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Premenstrual Syndrome (PMS): A Self-Help Approach (revised edition)

Publication type: 
Training / Education Manual
Agency: 
Vancouver Women's Health Collective (VWHC)
Sponsor: 
Health Promotion Directorate of Health and Welfare Canada
Series: 
Self-Help Series
Date: 
1985
Pages: 
27
Collections: 
Vancouver Women’s Health Collective
Summary: 
An education manual prepared by the Vancouver Women's Health Collective (VWHC), defining and describing Premenstrual Syndrome (PMS) and its symptoms, theories behind the causes of PMS, non-medical treatment for PMS (such as herbal remedies and vitamins), and treatments to avoid (including a warning about progesterone therapy) . The manual also includes gender-based analysis of the medicalization of women's reproductive cycle and PMS, and offers a list of further reading on PMS.
Keywords: 
Vancouver Women's Health Collective (VWHC); women's health; women and health; Premenstrual Syndrome (PMS); menstruation; self help; gender-based analysis; herbal

Sexually Transmitted Diseases: Information for Women

Publication type: 
Training / Education Manual
Agency: 
Vancouver Women's Health Collective (VWHC)
Date: 
1987
Pages: 
8
Collections: 
Vancouver Women’s Health Collective
Summary: 
An education manual prepared by the Vancouver Women's Health Collective (VWHC) in both English and Mandarin. The manual describes several different sexually transmitted diseases (STDs), including symptoms, treatment, and prevention of STDs. As well, the manual provides some guidance on where to go for help and provides telephone numbers for clinics in Vancouver.
Keywords: 
Vancouver Women's Health Collective (VWHC); women and health; women's health; sexuality; sexually transmitted diseases (STDs); syphilis; AIDS; Chlamydia; gonorrhoea; herpes; venereal warts; pubic lice

Breast Self-Exam

Publication type: 
Brochure / Leaflet / Pamphlet / Information Sheet
Agency: 
Vancouver Women's Health Collective (VWHC)
Pages: 
2
Collections: 
Vancouver Women’s Health Collective
Summary: 
A pamphlet instructing women how to conduct a breast self-exam, with illustrations and information about when to do a breast self-exam.
Keywords: 
Vancouver Women's Health Collective (VWHC); women and health; women's health; breast health; breast self-exam

Gardnerella Vaginitis

Publication type: 
Brochure / Leaflet / Pamphlet / Information Sheet
Agency: 
Vancouver Women's Health Collective (VWHC)
Date: 
1984-06
Pages: 
4
Collections: 
Vancouver Women’s Health Collective
Summary: 
A pamphlet written by the Vancouver Women's Health Collective (VWHC), defining the symptoms, causes, diagnosis and treatment options available (conventional and alternative), for women with gardnerella Vaginitis.
Keywords: 
Vancouver Women's Health Collective (VWHC); women's health; women and health; vaginal health

Trichomonas Vaginitis

Publication type: 
Brochure / Leaflet / Pamphlet / Information Sheet
Agency: 
Vancouver Women's Health Collective (VWHC)
Date: 
1984-06
Pages: 
3
Collections: 
Vancouver Women’s Health Collective
Summary: 
A pamphlet written by the Vancouver Women's Health Collective (VWHC), defining the symptoms, causes, diagnosis and treatment options available (conventional and alternative), for women with Trichomonas Vaginitis.
Keywords: 
Vancouver Women's Health Collective (VWHC); women's health; women and health; vaginal health

Organizing a Menopause Support Group

Publication type: 
Brochure / Leaflet / Pamphlet / Information Sheet
Agency: 
Vancouver Women's Health Collective (VWHC)
Pages: 
2
Collections: 
Vancouver Women’s Health Collective
Summary: 
A pamphlet instructing women how to organize a menopause support group, including suggestions for finding women, running the first meeting, suggestions for topics for subsequent sessions, and guidelines for maintaining a safe, healthy, productive group.
Keywords: 
Vancouver Women's Health Collective (VWHC); women and health; women's health; women's health movement; self-help groups; menopause

Cervical Caps

Publication type: 
Brochure / Leaflet / Pamphlet / Information Sheet
Agency: 
Vancouver Women's Health Collective (VWHC)
Date: 
1981-12
Pages: 
9
Collections: 
Vancouver Women’s Health Collective
Summary: 
A pamphlet instructing women how to use the cervical cap, with gender-based analysis regarding the historical rise and fall in popularity of this particular method of birth control, in comparison with other, potentially more harmful methods of birth control used by women (such as the pill or the IUD). The pamphlet also includes a section on familiarizing a partner with the cervical cap, and things to try if one's partner is "uncooperative."
Keywords: 
Vancouver Women's Health Collective (VWHC); women and health; women's health; gender and health; awareness raising; feminist organization; feminism; gender-based analysis; birth control; cervical cap

Fibrocystic Breast Disease

Publication type: 
Brochure / Leaflet / Pamphlet / Information Sheet
Agency: 
Vancouver Women's Health Collective (VWHC)
Date: 
1985-08
Pages: 
3
Collections: 
Vancouver Women’s Health Collective
Summary: 
A pamphlet defining fibrocystic breast disease, diagnoses and conventional medical treatment for the disease. The pamphlet challenges the perceived link between fibrocystic breast disease and breast cancer, and offers suggestions for prevention and treatment.
Keywords: 
Vancouver Women's Health Collective (VWHC); women and health; women's health; breast health;

Prevention of Breast Cancer

Publication type: 
Brochure / Leaflet / Pamphlet / Information Sheet
Agency: 
Vancouver Women's Health Collective (VWHC)
Date: 
1984-08
Pages: 
3
Collections: 
Vancouver Women’s Health Collective
Summary: 
A pamphlet written by the Vancouver Women's Health Collective (VWHC), outlining preventative measures for reducing one's risk of developing breast cancer. The pamphlet includes information on diet, vitamins and minerals, environmental hazards, stress, etc.
Keywords: 
Vancouver Women's Health Collective (VWHC); women and health; women's health; breast health; breast cancer; cancer; prevention

How to Douche

Publication type: 
Brochure / Leaflet / Pamphlet / Information Sheet
Agency: 
Vancouver Women's Health Collective (VWHC)
Date: 
1984-06
Pages: 
1
Collections: 
Vancouver Women’s Health Collective
Summary: 
A pamphlet instructing women on safe and effective douching methods, written by the Vancouver Women's Health Collective (VWHC). The pamphlet also includes some alternatives to douching.
Keywords: 
Vancouver Women's Health Collective (VWHC); women and health; women's health; vaginal health

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