each of which has a normal distribution with mean of zero and variance of one. The chi-square test is a statistical test based on comparison of a test statistic to a chi-square distribution. The oldest of these tests are used to detect whether two or more population distributions differ from one another.
The systems and processes involved in the establishment, support, management, and operation of registers, e.g., disease registers.
Organized efforts by communities or organizations to improve the health and well-being of the mother.
Human behavior or decision related to REPRODUCTION.
Small-scale tests of methods and procedures to be used on a larger scale if the pilot study demonstrates that these methods and procedures can work.
The co-occurrence of pregnancy and a blood disease (HEMATOLOGIC DISEASES) which involves BLOOD CELLS or COAGULATION FACTORS. The hematologic disease may precede or follow FERTILIZATION and it may or may not have a deleterious effect on the pregnant woman or FETUS.
A prediction of the probable outcome of a disease based on a individual's condition and the usual course of the disease as seen in similar situations.
The capacity to conceive or to induce conception. It may refer to either the male or female.
Pathological processes involving the female reproductive tract (GENITALIA, FEMALE).
An important aggregate factor in epidemiological studies of women's health. The concept usually includes the number and timing of pregnancies and their outcomes, the incidence of breast feeding, and may include age of menarche and menopause, regularity of menstruation, fertility, gynecological or obstetric problems, or contraceptive usage.
Recurrent genital pain occurring during, before, or after SEXUAL INTERCOURSE in either the male or the female.
Infections with bacteria of the genus CHLAMYDIA.
A pharmaceutical preparation containing a mixture of water-soluble, conjugated estrogens derived wholly or in part from URINE of pregnant mares or synthetically from ESTRONE and EQUILIN. It contains a sodium-salt mixture of estrone sulfate (52-62%) and equilin sulfate (22-30%) with a total of the two between 80-88%. Other concomitant conjugates include 17-alpha-dihydroequilin, 17-alpha-estradiol, and 17-beta-dihydroequilin. The potency of the preparation is expressed in terms of an equivalent quantity of sodium estrone sulfate.
Onset of OBSTETRIC LABOR before term (TERM BIRTH) but usually after the FETUS has become viable. In humans, it occurs sometime during the 29th through 38th week of PREGNANCY. TOCOLYSIS inhibits premature labor and can prevent the BIRTH of premature infants (INFANT, PREMATURE).
Compounds that interact with PROGESTERONE RECEPTORS in target tissues to bring about the effects similar to those of PROGESTERONE. Primary actions of progestins, including natural and synthetic steroids, are on the UTERUS and the MAMMARY GLAND in preparation for and in maintenance of PREGNANCY.
Reduction of bone mass without alteration in the composition of bone, leading to fractures. Primary osteoporosis can be of two major types: postmenopausal osteoporosis (OSTEOPOROSIS, POSTMENOPAUSAL) and age-related or senile osteoporosis.
A person's concept of self as being male and masculine or female and feminine, or ambivalent, based in part on physical characteristics, parental responses, and psychological and social pressures. It is the internal experience of gender role.
Deliberate, often repetitive physical, verbal, and/or other types of abuse by one or more members against others of a household.
Tumors or cancer of the OVARY. These neoplasms can be benign or malignant. They are classified according to the tissue of origin, such as the surface EPITHELIUM, the stromal endocrine cells, and the totipotent GERM CELLS.
The practice of assisting women in childbirth.
Levels within a diagnostic group which are established by various measurement criteria applied to the seriousness of a patient's disorder.
Tumors or cancer of the UTERUS.
The period of the MENSTRUAL CYCLE representing follicular growth, increase in ovarian estrogen (ESTROGENS) production, and epithelial proliferation of the ENDOMETRIUM. Follicular phase begins with the onset of MENSTRUATION and ends with OVULATION.
A status with BODY WEIGHT that is above certain standard of acceptable or desirable weight. In the scale of BODY MASS INDEX, overweight is defined as having a BMI of 25.0-29.9 kg/m2. Overweight may or may not be due to increases in body fat (ADIPOSE TISSUE), hence overweight does not equal "over fat".
The mucous membrane lining of the uterine cavity that is hormonally responsive during the MENSTRUAL CYCLE and PREGNANCY. The endometrium undergoes cyclic changes that characterize MENSTRUATION. After successful FERTILIZATION, it serves to sustain the developing embryo.
State of the body in relation to the consumption and utilization of nutrients.
The examination, therapy or surgery of the cervix and vagina by means of a specially designed endoscope introduced vaginally.
The repetitive uterine contraction during childbirth which is associated with the progressive dilation of the uterine cervix (CERVIX UTERI). Successful labor results in the expulsion of the FETUS and PLACENTA. Obstetric labor can be spontaneous or induced (LABOR, INDUCED).
Persons living in the United States having origins in any of the original peoples of the Far East, Southeast Asia, or the Indian subcontinent.
A generic concept reflecting concern with the modification and enhancement of life attributes, e.g., physical, political, moral and social environment; the overall condition of a human life.
The mass or quantity of heaviness of an individual at BIRTH. It is expressed by units of pounds or kilograms.
Procedures to block or remove all or part of the genital tract for the purpose of rendering individuals sterile, incapable of reproduction. Surgical sterilization procedures are the most commonly used. There are also sterilization procedures involving chemical or physical means.
Any violation of established legal or moral codes in respect to sexual behavior.
Ongoing scrutiny of a population (general population, study population, target population, etc.), generally using methods distinguished by their practicability, uniformity, and frequently their rapidity, rather than by complete accuracy.
Voluntary cooperation of the patient in following a prescribed regimen.
An assisted reproductive technique that includes the direct handling and manipulation of oocytes and sperm to achieve fertilization in vitro.
Development of neutralizing antibodies in individuals who have been exposed to the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV/HTLV-III/LAV).
A republic in southern Africa, the southernmost part of Africa. It has three capitals: Pretoria (administrative), Cape Town (legislative), and Bloemfontein (judicial). Officially the Republic of South Africa since 1960, it was called the Union of South Africa 1910-1960.
Pathological processes of the UTERINE CERVIX.
Pathological processes of the VAGINA.
A condition observed in WOMEN and CHILDREN when there is excess coarse body hair of an adult male distribution pattern, such as facial and chest areas. It is the result of elevated ANDROGENS from the OVARIES, the ADRENAL GLANDS, or exogenous sources. The concept does not include HYPERTRICHOSIS, which is an androgen-independent excessive hair growth.
Sexual attraction or relationship between females.
The statistical reproducibility of measurements (often in a clinical context), including the testing of instrumentation or techniques to obtain reproducible results. The concept includes reproducibility of physiological measurements, which may be used to develop rules to assess probability or prognosis, or response to a stimulus; reproducibility of occurrence of a condition; and reproducibility of experimental results.
A spectrum of inflammation involving the female upper genital tract and the supporting tissues. It is usually caused by an ascending infection of organisms from the endocervix. Infection may be confined to the uterus (ENDOMETRITIS), the FALLOPIAN TUBES; (SALPINGITIS); the ovaries (OOPHORITIS), the supporting ligaments (PARAMETRITIS), or may involve several of the above uterine appendages. Such inflammation can lead to functional impairment and infertility.
Individuals whose ancestral origins are in the southeastern and eastern areas of the Asian continent.
A combination of distressing physical, psychologic, or behavioral changes that occur during the luteal phase of the menstrual cycle. Symptoms of PMS are diverse (such as pain, water-retention, anxiety, cravings, and depression) and they diminish markedly 2 or 3 days after the initiation of menses.
Contraceptive devices placed high in the uterine fundus.
Inability to reproduce after a specified period of unprotected intercourse. Reproductive sterility is permanent infertility.
The degree to which individuals are inhibited or facilitated in their ability to gain entry to and to receive care and services from the health care system. Factors influencing this ability include geographic, architectural, transportational, and financial considerations, among others.
The reciprocal interaction of two or more persons.
Increase in BODY WEIGHT over existing weight.
A synthetic progestin that is derived from 17-hydroxyprogesterone. It is a long-acting contraceptive that is effective both orally or by intramuscular injection and has also been used to treat breast and endometrial neoplasms.

