‘Pill’ for males still years away
Birth control research continues
By ANN PORTAL
Of the Emerald
Women in the Libyan Desert wear
leather pouches containing “magic po
tions” to ward off pregnancy.
While American birth control methods
have considerably higher rates of effec
tiveness than their Libyan counterparts,
no method is 100-percent safe, effective
and convenient, said gynecologist
Dennis Schuelke.
Speaking last week in a series on
women’s issues sponsored by Lane
County, Schuelke said although re
search on new contraceptives con
tinues, the development of a male con
traceptive drug and alternative methods
for women are probably still several
years away.
Schuelke said many men “want to
exercise more responsibility,” for birth
control, but there are "a lot of problems
with male contraceptives." Drugs have
been invented strong enough to
suppress millions of sperm each month,
but they carry “unacceptable” side
effects.
Other research focuses on antibodies
r
to destroy the sperm, but widespread use
of the method is “a long way from
happening,” Schuelke said.
New methods of birth control for
women include a pill that is taken only
once a week, vaginal rings that secrete
the hormones contained in the “pill,”
microcapsules that secrete hormones
when placed under the skin, anti-im
plantation drugs, vaccines that immun
ize women against pregnancy hor
mones, and a vaginal sponge that acts as
a disposable diaphragm.
Among traditional birth control
methods, the condom is still the most
popular method worldwide, Schuelke
said. But the “user effectiveness" of the
condom is only 64-97 percent.
"It's generally assumed that if you
have a condom, you know how to use it —
that’s not true.”
The "scientific effectiveness” — or
effectiveness rate — of the condom if
used "perfectly” is 97-98 percent. The
condom also provides protection against
venereal diseases, has no side effects
and can be purchased over the counter.
Both diaphragms and chemical sup
positories have effectiveness rates close
to 98 percent, but if used incorrectly their
effectiveness can drop dramatically.
The main advantage of the two
methods is that they produce few if any
side effects. But both require a
modification of sexual behavior,
Schuelke said. Each must be inserted a
specific amount of time before inter
course, and the diaphragm must be left
in six hours after intercourse.
The diaphragm has the additional dis
advantages of requiring education of the
user, a proper fit, replacement every two
years and proper care. Some women
who wear diaphragms report irritation
caused by sperm.
Oral contraceptives are still the most
effective method, and more than 30
brands are available by prescription. But
many women experience a list of side
effects "as long as your arm,” he said,
and hesitate to use the pill.
Schuelke warned against current ads
that advertise a pill containing fewer
micrograms of hormones. The key to the
strength of the pill is not the micrograms
but the strength of the hormone used, he
said.
According to Schuelke, the IUD has
the lowest number of use-related deaths.
lUDs have a user-effectiveness rate of
94-99 percent and do not restrict sexual
behavior, he said
But lUDs do have “rare" serious side
effects, including serious infections, a
50-percent higher chance of spontan
eous abortion if the user becomes
pregnant and perforation of the uterus
when the device is inserted. But the
chance of complications is still less than
1 percent, Schuelke said
The various forms of natural family
planning, including the rhythm method,
basil body temperature, ovulation, and
mucous are inexpensive and have no
side effects. They depend on the mo
tivation of the user, he said, and all
require extensive education of the user.
Most restrict sexual activity to a large
degree.
Methods Schuelke termed “ineffec
tive” include douching, withdrawal and
morning-after pills — which produce
many side effects.
Abortion, while safer than pregnancy,
should not be considered a good method
of birth control, he said.
IFC gives initial funds to KWAX
By PAULTELLES
Ol the Emerald
The University’s public radio station will
receive incidental fee funding for the first
time next year.
The IFC voted Thursday to give KWAX
$1,583 to hire a public affairs specialist, a
production assistant, and an engineer to
record the Willamette Folk Festival next
spring.
The usually tight-fisted committee also
gave the station $200 for advertising after
committee chairer Jon Neiderbach
expressed surprise that the station had
included no advertising expenses in its
request.
KWAX manager Janet Kenney said the
station needs the money because of pos
sible cuts in federal funding next year.
The committee was less generous with
SEARCH, giving the group $6,752, almost
$800 less than requested and $1,200 less
than the group’s 1980-81 budget.
SEARCH representatives said the pro
gram, which provides “alternative”
courses like “War in the Nuclear Age,"
has had difficulty keeping directors this
year. But representatives said the group is
getting back on its feet and now sponsors
more courses than during the past few
years.
Most of the SEARCH cuts came from the
printing and duplicating budget, which
was cut by almost $400, and its travel
budget, which was eliminated.
In other business, the IFC gave the
Amazon Community Tenants $1,443 —
about $90 less than the group’s current
budget, and more than $500 less than
requested.
Most of the cuts came from the elimina
tion of the stipend for the group’s assistant
director, which is currently $1,140 a year.
The committee has cut assistant director’s
stipends from most groups' budgets.
Although refusing to fund ACT childcare
for class registration days, the commitee
said it would try to make sure the Univer
sity childcare centers would be open for
registration next year. Currently, the
centers don't open until the first day of
class.
The Jewish Student Union received
$2,118, more than $500 less than the
union received in 1980 and about $300
less than requested.
Some committee members questioned
whether the JSU’s activities are perceived
as cultural or religious, but union
representatives convinced the committee
that events like Holocaust Day and Israeli
Independence Day are of wide cultural
interest.
The committee also gave the Student
University Affairs Board $10,492, about
$140 less than the board's current budget.
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projections?” asked board
member James Peterson.
“The surcharge is the fairesl
way in identifying a shortfall in
revenue," board member Alvin
Batiste said.
He also suggested a tuition
increase would encourage
students to graduate early.
Board Pres. Ed Harms said
“You go to where the dollars
are, and that’s where the people
are."
Atiyeh had also proposed in
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creasing tuition for non-resident
graduate students 84 percent
over the next two years, and
most of the board was strongly
opposed to such an increase.
The board finally adopted
across-the-board surcharge
policy.
The board also voted to con
tinue linking tuition to percen
tages of instruction costs.
Resident undergraduates pay
23 percent of that cost, out-of
state undergraduates 100
percent and resident graduates
27 percent.
The board decided against
increasing costs for non
resident graduates — which are
currently 50 percent — to 100
percent.
The surcharges were labled
"non-recurring," but several of
the board members expressed
doubts that the "surcharges”
would be discontinued after the
next biennium.
The board also agreed to
continue student fee remissions
for foreign students currently
receiving the remissions, but
not to allow additional students
in.
Fee remissions, similar to
subsidies, are given to foreign
students studying in Oregon.
The board s action on the
surcharges came after receiv
ing a 23-page report from Vice
Chancellor Bill Lemman.
tiection will
fill ASUO,
other posts
As spring-cleaning time
draws near, the ASUO also is
cleaning house.
All 18 elected ASUO positions
will be filled in next term’s bal
loting. Filing for the elections
will begin March 11, and the
deadline will be April 3.
The races include seven
Incidental Fee Committee seats,
16 Student University Affairs
Board seats, four EMU Board
seats and the ASUO president.
The primary election will be held
April 15 and 16, and the general
election will be April 22 and 23.
The ballot also will include
amendments to the ASUO con
stitution. Those amendments
are subject to the same filing
dates as the elected positions.
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