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1. Chapter 5
   http://www.4woman.gov/TimeCapsule/century/chapter5.htm
   ... use of oral contraceptives. This information was followed in 1980 by an insert in boxes of tampons, warning of the risks and symptoms of toxic shock syndrome. Food labels were developed and standardized over the second half of the century to show the ingredients and nutritional contents of packaged ...
2. A Century of Women's Health
   http://www.4woman.gov/TimeCapsule/century/century.pdf
   This document highlights for you some of the major issues and improvements in the health of women in the United States during the past century. Dr. Ruth Kirschstein, then Director of the National Institute of General Medical Sciences at the National Institutes of Health (NIH), a DHHS agency, co-chaired this Coordinating Committee with Assistant Secretary for Health Dr. James O. Mason. (Time capsule item: Women with Disabilities.) The passage of the Americans with Disabilities Act in 1990 ...
3. Birth Control Methods
   http://www.4woman.gov/faq/birthcont.pdf
   can buy spermicide gel or foam at a? take it out for the week that you? ? page 9 N AT I O N A L W OMEN ’ S H E A LT H I N F O R M AT I O N C ENTER U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office on Women’s Health
4. Frequently Asked Questions About Birth Control Methods
   http://www.4woman.gov/faq/birthcont.htm
   Here is a list of birth control methods with estimates of effectiveness, or how well they work in preventing pregnancy when used correctly, for each method: You can find out more about birth control methods by contacting the National Women’s Health Information Center at (800) 994-WOMAN (9662) or the following organizations: American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) Resource Center Phone Number: (800) 762-2264 x 192 (for publications requests only) Internet Address: http://...
5. Menstruation and the Menstrual Cycle
   http://www.4woman.gov/faq/menstru.htm
   ... absorbency on the lightest day of your period. If you use a super absorbency tampon on your lightest days, you may have a higher risk for toxic shock syndrome (TSS). TSS is a rare but sometimes deadly disease. Young women may be more likely to get TSS. Using any kind of tampon, at any absorbency ...