Norplant The best birth control lots of money can buy
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sjMiiigcs .mil t<>.tms seem just.(Iiiilc umi.tiui.il
I lieu urn uiav Ih .i |iimu • .ilnliil.ili I"i Nnijil.iiil. llii In'l
new llll ill I IIIIII III llrvitf III Ilf Hill nihil III 111 I Ilf I III If (I
Stall' 111 llll I.IM J’l Veals
Not plant. which ha' hi i n used In mote than I million
Will Ill’ll llll IIIIII mill ill!- Will III Ini dll past Jll \f.ll '. I' ll.lllfli
In mam as a icvolnlinnarv mc.ili' nf pun filling piegnatiiv
Siv implant'. a lx ml niif ami nm- hall nn hrs Innn and J
llillllllifIf 1' wide, aie ili'fllfd 111si below llii- skin nl the
u|i|ifi inside n| a woman's aim I lie implants irli-.i'f a
11 ml min iti' low i Ii iv i il If vi mi live'lie I a "lithe In h mil nl
die Ifinale linnuiiiif piti^if'le1one
”li ' a laiih simple lei hmipie,’ '.ud julie Sun kland.
.ts'l'lant | III ill "III n| gvnci o|o)p and nh'lcllli ' al the l III
Kansas Mcdn al ( finei "It wmk' veiv muc h like a shot Vm
don't even need a si I Ii Ii
Wit Inn J I hum ' nl ihe ui'ii linn, the lev onoi )p-'ti el
li .ue I' in the In am and min Ini' die | ii i xli u in hi nl In iimuiif'
ill die pi till lan )>land dial not math signal uvai if' In [ihmIui i
eijgs I he im|ilai)l' ifle.t'f die liniinuiif' in |>oteiil aim mill'
tin live veai' atiei wlin Ii difil ellei livenr" dei lease' and
die iin|)laiil"htnild lx- ifiiKived. 'lie viid
II a w 11 III a II w alll' In 1 null 11 Ilf In use N m plant. new
implant'i an In invited ill the 'ailie location Women also
i an have Nm plant te nnned il dies want to c one ene he I tillls
will teturn within thief months Sun kland added
St i if kland 'aid Norplant is dd 7 pin e nl c He c tin- in
pi e\filling | >i c-yi n a i i i \ Ini up In live veai', making H the
Milrst lumiiil Ini ih i null nl mi the mai ket
\i t nl dill); to tile \ me I if ail ( nllevp- I le.ilth \"ni lallun
the pill i' '*7 pen cut e fie i live in pi eve mill); pi e gnain \.
How Norplant Works:
Si> capsules
filled with a
synthetic progestin hormone are
implanted beneath the skin on the inside
of the uppei arm tl) The bloodstream
then carries the hormone, levo
norgestrel. to the brain’s pituitary gland.
(2) The pituitary gland normally is
responsible for creating hormones which
trigger ovaries to produce mature eggs.
The levonorgestrel, however, blocks the
pituitary within about a day. thereby
halting production of eggs and rendering
the woman temporarily sterile (3).
1 The doctor first makes a 1/8" incision
in the skin of the arm small enough that
no stitches are required
2. A hollow feed tube is inserted in the
cut slightly beneath the skin’s surface
3 Using a plunger type device,the doctor
then slides the hormonetilled capsules
through the teed tube, turning the tube
with each capsule to create a tan
shaped arrangement beneath the skin
DAVID BOISVERT, NAFTAR’ AN, i ARNE Gif Mi,,
while iondoins woi h 'Mi |K-r<rut ot the unit 1 h<* comtmicii
use < >t .1 t iintit mi .11 itl .i s| k-11 iin it it is nit in ih.tn l*‘l | Kit till
rtlft tisf
Hui tlfspiit- itic- Ik-ih tils nt N. ii |il.tm hans.is .mtl tilhri
uilist-rsits mt-iiu .il 11-1lit-1s .it 11 iss ilit- 11.ilHhi if |mii i ill.ii Ifss
t nllrgr vstiint-11 .in- iilili/ing ilit- inrihixl
lit until \\ ,i I si ,i 11 f i . t hit I ui iihsifttn s .mil gsnn uhigs
st is it t s .ii [ i uni.in 1 .tst I h is|ni.il in K.ius.is ( ns Mi i s.utl
i lit- i n 11 i.i I 11 is i ut i In- [>i in t-tin 11 ling In hr st .ii mg nil
siuiirnts
I lit- tun unit ms! Ini iiiijilaiiUliuii i.mgfs (loin $45)0 to
