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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (April 1, 1981)
PRICE REDUCTION! Selected Running Shoes Reduced 25% Bermuda $39.95 Reduced to - $28.95 Liberator $39.95 Reduced to - $29.95 Waffle II $32.95 Reduced to - $24.95 10th & Olive In the Atrium WE’RE THE ONLY •^ONLY STORE 342-5155 General Mills Total 12 02 pkg $128 Lipton Black Tea Bags 48 ct. pkg. $1 19 Crisco Oil 24 oz. size $1 08 Bisquick $1 Jumbo 60 oz. 68 Cornet Towels Jumbo Rolls 58 Nalley Whole Egg Mayonnaise $1 18 qt Nalley Fresh Kosher or Banquet Dill Pickles Cuke chips 46 oz. $1.29 46 oz. jar $108 Blue Bell Potato Chips 8 oz box 73 Campbell’s Cream of Mushroom Soup 13°”“ 88 A.B.C. Soda Crackers i .b Pkg 58 Country Kitchen Syrup 24 oz. bottle 98 Nalley Chili Reg., Hot or Thick 30 oz. tin $1 18 Parkay Oleo 53 lb. Number 1 Mushrooms $1 88 lb. 2370 W. 11th at City View DRIVE-N-SAVE CONVENIENT LOCATIONS Open 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. dally, 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Sundays We accept Food Stamps Prices effective WED., April 1 thru TUES., April 7 30th & Hllyard ask the sexpert How do fertility drugs work, and why do they cause multiple births? Fertility drugs are basically ovulation-inducing drugs. They cause a woman’s ovaries to ripen and release an egg when her body is not ovulating on its own. Although there are a number of other causes of in fertility, about 15 percent of the couples who seek help find they are unable to have a baby because the woman is not ovulating. One type of fertility drug, chlomid, acts on the pituitary gland to stimulate the produc tion of two hormones necessary for ovulation. Pergonal, another drug used, acts directly on the ovaries to ripen and release the egg Pergonal is not usually prescribed unless chlomid has been tried first. Both drugs may “over-cor rect" and cause the ovaries to release two or more eggs at the same time. When these eggs are fertilized, this can result in mul tiple births. Studies show there is about a 20 percent increase of twinning and tripleting in women who have used chlomid. PREPARE YOURSELF for 1c Banana Split Sale Tomorrow at DQ 406 E. 13th Ave. Buy one at the regular price — get the second for a penny. The occurrence of multiple births of four or more are usually associated with pergonal. If a woman has an abortion, will it increase the risk of prob lems with future pregnancies? Since 1975 several studies have been conducted to deter mine the possible effects of legal abortion on subsequent pregnancies. Some studies in dicate no problem with future pregnancies and some show an increase in miscarriage and premature delivery. Two factors — the type of abortion performed and whether or not the woman has had prior abortions — seem to explain much of the dis crepancy in findings. The risk of miscarriage or prematurity is directly related to the frequency and degree to which the canal to the uterus (cervix) is dilated. Pregnancy itself is a state in which the cervix becomes dilat ed. It is important to realize that even after a full-term preg nancy, the chance of miscar riage increases slightly. Cer vical dilation is induced in abor tion procedures, but the degree of dilation varies with the procedure. There are various legal meth ods used to terminate preg nancy. In this community the primary method used for a first trimester abortion is vacuum suction. This procedure in volves only slight dilation of the cervix, and studies indicate no detrimental effects on future pregnancies if a woman only has one abortion. In some instances, a dilation and curettage is performed. The degree of cervical dilation may be greater with this method, and studies have implicated the technique in reduced birth rate, prematurity and miscarriage in subsequent pregnancies. The picture may change with repeat abortions. A recent study in Boston supported findings indicating that the risk of first trimester miscarriage increases two to three times in women who have had two or more prior induced abortions. In summary, studies regard ing the safety of legal abortion seem to suggest that a single vacuum suction abortion is a safe medical procedure, and it has no detrimental effects on future pregnancies or deliver ies. But repeat abortions or other abortion procedures may involve some future risk. This column is written by Planned Parenthood, 134 E. 13th Ave. Please send questions to EMU 300 or to Planned Pa renthood. Planned Parenthood is a private, non-profit United Way agency providing com prehensive family planning ser vices, pregnancy testing, education, information and referral. TAX HELP Sponsored by Beta Alpha Psi We’ll be in the EMU every Tues., Wed., and Thurs., 10:30-2:30, from now until April 15th to help you with your tax questions.
