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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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U.S. war ships move toward Iran
WASHINGTON (AP) - Pres
Carter is implying that military
force could be used against
Iran, whose leaders are threa
tening to prosecute 49 remain
ing American hostages for spy
mg
As the president took the
tough line, in the two and a half
week old crisis, the aircraft car
rier Kittyhawk and five escort
ships were ordered to move
from the Philippines to the In
dian Ocean
The carrier Midway and five
other ships already were oper
ating about 600 miles from the
mouth of the Persian Gulf
There was no indication that
any strike against Iran had been
ordered
The administration said it still
seeks a peaceful resolution, but
warned Iran of "the gravity of
the situation it has created “
Administration officials were
striving to get the 13 released
hostages returned to the United
States in time to be reunited
with their families for Thanks
giving. but it was unclear
whether medical tests could be
completed quickly enough
The 49 other Americans who
remain hostage at the U S Em
bassy in Tehran face a new
threat of being tried and possi
bly sentenced to death
Iran s revolutionary leader the
Ayatollah Rohollah Khomeini
said m a broadcast Tuesday the
hostages will be tried unless the
shah is returned He called the
embassy “a nest of spies "
Carter quickly convened a
National Security Council meet
ing at the White House, flying by
helicopter from Camp David,
where he was spending the
week
During the nearly two-hour
meeting, Carter personally ap
proved a White House sta
tement that shed the adminis
tration policy of precluding any
use of military force
White House Press Secretary
Jody Powell said no military
alert had been ordered, but he
and Pentagon officials declined
to comment officially on what
other actions may be taken '
In Tehran. 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
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