FACTS OF LIFE LINE

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How to use Facts of Life Line

To speak with a counselor Monday-Friday, 9am to 5pm, dial 1.800.771.9848.

To access recorded health messages 24 hours a day, 7 days a week:

Scan the following list to find the message you want to hear. Note the extension number. The extension in red is for answers in Spanish.
Dial 1.800.711.9848 on a touch-tone phone
After the greeting you will be instructed on how to hear the messages.
If a counselor answers, ask for the recorded message.

Items in blue are hyperlinked to additional information at www.menstuff.org/help/fol.html

Family Planning
115 515 Abstinence (Virginity Pledge)
116 516 Birth control - How well does it really work?
117 517 Birth control - Which method is best for me? (What's new)
118 518 Myths about birth control
119 519 Is there a safe time of the month?
120 520 Birth control information for men
121 521 Condoms and safer sex
122 522 The female condom
123 523 Foam, suppositories, creams, film & jellies (Spermicides)
124 524 Condoms, contraception form, and suppositories
125 525 Fertility awareness/NFP
126 526 Depo Proversa
127 527 The patch
128 528 The ring
129 529 Cervical Cap
130 530 Diaphragm
131 531 IUD
132 532 Health risks with the IUD
133 533 The pill
134 534 How to take your birth control pills
135 535 Problems with the pill
136 536 Emergency contraception
137 537 Female sterilization
138 538 Vasectomy
139 539 Starting a family: Things to consider

Sexual Health Care for Men and Women
140 Bacterial vaginosis (BV)
141 541 Bladder infections in women
142 542 Breast cancer Male Women
143 543 Breast cancer risk
144 544 Breast self-examination
145 545 DES information for men
146 546 DES information for women

147 547 Premenstrual syndrome (PMS)
148 548 Dietary management of PMS
149 549 Douching: Is it really necessary
150 550 Endometriosis
151 551 Fibroid tumors
152 552 Menstruation: A new beginning
153 553 Menstruation: Information for adult women
154 554 Menopause
155 555 Pelvic inflammatory disease or PID
156 556 Testicular cancer and self exam: English Spanish
157 557 The pelvic exam
158 558 What is a Pap Smear? (Teens)
159 559 What is an abnormal Pap Smear?
160 560 What is a colposcopy?
161 561 Vaginitis (Vaginal discharge and infection)

Pregnancy Options and Prenatal Care
165 565 Genetic counseling
166 566 Infertility
167 567 Symptoms of pregnancy
168 568 Changes during pregnancy
169 569 Pregnancy danger signs
170 570 Pregnancy and your options (Teens)
171 571 Adoption
172 572 Early abortion
173 573 Men and abortion
174 574 The abortion pill (Mifepristione)
175 575 Drinking while pregnant
176 576 Pregnancy: Drugs and your baby
177 Pregnancy and HIV
178 578 Good nutrition and pregnancy
179 579 Teenage pregnancy and nutrition
180 580 Prenatal care
181 581 Teenage pregnancy /Parents too soon
182 582 Teen pregnancy and options

Rape - Sexual Abuse - Harassment
184 584 Are you afraid of your partner?
185 584 Rape: What is it?
186 584 Rape: The survivor
187 584 Acquaintance rape
188 584 Date rape
189 584 Child abuse: Sexual
190 584 Incest information for teens/young adults
191 584 Men who batter their partners (Women who batter their partners)
192 584 Women who are battered (Men who are battered)
193 584 Sexual harassment: What is it?
194 584 Abusive relationships

Sexuality
195 595 Boys ask: What is normal? (Parents ask)
196 596 Girls ask: What is normal?
197 597 Homosexuality
198 598 How to talk to your child about sex
199 599 Teenage sexual concerns
200 600 Wrong reasons to have sex
201 601 Masturbation
202 602 Saying "NO" to sex
203 603 Sex education and family values
204 604 Common sexual problems/concerns
205 605 Sex and the disabled
206 606 Bisexuality
207 607 Sexual orientation
208 608 Am I ready to have sex?

HIV - AIDS
210 610 What is AIDS? (For youth) (For elders) (By gender)
211 611 AIDS and sexuality
212 612 AIDS: Answers for teens
213 613 Am I at risk for AIDS?
214 614 What are the symptoms of AIDS?
215 615 How don't you get AIDS?
216 616 Living with HIV
217 617 HIV positive? Choosing a doctor
218 618 HIV and pregnancy
219 619 HIV: Talking with your teen

Sexuality Transmitted Infections
225 625 What is a sexually transmitted infection? (Facts)
226 626 STI's: How to protect yourself (Basics)
227 627 The "Other" STI's
228 628 STI information for men
229 629 Alcohol and STI's
230 630 Chlamydia
231 631 Genital warts (HPV)
232 632 Gonorrhea
233 633 Syphilis
234 634 Trichomoniasis
235 635 Hepatitis B
236 636 Herpes
237 637 Public Lice (Crabs)

Reasons for Young People to Say No
290 690 Good reasons for saying "No"
291 691 Saying "No" to drugs is the adult thing to do
292 692 Three steps to say "No"
293 693 Ways for a young adult to say "No"
294 When it's hard to say "No"

Personal Growth
435 835 Achievement: Words of wisdom
436 836 Are you tired of being a teenager?
437 837 Assertiveness
438 838 Being a role model
439 839 Belonging to the community
440 840 Building self esteem
441 841 But not everyone's doing it
442 842 Conflict: What is it?
443 843 Conflict: How to resolve it
444 844 Cooperating
445 845 Decision making
446 846 Friends: People I'm proud of
447 847 Gangs or groups: The decision is yours
448 Gangs: Facts vs. fiction
449 849 Goal setting
450 850 Leadership: We all have it
451 851 Needs and wants

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