"I was always on guard"--an exploration of woman abuse in a group of women with musculoskeletal pain. (1/234)

OBJECTIVES: We aimed to explore experiences of abuse of women, and the way it was described and hinted at, in a group of women suffering from biomedically undefined long-term musculo-skeletal pain (UMSD). METHOD: Twenty women patients participated. Data were gained through repeated semi-structured interviews conducted over 2 years and qualitatively analysed according to grounded theory. RESULTS: Eleven participants had experienced abuse. Abuse was difficult to disclose due to shame, fear of the listener's preconceptions and fear of the abuser. In the interviews it was diminished, 'sugar-coated' and renamed. However, the women gave hints of abuse before avowing it. 'An understanding listener', who was expected to apprehend the hints, ask about abuse and confirm that it was valid to talk about it, was described as a precondition for disclosure. CONCLUSION: This study suggests that it is important to explore woman abuse when investigating and treating UMSD. When there are hints of abuse, one should avoid blaming, stand by, be patient and ask about abuse even if the woman has once negated it. Fear of the abuser permeated the narratives and it is therefore suggested that doctors must consider carefully the danger involved.  (+info)

Domestic violence in northern India. (2/234)

This study examined the prevalence and characteristics of wife abuse as reported by nearly 6,700 married men living in five districts of northern India during 1995-1996. In addition, associations between wife abuse and sociodemographic factors were investigated to enable two theoretical/conceptual perspectives regarding abuse to be evaluated: that abuse is more common among families under stress and among more "private" families. The district-specific percentages of men who reported physically abusing their wives ranged from 18% to 45%, with 18-40% of the men in each district having had nonconsensual sex with their wives and 4-9% having physically forced their wives to have sex. The authors used logistic regression analyses to control for a variety of sociodemographic variables and found positive associations between wife abuse and stress-related factors, including the husband having a low educational level, the couple living in poverty, the husband being young when he first lived with his wife, and the couple having multiple children. Contrariwise, there was no strong empirical support for the idea that wife abuse may be more common in more "private" families.  (+info)

Women battering in primary care practice. (3/234)

BACKGROUND: The organization of health care system to emphasize managed care has placed the primary care provider in an ideal position to assess the impact of intimate partner violence (IPV) on the health of women. Primary care practice provides a setting in which women can develop an ongoing relationship with their health care provider in which they feel safe to discuss IPV and possible options to improve their lives. Women's health and safety could be dramatically improved if primary care providers were prepared to assess, intervene and appropriately refer women who are in violent relationships. OBJECTIVES: The purpose of this article is to describe the prevalence of intimate partner violence in primary care populations and review the known physical, mental health and pregnancy consequences of abuse as well as discuss the implications of intimate partner violence on primary care practice.  (+info)

Physical and nonphysical partner abuse and other risk factors for low birth weight among full term and preterm babies: a multiethnic case-control study. (4/234)

This study sought to determine the risk of low birth weight from intimate partner abuse. The case-control design was used in a purposively ethnically stratified multisite sample of 1,004 women interviewed during the 72 hours after delivery between 1991 and 1996. Abuse was determined by the Index of Spouse Abuse and a modification of the Abuse Assessment Screen. Separate analyses were conducted for 252 full term and 326 preterm infants. The final multiple logistic regression models were constructed to determine relative risk for low birth weight after controlling for other complications of pregnancy. Physical and nonphysical abuse as determined by the Index of Spouse Abuse were both significant risk factors for low birth weight for the full term infants but not the preterm infants on a bivariate level. However, the risk estimates decreased in significance in the adjusted models. Although today's short delivery stays make it difficult to assess for abuse, it is necessary to screen for domestic violence at delivery, especially for women who may not have obtained prenatal care. The unadjusted significant risk for low birth weight that became nonsignificant when adjusted suggests that other abuse-related maternal health problems (notably low weight gain and poor obstetric history) are confounders (or mediators) that help to explain the relation between abuse and low birth weight in full term infants.  (+info)

Knowledge and attitudes of primary care physicians regarding battered women. Comparison between specialists in family medicine and GPs. (5/234)

BACKGROUND: Domestic violence is a widespread public health problem and an important part of primary care practice. OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the approach of primary care physicians (family physicians and GPs) to the care of battered women. METHODS: A self-report questionnaire containing items about experience, knowledge and attitudes regarding the care of battered women was mailed to a random sample of 300 primary care physicians employed by the two major health management organizations in Israel. The population included family physicians, who have 4 years of residency training in primary care, and GPs, who do not undergo specialization after completing their medical studies. RESULTS: A total of 236 physicians (130 family physicians and 106 GPs) responded. In general, the physicians had had very little exposure to the problem and estimated its prevalence in the community as less than half that indicated in the medical literature. Compared with the GPs, however, the family physicians reported more exposure to the subject (P < 0.001) and had better knowledge of its prevalence and risk factors (P < 0.001). They also showed a greater tendency to view the problem as universal (P < 0.05) and as part of their professional responsibilities. However, both groups tended not to include the care of battered women with no physical injury within their professional duties. CONCLUSIONS: Physicians should be made more aware of the problem of battered women within the context of their routine professional practice and of the importance of keeping abreast of the subject. Educators should place more emphasis on imparting knowledge and skills in the management of battered women, especially for GPs.  (+info)

Sheltered versus nonsheltered homeless women differences in health, behavior, victimization, and utilization of care. (6/234)

OBJECTIVE: To contrast sociodemographic characteristics, physical and mental health status, substance use, sexual behaviors, victimization, and utilization of health services between homeless women residing in sheltered and non-sheltered environments. DESIGN: Cross-sectional survey. A structured scale was used to measure mental health status. Physical health status, substance use, sexual behavior, history of adult victimization, and health services utilization were measured by content-specific items. SETTING: Shelters (N = 47) and outdoor locations in Los Angeles. PARTICIPANTS: One thousand fifty-one homeless women. RESULTS: Homeless women living on the streets were more likely than sheltered women to be white and longer-term homeless. Controlling for sociodemographic characteristics, multiple logistic regression analyses revealed that unsheltered women had over 3 times greater odds of fair or poor physical health, and over 12 times greater odds of poor mental health than sheltered homeless women. They were also more likely than sheltered women to report using alcohol or noninjection drugs, to have multiple sexual partners, and to have a history of physical assault. About half of the overall sample reported utilization of a variety of health services; however, unsheltered homeless women were less likely to utilize all of the health services that were assessed, including drug treatment. CONCLUSIONS: There is a critical need for aggressive outreach programs that provide mental health services and substance abuse treatment for homeless women on the streets. Comprehensive services that also include medical care, family planning, violence prevention, and behavioral risk reduction may be particularly valuable for homeless women, especially those living in unsheltered environments.  (+info)

Fetal alcohol syndrome (FAS) primary prevention through fas diagnosis: II. A comprehensive profile of 80 birth mothers of children with FAS. (7/234)

A 5-year, fetal alcohol syndrome (FAS) primary prevention study was conducted in Washington State to: (1) assess the feasibility of using a FAS diagnostic and prevention clinic as a centre for identifying and targeting primary prevention intervention to high-risk women; (2) generate a comprehensive, lifetime profile of these women; (3) identify factors that have enhanced and/or hindered their ability to achieve abstinence. The results of this study are presented in two parts. Objective 1 is summarized in the preceding paper and objectives 2 and 3 are summarized here. Comprehensive interviews were conducted with 80 women, who had given birth to a child diagnosed with FAS, to document their sociodemographics, reproductive and family planning history, social and healthcare utilization patterns, adverse social experiences, social support network, alcohol use and treatment history, mental health, and intelligence quotient (IQ). These high-risk women were diverse in racial, educational and economic backgrounds, were often victims of abuse, and challenged by mental health issues. Despite their rather harsh psychosocial profile, many demonstrated the ability to overcome their alcohol dependence over time. Relative to the women who had not achieved abstinence, the women who had achieved abstinence had significantly higher IQs, higher household incomes, larger more satisfactory social support networks, were more likely to report a religious affiliation, and were more likely to be receiving mental health treatment for their mental health disorders. The rate of unintended pregnancies and alcohol-exposed pregnancies was substantial. Key barriers to achieving effective family planning were maternal alcohol and drug use, lack of access to birth control and lack of support by their partner to use birth control. A FAS diagnostic and prevention clinic can be used to identify women at high risk for producing children damaged by prenatal alcohol exposure. Primary prevention programmes targeted to this population could lead to measurable reductions in the incidence of FAS.  (+info)

The association between violence victimisation and common symptoms in Swedish women. (8/234)

STUDY OBJECTIVE: To investigate the association between violence and abuse suffered by women during childhood or adult life, and the manifestation of a high level of common physical and mental symptoms. DESIGN, SETTING AND PARTICIPANTS: A questionnaire was sent to a random population of women, 40 to 50 years of age, living in a rural Swedish community. The response rate was 81.7 per cent (397 women). Odds ratios were used to estimate bivariate associations between the experience of violence/abuse and common symptoms. Multiple logistic regression analyses were used to test for confounding and effect modification. MAIN RESULTS: The experience of violence or abuse during childhood was reported by 32.2 per cent of the women, while 15.6 per cent reported being abused as an adult. In both cases, these experiences reached statistical significance in their association with a high level of common symptoms (OR=1.67; 95% CI 1. 08, 2.49 and OR=2.26; 95%CI 1.30, 3.92, respectively). The associations between childhood and as well adult experience of violence or abuse and common symptoms were largely independent of potential confounders such as unemployment, job strain, social support, and sense of coherence. The combined exposure to adult violence/abuse and low psychosocial coping resources, such as low social support or a low level of sense of coherence, considerably increased the odds ratio for common symptoms and a synergistic effect seemed to exist. CONCLUSION: Violence or abuse experience is an important factor when considering illness manifestations in terms of common symptoms in women 40 to 50 years of age.  (+info)

The number of cases reported under Domestic Violence Act could merely be the tip of the iceberg as many cases go unreported because of the low position of women in Indias patriarchal society
When we hear of stories of domestic violence, theyre between a man and a woman. But Im here to tell you that yes, it happens to lesbians too.
Spousal violence against women is a global public health problem. In India, approximately 40% of women report spousal violence. Like physical and sexual vi
Description of problem: The connectivity checks ran during deployment dont work for IPv6 deployments. The os-collect-config log shows the following: [2016-01-12 14:33:06,714] (heat-config) [DEBUG] ipcalc: unable to show setting for IPv6 ipcalc: unable to show setting for IPv6 ipcalc: unable to show setting for IPv6 ipcalc: unable to show setting for IPv6 ipcalc: unable to show setting for IPv6 ipcalc: unable to show setting for IPv6 ipcalc: unable to show setting for IPv6 ipcalc: unable to show setting for IPv6 ipcalc: unable to show setting for IPv6 ipcalc: unable to show setting for IPv6 Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): Im doing the test following the instructions in: https://etherpad.openstack.org/p/tripleo-ipv6-support and enabling pacemaker by passing an additional $THT/environments/puppet-pacemaker.yaml environment file How reproducible: 100% Steps to Reproduce: 1. Deploy ipv6 enabled overcloud 2. Watch journalctl -l -u os-collect-config Actual results: The ...
Created attachment 50214 [details] Also listen on ipv6 address when running the httpd for tests This helps us pass most of the tests that use localhost instead of the IP address for requests. I say most because I found two tests that still hit a cross-domain failure, and will still need investigation, but this will improve the life of those who cannot change their network configuration to remove ipv6 support, or reorder the resolution results ...
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If you think you are in an abusive relationship, it is important to make a plan to keep yourself and your children safe. Think of a safety plan like keeping an emergency kit in your car. Hopefully you wont need it but if you do, it could save your life. Here are some things to consider:. ...
In order to fully move on from an abusive relationship, you need to find closure from it. The source of your closure will depend on the nature of your relationship and the type of abuse you endured. Start by forgiving your abuser for his actions. Holding on to anger will only hurt you more, and it will not make the abuser feel any remorse. If you were married to your abuser, you may use your divorce as a form of closure. Moving out on your own and disassociating yourself from your former lifestyle will help you move on to the great life you have ahead of you. Your counselor will work with you every step of the way to ensure your success and future happiness. ...
New research surveying young Irish people has revealed a sobering reality about the nature of their relationships: 20% of young people under the age of 25 have experienced physical, sexual, and online intimate partner abuse. The report, entitled One in Five, was published by Womens Aid in collaboration with Red C on the United Nations Day Opposing Violence Against Women and reveals stark and disturbing findings, according to Womens Aid CEO Sarah Benson.. Launched with President Michael D. Higgins and Minister for Justice Helen McEntee in attendance, the research showed that 51% of women who had experienced abuse in an intimate relationship were younger than 18 when the abuse began. Nine out of ten women who reported abuse detailed the experience of emotional abuse - behaviour which functions to establish a power imbalance in the relationship, often with detrimental psychological effects more serious and long-term than physical violence.. Over half of those women who reported intimate ...
Intimate partner violence (IPV)-physical, sexual, psychologic, or financial abuse between intimate partners-is the most common cause of nonfatal injury to women in North America. As many IPV-related injuries are musculoskeletal, orthopaedic surgeons
Millions of pregnant women are suffering from intimate partner violence (IPV). IPV during pregnancy is associated with many risk factors and adverse pregnancy outcomes. In Ethiopia, many studies have not been done on IPV in pregnancy. Therefore, it is timely and relevant to fill the gap and inform policy on the issue.. ...
It is not just the harrowing decision to leave that becomes challenging, but the emotional battlefield you find yourself on once the decision is made. The important kudo is that you know you must leave or you already have left. Making that decision is the most important self-nurturing decision you can make.. Victims decide to leave for many reasons and in many ways. Some find support in the community, famly or friends and others find support online. Some victims may have to seek shelter and relocate to stay safe. What remains paramount is learning new tools to place in your life toolbox so that you can emerge feeling free and loving yourself. Tending Your Garden: A Workbook for Women by Mary Kay Wyzlik is a great workbook for getting in touch with you again and determining what your next steps are. Written by a survivor of domestic violence, Mary Kay Wyzlik speaks from a gentle and loving place, guiding the reader from fragility to a future of possibilities. ...
No matter how attractive, old or smart a person is, he or she can be a victim of emotional abuse. Here are some signs of an abusive partner or spouse.
Ditto here. Dismaying is absolutely right. Ive been beating in the street on more than one occasion by my abuser with him focusing on bashing my face in and choking me. Nobody did a damn thing to help. No one even call the cops. I know because afterwards we sat at the near by bus stop for over a half an hour. (I was beaten because my dawdling fat ass made us late.) I could have easily kept a photo journal like this (if I had the money for a camera) because he didnt care if he was caught on tape doing anything. It never mattered. Even the times when I called the cops and the police took photos - he was release over and over usually the next day on a plea deal. Not to mention the bolster he got from cops with their talk of sorry guy its the law one of you has to go to jail and shes the woman. People with believe her over you no matter what. All that counseling, classes and restraining orders didnt do a damn thing. He always came right back to me and I had no way out. So yes, just like we ...
Are you tired of the situation of your relationship? Are you wondering why she is no longer interested in you? Have you tried all ways to make him want you more and its not working? So many times our relationships wane down and become boring and wearisome to us. We try our best pleasing ourRead more about Spicing Up A Crashing Or Dead Relationship[…]. ...
Sometimes it can be difficult to know, how do you feel? I dont know if this is an appropriate post for this website. I will write it here anyway, in case it does resonate with anybody. The reason that I say I dont know if it is appropriate for this website is I am…
Sometimes it can be difficult to know, how do you feel? I dont know if this is an appropriate post for this website. I will write it here anyway, in case it does resonate with anybody. The reason that I say I dont know if it is appropriate for this website is I am…
Over the years, I have always been able to identify with lyrics of songs. There are so many songs written about being hurt by abusive people, narcissists, and emotional manipulators. A few songs like Jar of Hearts by Christina Perri, Because Of You by Kelly Clarkson, Fighter by Christina Aguilera, and now this song Praying by…
It started with a three-hour date, which consisted mainly of my taking his phone and then awkwardly staring at his features while making him a Bitmoji. It ended a couple of months later with a brief text conversation and wishing each other well. It…
You know, I usually love Sue being over-the-top obnoxious, but I feel like having even Sue making emotionally abusive comments to a woman shes trying to help get out of a physically abusive relationship totally forks up the delivery of that message. And yeah I realize this is Glee and we dont expect much from it, but if theyre going to use the show to make a statement about partner violence, how about giving the message that its not okay to hit your partner, instead of just addressing the theoretical victims ...
Dr. Jacquelyn Campbell is one of this years keynote speakers for the IAFN Scientific Assembly in Atlanta later in the month. Many of you are familiar with her research on intimate partner violence and lethality. Earlier in the year, Men Can Stop Rape invited Dr. Campbell to address their participants at the Men and Women…
Meiriki-Wholesome life for girls is a four-in-one multi-useful well being supplement for girls. Healthy women know it is crucial to find an exercise program that works for them , and then work at it, day-in and day-out. Breastfeeding might be tough - far more difficult to initiate and follow than many ladies notice - and most of the time, assist is woefully scant.. WHO warns that the cost of inaction is severe. The report predicts that until motion is taken, by the 12 months 2020 there shall be 9 million deaths brought on by tobacco, in comparison with almost 5 million a yr now; 5 million deaths attributable to chubby and weight problems, compared to three million now; that the number of healthy life years lost by underweight kids will probably be one hundred ten million, which, though decrease than a hundred thirty million now, continues to be unacceptably high.. A friend with a persistent or mental sickness, abusive relationship, or caregiving issues might lead a sophisticated life for a time ...
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Dating abuse is an attempt by abusive partners to gain or maintain power and control, and it comes in many forms. Abuse usually isnt isolated - it forms a pattern of behaviors that collectively make the victim question their own self-worth and become further entrenched in the abusive relationship. The Power and Control Wheel is a useful tool to understand the dynamics o. ...
Bullying, depression, rape, self-harm, substance abuse, suicide, and abusive relationships. These difficult topics have teenagers across the nation glued to their computer screens. A new adaptation of a young adult novel containing these themes was released on March 31. It is already the most popular Netflix-produced show in history, and for good reason. In 2007,...
Hello to all and thanks for taking the time to read this. I have been in an emotionally abusive relationship with my wife for the past 15 years. I have only very recently (several days ago) begun to...
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How awful it was to learn so late in life of the manipulations of my own parents whom I had trusted and believed. How hurtful it was to have not had the opportunity to be closer to my own sister in growing up. But it could never have been an environment conducive towards either of us gravitiating towards each other anyway. My sister is 13 years older than I and so when I was 5 years old and starting kindergarten, she was 18 and entering college. With the abusive relationship both verbally and physically in the house she tried to spend as little time as possible at home. My mother would never admit to the abuse and would simply chastise herself as deserving what she got. She was the martyr of the family and would deny any wrongdoings of abuse if it were brought forth. And bringing it up to social services would have only enraged my father further which would see the abuse become worse. So the lesser of the two evils was to do nothing unless my mother complained - but she never did ...
Ok, so it might seem completely ridiculous to be nervous about it considering how often I am on here talking about sex.. But still, I am still nervous. Im getting tested for STDs. Im not even so worried about the results, but more about the actual exam its self. Ive had one before, but it didnt go so well: my nerves got the better of me and I ended up panicking and in tears. And then I couldnt relax because I was so upset and then it hurt.. Ive been in an abusive relationship in the past, and therefore I tend to get quite nervous with any type of physical and/or sexual contact.. Anyone been through similar feelings? Any advice or tips on ways to calm down a little before hand? I have anti-anxiety pills that I can take as needed if necessary.. Thanks in advance. =). ...
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Ventriloquist and Scarface Backstory: The meek son of a mafia kingpin who developed multiple-personality disorder, Arnold Wesker learns to act out his homicidal and criminal impulses through a wood dummy he names Scarface. Scarface is a criminal genius who has an abusive relationship with the man...
Bottom Line: I feel like Conservatives are in an abusive relationship right now and they are the abused spouse. We are like Tina Turner and we just say, Hit us again, Ike. Why? Because we have no other options. There are no other choices for us. We cant leave, we cant pick someone better. So were told that we have to stay, that we cant do any better and that for the good of our family that we have to suck it up and endure it the best we can. The beauty of it for McCain is that he can keep on being arrogant and abusive because he knows we have no where to go ...
If you are having trouble dealing with the negative feelings associated with leaving a spouse because of a verbally abusive relationship, Orange County
I just thought Id do a quick recap of my last few years as most of them were spent away from the comfort of df. I realized I was in an abusive relationship the first time my boyfriend locked...
An abusive relationship with a post-human power... I am a moderately successful Science Fiction author. People like my stuff. Reviewers tell me the stories are smart SciFi for intelligent people. My readthrough rates are good-or at least they used to be! (hence this essay) A high readthrough rate means that readers who like the first…
Page 2 of 3) IPv6 Standards. IPv6 represents the first major change to the Internet Protocol since IPv4 was formalized in 1981. For many years, its core operation was defined in a series of RFCs published in 1998, RFCs 2460 through 2467. The most notable of these are the main IPv6 standard, RFC 2460 (Internet Protocol, Version 6 (IPv6) Specification), and documents describing the two helper protocols for IPv6: RFC 2461, which describes the IPv6 Neighbor Discovery Protocol, and RFC 2463, which describes ICMP version 6 (ICMPv6) for IPv6. In addition to these, two documents were also created in 1998 to discuss more about IP addressing: RFC 2373 (IP Version 6 Addressing Architecture) and RFC 2374 (An IPv6 Aggregatable Global Unicast Address Format). Due to changes in how IPv6 addressing was to be implemented, these were updated in 2003 by RFC 3513 (Internet Protocol Version 6 (IPv6) Addressing Architecture) and RFC 3587 (IPv6 Global Unicast Address Format).. Many other RFCs define more specifics of ...
RFC 1933 IPv6 Transition Mechanisms April 1996 - Host-to-Host. IPv6/IPv4 hosts that are interconnected by an IPv4 infrastructure can tunnel IPv6 packets between themselves. In this case, the tunnel spans the entire end-to-end path that the packet takes. - Router-to-Host. IPv6/IPv4 routers can tunnel IPv6 packets to their final destination IPv6/IPv4 host. This tunnel spans only the last segment of the end-to-end path. Tunneling techniques are usually classified according to the mechanism by which the encapsulating node determines the address of the node at the end of the tunnel. In the first two tunneling methods listed above -- router-to-router and host-to-router -- the IPv6 packet is being tunneled to a router. The endpoint of this type of tunnel is an intermediary router which must decapsulate the IPv6 packet and forward it on to its final destination. When tunneling to a router, the endpoint of the tunnel is different from the destination of the packet being tunneled. So the addresses in the ...
There are three types of IPv6 addresses and each address type can be classified by the part of the network over which it is valid. In addition, there is an address type used in the transition from IPv4 to IPv6. As in the case of IPv4, a network interface may support multiple addresses at the same time. It may support addresses of each of the various types and may support multiple addresses of the same type.. IPv6 address types. Unicast: Unicast addresses are identical to IPv4 unicast addresses. A packet sent to a unicast address will be received by only one network node.. Multicast: Multicast addresses are used in the same way as multicast addresses in IPv4. Multicast was added to IPv4 after the basic address formats were designed. The result is that multicast addresses are confined to a very limited portion of the IPv4 address space. In IPv6, the multicast format will provide ample space for multicast addresses.. Anycast: Anycast addresses are new in IPv6. They are shared by multiple nodes. A ...
Havent checked yet but wouldnt be surprised if all of the FTN related applications in Debian that have network capability, like binkd or ifcico (part of ifmail) for instance, do not have IPv6 capability as yet ...
Violence against women is pandemic; globally 30% of women have experienced intimate partner violence. A review of literature indicated that even though intimate partner violence is a major public health issue, the health sector has been slow to respond, firstly by not identifying and responding to it in womens health consultations, and secondly by poor data collection. Emergency departments see a minority but important sector of women exposed to intimate partner violence: women most heavily abused by a partner. This thesis starts from a position, based on previous research in the field, that often when women attend an emergency department after an assault by their partner, their experience of intimate partner violence is missed. Framed by the sociology of diagnosis, the focus of this thesis is the (mis)dassification of intimate partner violence in hospital-based emergency department heath systems. This thesis was positioned ontologically and epistemologically through a synthesis of critical ...
Relationship violence occurs at every socioeconomic level and across all age-groups, but women in their early 20s living in economically disadvantaged urban communities are especially vulnerable. Nonfatal intimate partner violence peaks during late adolescence and young adulthood,1,2 and women living in poverty are more likely to be victimized by intimate partners than are more affluent women.3,4 Intimate partner violence has frequently been examined in terms of its impact on reproductive health.
TY - JOUR. T1 - Differentiating among Attempted, Completed, and Multiple Nonfatal Strangulation in Women Experiencing Intimate Partner Violence. AU - Messing, Jill Theresa. AU - Patch, Michelle. AU - Wilson, Janet Sullivan. AU - Kelen, Gabor D. AU - Campbell, Jacquelyn C. PY - 2017/1/1. Y1 - 2017/1/1. N2 - Purpose: Because identification of intimate partner violence (IPV) in health care settings is low and strangulation increases lethality risk among women experiencing IPV, we examined the prevalence and correlates of nonfatal strangulation among 1,008 women survivors of IPV. Methods: Trained researchers conducted semistructured interviews with women survivors of IPV referred by police. Multinomial logistic regression examined differential correlates of attempted, completed, and multiple strangulation. Results: Interviews were conducted with 71.14% of eligible women contacted by researchers. A high proportion (79.66%) of the women interviewed experienced attempted (11.70%), completed (30.16%), ...
Aims and objectives To examine the association between sociodemographic, pregnancy-related variables and psychological and verbal intimate partner abuse, as well as to determine which of these variables are predictors of psychological and verbal intimate partner abuse during pregnancy. Background Intimate partner violence is a significant health issue, with severe implications to both mother and foetus. However, much of the research to date focuses on the outcomes of physical abuse. This article addresses the dearth in the literature by examining the association between sociodemographic, pregnancy-related variables and psychological and verbal intimate partner abuse during pregnancy. Design A survey research design was used. Method Three hundred postnatal women were recruited by convenience, nonproportional quota sampling technique. The WHO Violence Against Women Instrument was self-administered by participants. The association between categorical variables was assessed using Pearsons ...
Qing Li, MD, MM1, Russell Kirby, PhD1, Robert Sigler, PhD2, and Sean-Shong Hwang, PhD3. (1) Maternal and Child Health, University of Alabama at Birmingham, 1324 11th AVE S A5, Birmingham, AL 35205, 205-9336695, [email protected], (2) Department of Criminal Justice, University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, P. O. Box 870320, Tuscaloosa, AL 35487-0320, (3) Department of Sociology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, 239 C Ullman Building, Birmingham, AL 35294-3350. Objectives: Intimate partner violence (IPV) during pregnancy is a serious public health issue, and warrants special attention on assessing neighborhood and family contexts, which might provide rich targets for health promotion intervention. Neighborhoods may experience higher IPV rates because of contextual or compositional reasons. Recent contextual studies on IPV have focused on individual characteristics of victims and all women rather than pregnant women; only some used multilevel analysis, were small in size, and relied on police reports or ...
Most countries such as the USA, Australia, UK etc have extensive laws and support systems to protect women from domestic violence. If you ever find yourself in an abusive relationship seek help immediately from the police or other support services. In most circumstances your visa status will be protected if you are in an abusive relationship. You do not need to stay in an abusive relationship to protect your visa status if you are from another country ...
Most countries such as the USA, Australia, UK etc have extensive laws and support systems to protect women from domestic violence. If you ever find yourself in an abusive relationship seek help immediately from the police or other support services. In most circumstances your visa status will be protected if you are in an abusive relationship. You do not need to stay in an abusive relationship to protect your visa status if you are from another country ...
Most countries such as the USA, Australia, UK etc have extensive laws and support systems to protect women from domestic violence. If you ever find yourself in an abusive relationship seek help immediately from the police or other support services. In most circumstances your visa status will be protected if you are in an abusive relationship. You do not need to stay in an abusive relationship to protect your visa status if you are from another country ...