$7V). while the* insl tin rrniov.il is .()»>nt $100
"Foi vmir [H-i)[)lc. dials soiurwh.il ptohlhilive Bennrll
s.iul "Hut ih.il is lot live \r.iis (>vei (hr long irun, it's
.K lu.ills less r\[H iisi\r i th.ui oihri nirlhods l
\ mu' -seat siipph ol hu ill i onliol pills i osls .tinml $210
Walstattr! said l sing thr pill ihloughom ihr live lr.ll
rllri tivrnrss |>rl lixi ol Notpl.uK would i osi a I mul SI JIM I
Walslaltri stressed lh.il Norplant dors iio| pioiri I against
sr\u.tlh u ansiiiuled di vases. bul t an U- used with a i oiidoin
"I irioinuirnd i oniioins loi anvonr who is not in a
monogamous relationship." hr said
Measles epidemic spurs
‘no shot no school’ rule
Hx BOB BF.R1JN
( wientfv/)<»/>, Irsas I nil l
Measles ai e hai k
I he high lx t tinlaginus disease i hai at lei i/rd i>s sex et e trsci,
lieadailies, u|i|iei irspn atnfx mlei turns, head i nngestiun. hi ids
ai lies, shi e till naI and a dl\ hat king i tiugll lias lieeli I as aging
11 illcge t ampiisrs situ e 1 'IS'I \nd it shi ass mi sign i >1 sh using
List seal, 17 cnllrges and mux ei sines in I t stales lepnitesi ina|<n
uiilhieaks i it measles, at i Hiding In the minimal ( rnteis Im 1 livasr
( Hiitml < heiall, the < IX said i nllege sttidenls an minted tin 22
|ieii 1'tll <il all measles i ases and Ini 27 nl the H'l measles icl.ited
deaths in I
I he ssai nitlg signs began nn i a 111 puses Issn seal s agn. ss hen
Nuitheastei ill in M.isvlt hll vl Is i ailed nil Its tin.ll Innt hall game nl
the l'.IN'l seasnn with [allies Madisnn l bn ause some nl the plaxeis
and stall had measles
Its l'fHI, the I nl (>nhgia ssas lull ed In unpleinenl a "Nn Minis,
Nn S< In nil" appmai h in t nntrul an e pule nut until mule than 21 .INK)
siudenls and tat nils i mild he sai i maled \s mans as t»00 did nut
meet the deadme and sveie mu allnssed In icgislei
When the dust had i h aled the mimin'! nl measles i ases ie|Miited
ill the l lilted Slates had skxint keled hum ,'t.tMMI m 1'ivS in mule
than 27.00(1 in IWI
In respnnse. health taie admnnstiatnix aimss die lutinttx ate
s. I am tiling In < null nl the disease is Im h is i apalile nl leading In
pneuninma. inlet linn n| die hi am. and esen death
Ibis seal, die hnnmni/atinn l’i ai dies Adsisuis ( tmnnillee nl the
I S Rubin Health Hepai tment let nitimended that i nlleges and
ilinseisilies letiuiie linnliung siudenls In pi use dies base let fixed a
set nntl measles sat t inalinn Isetnie it gisleiing Im t lasses
Measles Epidemic:
Total number of measles cases by year
Sown* N*nc*w Confer* kx Ommum town*
27,771
18.193
6.282
1.497
2,687 2.822
3.655 3.396
1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1?88 1989J990
MEl MARCCIO CSIH.i.WhAN . I* CAUHWNLA SASl Ot£GO
\ nd ,il le .is l 111 si.lies. at i ordliig lu l hr ( I)( . tut i ml Is .tic
11insidei ing IfgislatHin that vsuulil make it law lhat all college
students ami i Inldi en he sat ciliated a so mid lime I wetl tv-five
states already have laws in pl.tie hi hale universities that have
instituted tins requirement
ill \ nt ho in Was. i hairman ol I't event alive Medicine and
t oiiinumitv Health at the Iexas let lit Health St lent es ( entel,
said i n| lege i a ill puses ate bleeding grounds loi the lughlv
t out.tg it ms dist a se to s|n tail Student v at 11 nations are vital to
t nnlain the spieati, Wav added
It niav snu|ilv lie a ui.ittei ol t haute." Wav said "While a larger
lUllliliei o| people ait togethet the i haute ol spreading the disease
is easy
When the words
get in the way:
Students tackle dyslexia
By JEN NY LOUIS
I h/ I'm/ I og, