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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 21, 1979)
| ask the sexpert This column is written by Jill Belsky ot Lane County Planned Parenthood Send questions to the Emerald, 300 EMU, or to Planned Parenthood, 134 E 13th Ave Q A clear stringy mucous secretion appears lor one or two days el the middle ol my cycle. How reliably can one use the mucous method to accura tely determine the time ol ovulation and sale days lor in tercourse alter ovulation? A The mucous method, or Billings method, involves the checking of secretions that flow out of the vagina to determine ovulation, and avoiding a limited number of women, and rates reported range from about 3 to 25 failures for every 100 women using the method for a year Effectiveness in avoiding preg nancy with this method is les sened if a woman confuses other substances in her vagina with her mid-cycle secretions; some examples are semen, lu bricants, spermicides, and dis charges due to infections Douching lowers the effective ness of the mucous method as well, as it washes away the secretions that should be ex amined We recommend strongly that you take a class or see a health practitioner know ledgeable in natural family planning techniques before you use the mucous method your self Call Planned Parenthood for information on local classes O. Why does my coach not want me to have sexual Inter course the night before a game? Does It diminish athletic performance? A There is no scientific support for the theory that ejaculation or sexual climax physically ex hausts the athlete, nor that sex the night before a game renders the athlete too relaxed to do his or her best A late night out, however, could interfere with a restful sleep Some trainers do advocate sexual activity the night before a big sports event to alleviate tense anticipation and anxiety It seems more li kely that your coach is trying to make sure that athletes get en ough sleep, or may be interest ed in preserving the image of the athlete as clean-minded and clean-living 0. Do men rape women because of a greater sexual urge or because of attitudes toward women and sex? Hasn’t there existed a society in which rape was unknown? A Studies by criminologists, psychologists and feminists report that rape is more likely not a crime or irrational, impul sive, uncontrollable lust by a man, but rather is a deliberate, hostile, violent act of degrada tion against women Susan Brownmiller in “Against Our Will'’ suggests that to possess and conquer are also two im portant objectives of the rapist The Iroquois, an American In dian tribe based on a matrilineal structure in which women played an important political role, had no reports of rape of Indian squaws or even white female captives These Indians eventually learned to rape as whites infiltrated their reserva tions Most societies evidence the crime of rape at some point in their cultural history Q. What is the effect of mar ijuana on sex? A Marijuana is a mood-modify ing agent which taken in moderate amounts, may lesson anxiety and increase relaxation and in so doing, improve sexual enjoyment Marijuana, like al cohol, is not an aphrodisiac However, the effect on sex var ies with the individual marijuan a-user and in some cases could inhibit sexual enjoyment. 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Ayatollah Khomeini said the 49 American hostages still held at the U S embassy will be tried as spies if the U S government refuses his demand to return the ousted shah He called upon millions of Iranians to demonstrate today against American "imper ialism'' Hours before Khomeini delivered his call over nation wide radio and television, mili tants released six more black men and four more women from the U S embassy Immediately after Khomeini spoke, thousands of people climbed to their rooftops and the capital rang with the cry, Allah Akbar (God is great)." The religious leader's remarks Tuesday night ap peared to take a tougher stand than his statement Sunday that the militants had found evidence U S diplomats were spying on Iran from the embassy "and a certain number of spies should be, according to our laws, tried and punished " Iranian national television stoked the religious frenzy by broadcasting film taken last year of a series of bloody riots against the shah, Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, that led to his exile in January and the down fall the next month of the government he left behind State department representa tive Hodding Carter III said any trials of the hostages, even one that ended in a pardon, would be a "mockery" of international principles "If there is anything more un acceptable than the taking of hostages, it would be this (a trial)," he told reporters in Wa shington "It is an outright violation of diplomatic relations and diplomatic protection " U S diplomats attempted unsuccessfully in New York to convince other United Nations Security Council members to condemn a possible spy trial for the hostages Council Pres Sergio Palacios de Vizzio of Bolivia said only one uniden tified member of the 15-member council supported the U S request The administration discour aged Andrew Young, a former U S Ambassador to the United Nations, from undertaking a private mission to Iran to seek release of the hostages Administration officials said Young wanted to go to Iran, but was told that the administration opposed such private missions unless the Ayatollah agreed in advance to releasing all the hostages However, Young's Atlanta of fice said he planned to spend Thanksgiving on his peace mis sion to Iran is Ira is 1 COPIES While You Wail COfl TOTAL % SERVICE 1280 Ckimiltti Ev|t«i 686-8521 foil) 11 * 9 p m Sm 91 ■ 61 * Wood bank fuels needs The skyrocketing cost of home heating has convinced many people to switch to wood fireplaces for part or all of their heat But, the cost of a cord of wood is pricing people out of fuel, says Don Chalmers, direc tor of the Office of Student Ad vocacy “People are facing twice the cost of heating fuel.'' Chalmers says he hopes a project called the Community Wood Bank will help those peo ple who heat and cook primarily with wood make it through the winter The wood bank will be main tained throughout the winter months by volunteers from local businesses, service groups and interested community members Weyerhaeuser Co has of fered wood for the project The Marine Corps will transport the wood to a storage site at the National Guard Armory An open meeting will be held Nov 27 at 7:30 p m at Harris Hall Anyone interested in receiving wood or volunteering time to the wood bank should call 686-3710 27th ANNIVERSARY SALE super specials in every ^ department 57 W Broadway Eugeoa/ Downtown Mall >y'/& BONG & PIPE SALE 10% OFF Lazar s Bazar 1036 Willamette St. 687-9766, 687-0139 BIG Y TIMBER TOPPER SMORGASBORD TRADITIONAL THANKSGIVING S3.75 Special children s prices and senior citizen piices. 7 A M. - 10:30 Breakfast 11-7 P.M. 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