ABUSIVE RELATIONSHIP SYNDROME. List all the reasons you can think of why someone would be afraid to leave an abusive relationship. For example, âœShe is afraid to be without him. â If we now change the question to:. Why are you afraid to leave your eating disorder? Use the list above and see if the same reasons apply.. For example:. I am afraid to leave my eating disorder because:. Choose 2 others from list:. What similarities do you see in the two lists? Journal your thoughts about the difficulty in leaving an abusive relationship and your difficulty âœleavingâ your eating disorder. Write about how this analogy might be helpful for you to keep in mind.. I WANT GET BETTER, BUT .. Like most of our clients, you can probably think of reasons why you want to get better, yet there are a number of statements floating around in your head along the lines of, âœI want to get better, but .â You may have written some of these in the previous assignment, but there are probably more that dont ...
Background Intimate partner violence against women (IPV) has been identified as a serious public health problem. In total, 931 questionnaires were returned; 597 by nurses (59.7% response rate) and 328 by physicians (32.8% response rate). Overall, 32% of nurses and 42% of physicians reported routinely initiating the topic of IPV in practice. Principal components analysis identified eight constructs related to whether routine inquiry was conducted: preparedness, self-confidence, professional supports, abuse inquiry, practitioner consequences of asking, comfort following disclosure, practitioner lack of control, and practice pressures. Each construct was analyzed according to a number of related TG 100801 Hydrochloride IC50 issues, including clinician training and experience with woman abuse, area of practice, and type of health care provider. Preparedness emerged as a key construct related to whether respondents routinely initiated the topic of IPV. Conclusion The present study provides new ...
Murder is the leading cause of death in pregnant women. - Intimate partner violence during pregnancy - Pro-Choice at BellaOnline
This Guide describes how to develop, implement, and evaluate a training process, taking into account your available level of resources - by turning awareness and knowledge into mastered skills and practices to prevent sexual or intimate partner violence. It is intended for use by state-level entities providing training to community based organizations (CBOs) or to other state- level entities as well as for CBOs providing training within their own organizations or to other professionals in their communities. ...
Karen Devries and colleagues conduct a systematic review of longitudinal studies to evaluate the direction of association between symptoms of depression and intimate partner violence. Please see later in the article for the Editors Summary
Obvious physical bruises or marks aside, the damage may be hidden, under clothing or emotional scarring thats never seen. Domestic Violence knows no boundaries and has no prejudices. According to the National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, in a study done in 2010, More than one in three women and one in four men in the United States have experienced rape, physical violence and/or stalking by an intimate partner in their lifetime. October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month. By wearing the color purple, you signify awareness of those who suffer, those who are victims, and those who lost their lives to domestic violence.. Starting in October 1981, it was one single day, called the Day of Unity, by the National Coalition Against Domestic Violence. As time went on, it began to get more attention and grew to a weeklong event. Eventually, by 1987, the first Domestic Violence Awareness (DVA) month began.. Resolution Research wants to ...
Chronic illnesses (eg HIV/AIDS, cancer, Multiple Sclerosis, Alzheimers, etc) can cause tension, stress and a range of other problems within a relationship but they do not cause domestic violence. Abusive partners (or ex-partners) choose the weapons of abuse and control they use, and their or their partners health can be used as one of these weapons. In some abusive relationships the domestic violence began at or around the time that the illness was diagnosed.. In some cases of domestic violence the abusive partner is the one with ...
As a hospital security professional, if you think domestic violence prevention and response isnt part of your job because its a personal matter that isnt any of your business, think again. James Sawyer, who is director of security at Seattle Childrens Hospital as well as president of the Washington State Crime Prevention Assn., believes that hospital security and public safety departments must work to prevent the threat of domestic violence from seeping into the workplace. Additionally, he believes healthcare providers must help their employees free themselves from abusive relationships that can impact their personal lives, as well as their work environment.. U.S. domestic and dating violence statistics support Sawyers claim.. Hospitals have [an employee] gender ratio of 89 percent female/11 percent male, and in the United States, one in four women are in an at-risk relationship, he says. Currently in the United States you have one million women who have either been shot or shot at by a ...
The killing of women by men who then take their own lives (femicide-suicide) is the most common form of homicide-suicide. This study identified femicide-suicide risk factors in an 11-city case-control study of femicide in the United States. Perpetrator, victim, relationship, and incident characteristics were analyzed for femicide-suicide cases (n = 67) and controls (n = 356, women living in the community with nonfatal physical abuse) using logistic regression modeling. Two risk factors emerged that were unique to femicide-suicides cases compared to overall femicide risk analyses: prior perpetrator suicide threats and victims having ever been married to the perpetrator ...
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Despite your best efforts to teach your teenager about healthy relationships, he may end up in an emotionally or physically abusive relationship. According to the CDC, 1 out of every 11 teenagers has said that her partner has hurt her physically in the last year. Signs that your teenagers love relationship is an abusive one include an overly jealous partner, a partner who tries to control what your teenager does and who she hangs out with, and any physical signs, such as bruises, that your teenager is being hit or punched, according to Kids Health. If you sense that your teenager is in an abusive relationship, give her the support she needs and encourage her to get out. Seek outside, professional help if you need to.. ...
Until the day that I realised that everything I believed, everything I had been told, was not true. God doesnt support abusive relationships. God is Love. You have a choice. A choice to love God (if that is what you believe) and a choice to love yourself.. Why did I believe I didnt deserve to be loved? Why did I believe I had to stay in an abusive relationship? Why did I believe that it was my responsibility to fix the abusers behaviour? Why did I stay for 28 years? Why did I believe it was me that had to keep changing my behaviour to fit in?. These were the questions I started to ask myself - whilst I was just hanging on as I was told, and finding my way to those answers was a complete and total game changer. In fact, taking back control of my life completely changed everything about my life!. I now know my life matters and I have my own unique place in the world. Its not about conforming to a culture, religion, community or acceptance of the people around me. Its about loving and being at ...
Leaving a relationship with a narcissist is so hard! Whether the narcissist is a love interest or family member, its always hard. They can make you feel obligated to them as if you owe them something, like no one else would put up with you, & youll lose everyone you love if you end this…
Our agency was established as a non-profit agency, 501 (c) (3), in January 1986 through the consolidation of the communitys two existing domestic violence programs.. We work toward empowering the increasing number of victims and their families to break the cycle of domestic violence.. For over 31-years, Domestic Violence Shelter and Services, Inc. has empowered victims and their families to break the cycle of domestic violence by providing shelter and on-going support services, as well as public awareness and prevention programs.. We are powered by dedicated volunteers committed to making a difference in the lives of families in their community.. We receive and are dependent upon support from local sources: civic groups, religious groups, businesses, private citizens, and governments. Income is also generated locally by the agencys operation of the Vintage Values Resale Shops.. Our agency is a non-discriminatory, equal opportunity agency, partially supported by the Family Violence Prevention ...
The luncheon honored former Rainbow Board Member, Dr. Beth Bonzo, tragically killed a month ago in a senseless act of violence by her husband. She left behind three boys. Rainbow is committed to honoring her memory through their advocacy and education efforts.. We see the media characterizing stories like Beths as murder/suicide, and not talking about domestic violence which is a disservice to the people who may be struggling to get out, said Elizabeth Eastlund executive director of Rainbow. Its not a sexy thing to talk about and raise funds for, but I feel its imperative.. National domestic violence statistics state one out of every four women are victims of domestic violence. Last year Rainbow served 550 domestic violence abuse survivors and 900 children. Serving all of those children gives us opportunities to stop the generational cycle of abuse, Eastlund explained. Children who grow up in violent homes confuse love and abuse. When they come to us for services, it gives us a chance ...
For some workers, the COVID-19 pandemic might lead to a greater exposure to family and domestic violence, or the level of violence increasing. Family and domestic violence becomes a WHS issue if the perpetrator makes threats or carries out violence on a family member while they are at work, including if a workers workplace is their home. Family and domestic violence in the workplace is a complex issue. The free resources and services listed below may be able to assist you or you may wish to seek further advice from your employer organisation or a work health and safety and employment law professional. Your duty is to eliminate or minimise the risks in the workplace so far as reasonably practicable. This include physical and mental health and safety risks. Your duties extend to working from home arrangements. If it is not possible for the worker to be safe at home then an alternative work environment must be provided, so far as reasonably practicable. You must identify the risks so far as ...
For someone trying to escape an abusive relationship, leaving is an important step - but its just the first step. Ruths House offers a safe shelter for those fleeing domestic violence. We also offer supportive counseling and court advocacy services to help these brave individuals take the next steps.. ​. As part of our #LightTheWay campaign, we created a Victim to Survivor Toolkit. This toolkit is designed to assist victims of domestic violence from victimhood to survivorship. In this toolkit we explore each type of abuse, tips on safety planning for each, and local resources for assistance.. ​. Domestic violence is a societal problem. To eradicate it, we need to ensure that everyone understands that violence against a romantic partner is unacceptable. Thats why were working in our community to offer education and outreach that show the effects of domestic violence and set a course for ending it.. ​. 24-hour helpline. Our helpline is open 24 hours a day, seven days a week for anyone ...
Though a large body of research has investigated the impacts of domestic violence on adult’s  victims, only few studies has been devoted to the exposure of children’s to probable inter-spousal trauma that disrupts their neurological and biochemical pathways in development. The aim of this paper is to analyze the current empirical research that discusses the biological and psychological inference of domestic violence and risky family environment on children’s health. In realizing this objective, the paper used the ecological framework to explain the interaction effects of bio- psychological processes on emotional regulation and social competence skills of children living in a domestic violence and risky family environment. Finally, study shows that a risky and harsh early family environment exacerbates disturbances in children’ physiological and neuroendocrine responses to stress, and also has long-term adverse implication on their mental health.   Key words:
One out of every four women in South Africa is in an abusive relationship. Every six hours a woman in South Africa is murdered by her intimate partner. Every 25 seconds a woman or girl is raped in South Africa. A South African women has a 50% chance to be raped before the age of 18. Of all reported raped, 45% is perpetrated against minors. The crimes are usually committed by someone known or related to the victim. It is estimated that 88% of all rapes go unreported. ~according to the Womens Hope, Education and Training Trust (WHEAT).. These statistics tell a dismal tale of abuse against women in South Africa. Often, abused women turn inward, put up a hard exterior and try to move on from their experiences, but are often afraid to open their hearts to trust and to truly move on. Counselling for abused women addresses their need to be supported in their healing process as they develop skills and learn to become autonomous in society. Through this therapeutic process, the women become vital ...
Preventing domestic violence isnt a wish-list item or election promise. The statistics are frightening, often deadly and as is becoming clearer with research, preventable. According to the Prime Ministers office, one-in-three Australian women have experienced physical violence and almost one-in-five have experienced sexual violence since the age of 15. In Queensland, there were on average…. 21 Aug 2014, by Informa Australia ...
Although increasing womens levels of education is crucial to reducing IPV for women, proximate educational context is also an important factor in reducing this public health burden.
October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month! Domestic Violence Solutions is hosting virtual meetups every Thursday in October at 6:00 pm. These educational Zoom sessions will cover a variety of topics relating to domestic violence. October 29 - Survivors: Where Are They Now? • How to Help DVS Registration is required: dvsolutions.org/valiantvoices
Domestic violence is a great evil and an offense against human dignity that shatters lives and robs children of their innocence. Where it occurs, homes are transformed into places of danger and despair. During National Domestic Violence Awareness Month, we renew our commitment to preventing domestic violence.
Many abuse survivors have a high level of resilience as well as a pain threshold that could rival a sumo wrestler or someone walking on hot coals without so much as a grimace. Even if you feel like you can deal with further abuse even after the break-up, consider that this is truly a life or death situation. If you are escaping from a physical abuser, this affirmation hits home. Yet even if youre coming out of an emotionally abusive relationship, it also holds weight. I know many might not think of emotional violence as a life or death situation, but considering the suicides that occur from bullying and domestic violence and the fact that domestic violence survivors are actually at a higher risk of committing suicide, it is truer than we think. Each time we sacrifice our peace of mind for one more hit of the abuse rather than detoxing from the relationship, we also belittle, demean and abuse ourselves. These incidents build up collectively to reenact the same sense of hopelessness we had ...
LaLeche League of Hutchinson/Reno County, mother-to-mother, encouragement and information on breast feeding, monthly meetings. For more information, call (620) 543-2861.Circles of Affection Program; aids children from homes with domestic violence or abuse to develop coping skills. Sexual Assault/Domestic Violence Center, phone (620) 665-3630 or crisis line (620) 663-2522.Help End Abusive Relationship Tendencies, (HEART). To provide support in assisting women in personal growth towards a
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Dr Steve Connor, the Chief Executive of the National Centre for Domestic Violence, explains why he set up the charity. His work as a McKenzie friend has fired his interest in a career at the Bar By the time I begin what I hope will be a practice at the Bar, I will have completed nearly seven years as an advocate. It began in 2002, when I became aware that thousands of people who leave abusive relationships find the door to legal protection closed. I witnessed this first-hand when a friend failed to secure legal assistance for obtaining a civil injunction. This led me to found what is now the National Centre for Domestic Violence (
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But we know that friends and family members dont respond well. If you listen to some of the talks on Healthtalk youll hear that actually sometimes friends and family members were confused, they didnt know what it was they could do to help or they gave lots of advice or they suggested the woman leave when perhaps she wasnt at the stage where she was able to leave. And we know from what women say that actually those kind of things are quite un-helpful. Women want to be believed, they want to know that theyre going to be supported in the decisions theyre making - and they are quite complex decisions to make about whether to leave, when to leave, how to go about doing that, how to stay in touch with the person whos been abusive, particularly if theyve got children, thats something that has to happen. They want to be able to continue to communicate with their friends and family members but perhaps not to be obviously asked about whats going on and to be reminded of the situation. They ...
At some point in life, most of us have experienced being in a toxic relationship, whether were aware of it or not. People of all ages, nationalities, and sexual orientations can find themselves in an unhealthy relationship, confused as to how they got there, or perhaps even unsure the situation is unhealthy.. While physical abuse is obvious, mental and emotional abuse can be subtle. It can also be particularly hard to notice things are wrong when you suffer from low self-worth. Abusive behavior can seem right to those who dont know their own value.. Here are 5 signs youre in an abusive relationship.. 1. Undermining ...
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http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/images/transpixel.gif Domestic violence is very common but undetected in female psychiatric patients, according to a new study. Violence in the home is a heavy burden to the victim, and affects society in different ways. In the UK, studies in Accident and Emergency (A&E) departments and in primary care have found a high prevalence of domestic violence that is associated with an increased risk of resulting mental disorders. Based on these findings, a
October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month, and with domestic violence on the rise, it is an important time to face this difficult issue.
Domestic violence defined and explained with examples. Domestic violence: the infliction of violence or abuse against another person living in the same home.
In life we can be defined by our many roles, such as a parent, spouse, employee and so many more. For me one of those roles includes being the mother of a domestic violence survivor. As I write this blog, it is important for me to be transparent as I believe that healing comes through transparency and honesty. With that being said, I struggle with verbalizing my role of being a mother of a domestic violence survivor. (Please know that she knows this and that I dont share anything with you that
Children exposed to domestic violence rarely have one adversity in their lives. There are many other trauma associated with domestic violence. This powerpoint…
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No matter the gender of either party in a relationship, many dynamics of abuse are the same. An abusive relationship is fueled by the desire of the abuser to have power and control over their partner. The abuser uses different types of abuse, including: physical, sexual, emotional, financial, and spiritual. ...
Ayoob: Yes, there was the Herman Kreutzer case. Basically, Kreutzer was a dad whose daughter was in a very abusive relationship with her husband. He and his wife took her back into the house. The abusive son-in-law came by the house and violently attacked him. He actually ended up with the guy choking him and he had to bite part of the guys finger off to make the guy stop attacking him.. As you might imagine, the family was absolutely terrified of this guy so they started arming themselves when they were on their property. The violent son-in-law comes back and pretends to have a gun inside an arm sling that hes been wearing since his finger was bitten off. He says he is going to kidnap the daughter and do some other horrible things. Herman Kreutzer pulls a gun and shoots him. As the guy was dying, his last words were, I guess I made a mistake. Truer words were never spoken.. Kreutzer panicked when he looked for the gun and found out he didnt have one. Like so many people who dont ...
3) A survivor of an abusive relationship decides to goNo Contact (NC)when they have determined to end the relationship. No Contact is designed to help the survivor reclaim their personal power and heal from a toxic, psychologically-damaging partner. Experts in the field virtually unanimously agree that No Contact (or Limited Contact in the cases were there are children or a business ) is essential for the healing of the survivor, to work through and sever the trauma bond and reclaim personal self-worth and agency. Ive written more about No Contacthere. No Contact is like detoxifying from an unhealthy drug of a toxic relationship.. 4) Breadcrumming is essentially stringing someone along. Its akin to communicating just enough to put the person on the back-burner as an option. (like occasional texts here or there with no concrete date or frequent flaky behavior resulting in cancellations of meet-ups). Its disrespectful behavior perpetuated by immature players who like to have fallback ...
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Schneider, Elizabeth M. (2000). "Beyond victimization and agency". Battered women & feminist lawmaking. New Haven: Yale ... In her view, victim feminists present women as "beleaguered, fragile, intuitive angels" thus preventing women from taking ... but rather problematize women's capacity for agency and declare a lack of women's personal responsibility, which is, in ... most women don't fully understand yet that a "genderquake" has occurred. The time has come to shuck "victim feminism" and its ...
Goodmark, Leigh (2008). "When Is a Battered Woman Not a Battered Woman? When She Fights Back". Yale Journal of Law and Feminism ... Porter, Theresa (May 14, 2011). "Hit Like A Girl: Women Who Batter Their Partners" (PDF). Evil Women and the Feminine: 3rd ... 35 female, 27 male), general population (34 female, 27 male), and incarcerated participants (15 female, 24 male), and found ... But, are all men hit by women battered? No. Men who beat their wives, who use emotional abuse and blackmail to control their ...
Women's Fed., April 1970; with Okel L. C. An Emergent Programme to Protect the Battered Child and his Family, Intervention ( ... Battering Parents, Social Wk. January 1969; The Battered Child; (1) Historical and Diagnostic Reflection (2) Reflection on ... In 1968 the Battered Child Research Unit was set up in Denver House, Ladbroke Grove and Joan became its first director. Joan's ... 11-20; The Battered Child Research project. Child Care News. July 1969; An Historical Review of the American Child Abuse Laws ...
Strangulation is so common in battering (50% or more battered women report that they've been strangled) that it doesn't ... Valera EM, Berenbaum H (2003). "Brain injury in battered women". J Consult Clin Psychol. 71 (4): 797-804. CiteSeerX 10.1.1.608. ... A total of 0.4% to 2.4% - with 1.0% being typical - reported that they had experienced it in the past year, and women were ... Women who had been abused by an intimate partner reported higher rates of strangulation. Strangulation is sometimes fatal. ...
Locals commented that it was easy to figure out in which ranches you could find "his women". Ramírez and Navarrete had a ... so they had to break down the door with a battering ram to lead him to the place of execution. However, he jumped out with ... "Any woman is legitimate." At hearing about Ramírez's death, the Mexican Army General Saturnino Cedillo said, "El Catorce was ...
"Buckinghamshire Women v Dorset Women, 17 June 2018". CricketArchive. Retrieved 28 August 2021. "Buckinghamshire Women v Dorset ... She plays as a right-handed batter and wicket-keeper. Claridge made her county debut in 2017, for Buckinghamshire against ... "Buckinghamshire Women v Norfolk Women, 3 May 2021". CricketArchive. Retrieved 28 August 2021. "Buckinghamshire Women v ... "Buckinghamshire Women v Lincolnshire Women, 9 June 2019". CricketArchive. Retrieved 28 August 2021. "Batting and Fielding for ...
While Howe was in many ways progressive by the standards of the day, he did not support the idea of married women having any ... breaking through the door with a battering ram. A deputy officer was accidentally shot in the ensuing fracas. Federal troops ... Life in Canada wasn't free from the bigotry that Freedmen and women ! rewrote for ! the northern states as well as the South, ... His mother Patty (Gridley) Howe was considered to be one of the most beautiful women of her day. Samuel Gridley Howe's ...
On April 13, 2016, Hector Olivera was arrested and charged with the assault of a woman at the team hotel when the Braves were ... On August 22, 2010, against the Chicago Cubs, Mike Minor struck out 12 batters across 6 innings; an Atlanta Braves single game ...
"UK severe weather: Woman dies and others injured in high winds". BBC News. October 21, 2014. Retrieved May 17, 2015. Tom Brooks ... "Tropical storm batters southern Mexico coast, kills six". ReliefWeb. Agence France-Presse. October 19, 2014. Retrieved October ... "Typhoon Halong leaves up to 10 dead after battering Japan: reports". 11 August 2014. Retrieved August 12, 2014. (in Japanese ...
In Northampton County, an 83-year-old woman was found dead on the rear porch of her home from hypothermia. Also in Bethlehem, a ... Snowstorm rumbling through Ontario, moving east, CBC, February 13, 2007 Winter storm that battered Midwest slams into Northeast ...
At the age of 20, after battering a police officer in a pub near the town of Żyrardów, Najmrodzki was imprisoned in Gliwice for ... Najmrodzki divorced his wife and started dating a 24-year-old woman, for whom he bought a villa near Warsaw. He gained a degree ...
New Zealand batter Suzie Bates, England wicket-keeper Sarah Taylor and West Indies all-rounder Stafanie Taylor are the next- ... the Women's ODI Player of the Year and Women's T20I Player of the Year awards. In 2017, an overall Women's Cricketer of the ... Australian all-rounder Ellyse Perry swept all three major female categories to be named the Women's ODI Player of the Decade, ... Women's T20I Player of the Decade and overall Women's Cricketer of the Decade. To date, Perry has received the most awards ...
Democracy Corps/Women's Vote Action Fund. June 30, 2016. Retrieved July 9, 2016. "McCain In Deep Trouble in GOP Primary; Trump ... "Bernie Sanders and Hillary Clinton in a tight race in California as the campaign batters her popularity". University of ...
"Woman killed and 110,000 homes and businesses suffer power cuts in strong winds - as second storm set to batter UK within hours ... In Denmark, a 78-year-old woman died from injuries sustained when a door she opened was caught by the wind and she fell. In ... Two fatalities were reported in the United Kingdom due to Storm Malik: a 60-year-old woman in Aberdeen, Scotland and a 9-year- ... "80mph winds set to batter UK as Storm Malik sweeps in". The Independent. 28 January 2022. Archived from the original on 28 ...
... and for Battered Lives (1996) (WCCO). She received the American Women in Radio and Television (AWRT) national award for best ... She was a founding board member of Women in Film and Television in Minnesota and a long-time member of IFP-MN (now Film North) ... She is the founder and chair of the Film Fatales chapter in Minneapolis, an international group of women who direct feature- ... Women Outward Bound (2016, PBS) and the James Beard award-winning The Starfish Throwers (2015). Most recently Gilbert was a ...
Females can be quite territorial, and will chase others away and have fairly violent altercations between themselves. Western ... Mother squirrels often seem to be overworked with a stressed appearance, complete with bruised and battered nipples. Mating ...
"Pope battered by abuse scandal gets warm welcome in Baltics". 22 September 2018. Archived from the original on 23 September ... The pope also called on the Peruvian people to put an end to practices that degrade women, and criticized the medical postures ... One notable testimony came from a female student from Nigeria. Two of the 30 March events were also attended by Jewish and ... He then visited a woman in a poor neighborhood of Cartagena identified as Mrs. Lorenza, who reportedly welcomes people in need ...
Early shelters protecting sappers armed with poles trying to breach mud-brick ramparts gave way to battering rams. Bowmen were ... urban society with uniquely high levels of female participation. The native name of the Kingdom was recorded in Egyptian as kꜣš ...
All the great lyrics are done.' And I say, 'I'm going to give you a lyric that you never heard before.' 'A battered old ... a woman put him there." Howe recorded and produced "Tom Traubert's Blues" during Small Change's recording sessions. The ...
About one-third of the bleacher seats were eliminated, their middle section converted to a blacked-out batter's eye. A wall was ... Judy Walden Scarafile (July 25, 2008). "When women were persona non grata at Yankee Stadium". wickedlocal.com. Retrieved August ... The large wooden bleachers remained well out of reach to most batters hitting toward left and center fields. In 1928 the deep ... being roughly at the midpoint of the batter's-eye screen). From 1951 through 2007, Bob Sheppard was the public address ...
In the northern provinces pap is usually soft and made using a fermented maize batter which prevents the pap from spoiling ... In Douglas Rogers' book The Last Resort: A Memoir of Zimbabwe (September 2009), Naomi, an elderly Malawian woman whom Rogers ...
Thus, he wore a battered gray fedora, drove his own car, and bought his own train tickets when travelling in the United States ... Kerr had no interest in romantic relationships with women, and was generally assumed by those who knew him to be a repressed ... but noted that he never married nor did he ever have a romantic relationship with a woman. Kerr served in the South African ... which was accused of letting Senegalese soldiers engage in gross sexual violence against German women in the Rhineland, and ...
When the violence broke out, the women and transmasculine people being held down the street at The Women's House of Detention ... as well as the uprooting of a parking meter used as a battering ram on the doors of the Stonewall Inn. The mob lit garbage on ... upon which any people appearing to be physically male and dressed as women would be arrested. Those dressed as women that night ... check their identification and have female police officers take customers dressed as women to the bathroom to verify their sex ...
"Surrey Women v Yorkshire Women, 3 August 2014". CricketArchive. Retrieved 30 May 2021. "Surrey Women v Yorkshire Women, 14 June ... An all-rounder, she is a right-handed batter and right-arm off break bowler. She previously played for Yorkshire and Lightning ... "Nottinghamshire Women v Derbyshire Women, 10:30, 16 May 2021". CricketArchive. Retrieved 30 May 2021. "Nottinghamshire Women v ... "Nottinghamshire Women v Yorkshire Women, 28 August 2017". CricketArchive. Retrieved 30 May 2021. "Somerset Women v ...
U.S. officials confirmed that the charred bodies of two women found when RLA forces recaptured Kengkok were those of ... p. 3. "2 Underwater Blasts Batter U.S. Destroyer in Tonkin Gulf". Bridgeport Telegram. 18 July 1972. p. 1. "House-to-house ... Craig Whitney (21 June 1972). "Pacification hopes battered in Vietnam". The New York Times. p. 1. Craig Whitney (22 June 1972 ...
She is a right-arm off break bowler and lower-order batter. She captained the India Green team in the Under-23 Women's ... In 2019, she was selected to play for Velocity in the Women's T20 Challenge. She also captains Odisha Women's U23 team in ... "Assam Women v Orissa Women, 4 November 2012". Cricket Archive. Retrieved 11 January 2021. "SN Pradhan Profile". Cricket Archive ... "Haryana Women v Orissa Women, 8 March 2020". Cricket Archive. Retrieved 11 January 2021. "Trailblazers v Velocity, 8 May 2019 ...
Pakistan women Test cricketers, Pakistan women One Day International cricketers, Punjabi people, All stub articles, Pakistani ... Shazia Muqudos Khan (born 4 January 1981) is a Pakistani former cricketer who played as a batter. She appeared in one Test ...
This was a reference to a real photograph of a woman holding the body of her son in the Balkans, crying with the corpse of her ... A Clockwork Orange was one of the inspirations for the futuristic, yet battered patina of 2027 London. Children of Men was the ... Inside the camp, Theo and Kee meet a Romani woman, Marichka, who provides a room where Kee gives birth to a baby girl. The next ... This is reinforced in the scene where an elderly refugee woman speaking German is seen detained in a cage, and in the scene ...
For every 100 females, there were 76.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 78.1 males. The median income ... Donaldson threw a no-hitter in Bertha on May 30, 1924, striking out 20 batters. According to the United States Census Bureau, ... Males had a median income of $28,125 versus $20,536 for females. The per capita income for the city was $14,171. About 13.2% of ... The gender makeup of the city was 46.9% male and 53.1% female. As of the census of 2000, there were 470 people, 211 households ...
