ask the sexpert
I am a jogger and I have a
special question: I know that a
diaphragm must stay in place
six hours after intercourse to be
effective Could jogging or other
physical exercise during those
six hours cause the diaphragm
to slip and increase the chance
of pregnancy?
In most cases, it a woman is
properly fitted for a diaphragm,
this should not be a concern
However, in women who are
very heavy or who have had
several children, it may be eas
ier for the diaphragm to slip out
of place
The reason is that the dia
phragm depends partially upon
the tone of the pelvic muscels
and vaginal wall to maintain its
proper position Obesity and
childbearing may cause relaxa
tion of these muscles Con
sequently, during physical ex
ercise such as jogging, there is
a possibility that the diaphragm
may be dislodged
A friend told me that you can
be pregnant and still have per
iods Is this true? If so, how
would I know if I might be
pregnant?
Some women continue to
have menstrual periods after
conceiving, but typically these
periods are lighter and shorter
than normal Any time a woman
has an unusually light period
and suspects pregnancy, she
should have a test Urine preg
nancy tests are available at
Planned Parenthood for $7 and
$10 These tests are accurate as
early as two days after a missed
(or light) period They are 97 to
99 percent accurate'
Many women do not have any
pregnancy symptoms other
than a changed period Those
who do most often report nau
sea. breast tenderness or enlar
gement and frequent urination
But there is no sure way to con
firm pregnancy without a test
To schedule an appointment for
a test, call Planned Parenthood
Monday through Friday
between 9 a m and 5 p m
This column is written by
Planned Parenthood, a non
profit agency providing com
plete birth-control services,
pregnancy testing, counseling
and referral for pregnancy
planning If you have inquiries
or Sexpert questions, we can be
reached at 344-9411 or 134 E
13th Ave. Eugene
EMU Board to discuss office shifts
Allocating space in the ASUO
offices will be discussed by the
EMU Board today, as well as
electing a new chairer
Although the proposed
space-allocation policy was ta
ken up by the Incidental Fee
Committee Tuesday and has
been bouncing around student
government for many months,
Summer EMU Board chairer
Bob Needham says he expects
little comment today
Needham and IFC chairer
Karsten Rasmussen agree that
it the policy passes as written
the IFC could be forced out of
EMU Suite 4 because of what
Needham calls a "conflict of
interest' with the ASUO execu
tive who also uses the office
Needham stresses that
neither the ASUO executive nor
the IFC "have a say" in the
decision, although the EMU
Board includes an ASUO repre
sentative and two representa
tives from the IFC
Electing the new chairer
requires a quorum to attend the
meeting but Needham says he
doesn't yet know how many
members that takes
The board will meet at 3 30
p m today in EMU Room 337
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Wake up?
New service rings bell
Graphic, by Man DaFtuny*
By ALLEN WRIGHT
Of ttw EmriW
The name Laurie Kehrli
may not ring a bell, but her
new service is bound to jan
gle a few
"Good morning It s time to
get up." her soft voice says
to an otherwise rudely a
wakened client
Kehrli is just doing her job
The University business
major has developed her
own Eugene "wake-up ser
vice — especially students
For $10 a month, deep
sleepers can put their trust In
Kehrli instead of an alarm
clock
"It's an easy way for peo
ple to get up." she says, ad
ding that she doesn't have
any trouble waking herself
up to do her job Her
qualifications include rous
ing herself early for her high
school swim-team practices
Kehrli says she keeps two
alarm clocks on duty — just in
case
Customers usually get out
of bed although Kehrli says
she suspects some may go
back to the land of Nod But
she says she keeps tabs on
procrastinators
"If they do that a lot, I give
them another call to make
sure they're awake "
Kehrli, who works out of
her apartment off campus.
says she first heard the idea
four years ago when her
cousin gave her a book de
scribing 101 ways to start a
business
A tier an unsuccessful job
hunt. Kehrli says she decided
to buy an Emerald ad to
round up some business
"If people are made aware
it's available they might use
the service, she says "If
$10 a month is worth it to
them I offer the service "
Kehrli works from 6 30 to
10 am Monday through
Friday Between calls, she
studies or gets ready for
school
To receive the service, you
must have your own phone
Kehrli says she doesn't like
to call dorms or other living
organizations because she
might wake the wrong per
son
Most of the customers are
graduate students she says
or people who have the
funds to do it
Kehrli says her business
has much potential
Right now this is just a
part-time thing while I'm go
ing to school, but depending
on what I make — I graduate
at the end of this term — this
could become my
livelihood "
In other words, Kehrli
hopes for a rousing success
-_emu
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