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Galante revealed that she was "once a needy mother with an infant daughter in a battered women's shelter." Her first book, The ... 21st-century American women writers, Women writers of young adult literature, Novelists from Pennsylvania, Year of birth ... American women novelists, People from Kingston, Pennsylvania, American writers of young adult literature, King's College ( ...
Harvard Women's LJ, 1985 A Trend Emerges: A State Survey on the Admissibility of Expert Testimony concerning the Battered Woman ... 2012, John Kaplan, Robert Weisberg, Guyora Binder The Meaning of Equality for Battered Woman Who Kill Men in Self-Defense, PL ... L., 1986 Factors predicting verdicts in cases where battered women kill their husbands, Follingstad, Diane R.; Polek, Darlene S ... is a criminal law case distinguishing the subjective and objective standard of reasonableness in a case where a battered woman ...
Sri Lanka Women v Netherlands Women, Netherlands Women in Sri Lanka 1998/99 (5th ODI) - CricketArchive. Retrieved 18 October ... Maartje Alexander Köster (born 3 March 1975) is a Dutch former cricketer who played as a right-handed batter. She appeared in ... Netherlands Women v South Africa Women, South Africa Women in England and Netherlands 2007 (Only Test) - CricketArchive. ... Netherlands Women v South Africa Women, CricInfo Women's World Cup 2000/01 - CricketArchive. Retrieved 18 October 2015. Batting ...
Pakistan women One Day International cricketers, Pakistani women cricket captains, Karachi women cricketers, Women's Test ... is a Pakistani former cricketer who played as a right-arm leg break bowler and right-handed batter. She and her sister, ... "Strong arms: The story of Pakistan women's cricket". "Middlesex Women v East Anglia Women, 12 June 1991". CricketArchive. ... "Only Test: Pakistan Women v West Indies Women at Karachi, Mar 15-18, 2004 , Cricket Scorecard , ESPN Cricinfo". Cricinfo. ...
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... 0-9. A. B. C. D. E. F. G. H. I. J. K. L. M. N. O. P. Q. R. S. T. U. V. W ... WHO Eastern Mediterranean Region fact sheet violence against women prevalence estimates, 2018  ...
System Fails Battered Woman. Feminist Majority Foundation Blog , January 5, 2000 The January 3 murder of Charles County, MD, ... questioning how much protection our current system can offer women. ...
Police: Woman Battered Beau With Pork Chop. Victim left lacerated after frozen meat struck him. ... FEBRUARY 4--A Florida Woman is facing a domestic battery charge after allegedly clobbering her boyfriend in the face with a ...
Addressing violence against women and HIV/AIDS: what works?  World Health Organization; UNAIDS (‎World Health ... Caring for women subjected to violence: a WHO curriculum for training health-care providers  ... Caring for women subjected to violence: a WHO training curriculum for health care providers  ... 16 ideas for addressing violence against women in the context of HIV epidemic: a programming tool  ...
Now, four women, identified in the complaint as Jane Does, are suing Dr. David H. Broadbent, alleging that he sexually battered ... So the woman and her husband "were confused," according to the lawsuit, when Broadbent gave the woman a gown and told her to ... Becky Jacobs is a Report for America corps member and writes about the status of women in Utah for The Salt Lake Tribune. Your ... In December, a woman went on a podcast and shared what happened to her at a Provo OB-GYNs office, according to a lawsuit filed ...
Pastorini said her client may have suffered battered woman syndrome. She also raised the possibility that Bennett was a pimp ... PEDESTRIAN KILLED: Woman found dead in north Harris County. Standleys body was found around 5:45 a.m. on March 17, in a ... "Its hard to call it a dating relationship," said attorney Windi Pastorini, who represents the young woman. "She was more like ... I think she was a desperate woman who needed someone who could provide for her." ...
Deputies said the man battered a woman while she was unconscious and filmed his actions. ...
PART 3 IS DESIGNED FOR THE PERSON HELPING THE BATTERED WOMAN AND DESCRIBES IN DETAIL THE LEGAL REMEDIES AND ACTIONS AVAILABLE ... THE FIRST PART OF THE HANDBOOK PROVIDES QUICK REFERENCE FOR EMERGENCY ACTION AND IMMEDIATE FIRST STEPS THAT BATTERED WOMEN CAN ... REMEDIES FOR BATTERED WOMEN UNDER THE MENTAL HEALTH ACT, AND A TORT ACTION. A GLOSSARY AND FOOTNOTES ARE PROVIDED. (MRK) ... THIS BOOK EMPHASIZES THAT WIFE BATTERING IS AGAINST THE LAW AND OUTLINES THE LEGAL ASSISTANCE RESOURCES AVAILABLE TO BATTERED ...
... but the powerful movement that demands an end to violence against women and permanent changes in the conditions of womens ... Women and Male Violence is comprehensive in its coverage of the movements history and growth from the founding of the first ... Women and Male Violence is important as feminist history and theory. Written with the compassion and insight of a participant ... takes an in-depth look at battering and the social movement against it. It describes not only the horrifying experiences of ...
An Eaton man allegedly battered his girlfriend while she held their child in her arms. ...
Battered womens stages of change (SOCs) are examined in this study. First, confirmatory factor analysis and latent profile ... Second, comparisons of women (including a subset of 276) suggest that they were relatively advanced in SOC. SOC was unrelated ... analysis were conducted on 754 battered womens responses on the Problems in Relationship Scale (Brown, 1998). Factor loadings ... and womens use of aggression. Implications for interventions and future research are described.. Language: en ...
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Help Rescue 500 Battered Women And Their Children. by Pathways to Safety International ... Look how many battered women and children you helped in 2013!. By Paula Lucas - Founder & Executive Director ... Provide a battered mother and 3 children with housing, utilities, food and basic needs for 1 month ... Provide a battered mother and 3 children with housing, utilities, food and basic needs for 1 month ...
A woman involved in an alleged altercation with police at the University Village Apartments was detained by officers on Friday ... at the B Building of the campus apartments and held one woman in custody after the she supposedly resisted arrest and battered ...
The Wellesley Centers for Women is a premier women- and gender-focused, social-change oriented research-and-action institute at ... Battered Mothers Testimony Project Video. Created by Monica Driggers Edited selections from the BTMP conference on May 9th, ... Copyright © 2022 Wellesley Centers for Women, Wellesley College , Privacy Policy. National SEED Project , National Institute on ... Wellesley Centers for Women. Wellesley College. 106 Central Street. Wellesley, MA 02481-8203 USA ...
This poem is for any woman thats being abused. You can get away, but you just have to have the will to do it. I know because I ... Battered Woman. Family Friend Poems, Apr 2009. https://www.familyfriendpoems.com/poem/battered-woman. HTML Link. Battered ... Battered woman,. When are you going to learn?. He doesnt love you. Youre on your own.. The beatings hurt.. The scars aint ... Battered woman,. I know what youre thinking.. Its your fault for what hes doing.. You blame yourself. Over and over again.. ...
Woman who started first battered womens shelter hates feminism. September 23, 2009. By admin ... Indeed, when I later opened my refuge for battered women, 62 of the first 100 to come through the door were as abusive as the ... Women and men are both capable of extraordinary cruelty. Indeed, the only thing a child really needs - two biological parents ... We must stop demonising men and start healing the rift that feminism has created between men and women. ...
Defense expert says Cedar Rapids woman, on trial for fatally stabbing her boyfriend, is a battered woman Defendant told expert ... Women who are battered will have a traumatic reaction - a fight or flight response - and dont remember what actually happened ... Fischer also testified in general terms about how battered women react or behave and how domestic violence affects them. ... Fischer said women who are battered sometimes make up stories that make no sense. ...
A 29-year-old man was charged with attacking a woman who went viral in November after videos showed her making racist remarks ... Man charged with battering woman whose racist rant went viral. Published December 29, 2016. ... CHICAGO (FOX 32 NEWS) - A 29-year-old man was charged with attacking a woman who went viral in November after videos showed her ... North Side crime blog Crime In Wrigleyville + Boystown reported that court records said Bajwa called the woman a racist b**** ...
Womens T20 World Cup will be played in South Africa in February next year ... Womens Asia Cup , With eye on T20 World Cup, Harmanpreet Kaur plans to try out batters for all phases Womens T20 World Cup ... India skipper Harmanpreet Kaur has indicated that Womens Asia Cup beginning in Sylhet, Bagladesh on Saturday will be a lot ...
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To recognise this, staff of Flow raised more than $16,000 for The Shelter for Battered ... The Shelter for Battered Women and Children was established in 1987 as a safe haven for women and children who are victims of ... The Shelter for Battered Women and Children gets support from Flow staff. Newsday Reporter Thursday 24 November 2022. ... "The Shelter for Battered Women and Children gets support from Flow staff". ...
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Working with Battered Women Facilitators Handbook. $40.00. In Our Best Interest: Working with Battered Women Facilitators ... This item is part of the In Our Best Interest: Working with Battered Women Curriculum Package. The items in the curriculum may ... Home / Books/Manuals / In Our Best Interest: Working with Battered Women Facilitators Handbook. ... The handbook describes how to organize a womens group based on themes identified by the group members. It details ten themes ...
My Evokation for 2010 Helping empower Battered Women, Children and Men stop the cycle of abuse by Sunny du Pree. *Posted by ... They could help me realize my dream of helping women and children learn how to avoid abuse. They have an online battering ... underlying goal of these programs is to enhance the safety of battered. women and their children. ... Battering intervention training that includes but is not limited to the following:. 1. Review of TDCJ-CJAD BIPP guidelines;. 2 ...
Women Helping Battered Women. WHBW believes that all women and children have the right to live without fear of battering, ... Women Helping Battered Women is the former name of the Vermont based organization "Steps to End Domestic Violence". ... 2022 whbw.org - Women Helping Battered Women Information , Privacy Policy , Contact , December 02, 2022 ...
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... it is a psychological disorder which develops within a woman ... One of them is Battered Women Syndrome (BWS) - ... One of them is Battered Woman Syndrome (BWS) - it is a psychological disorder which develops within a woman when domestic ... 20] Mira Mihajlovich, "Does Plight Make Right: The Battered Woman Syndrome, Expert Testimony and the Law of Self Defense," 62 ( ... to remark the sense in the cases of battered women. In copious cases, women have pleaded this defence but in return got ...

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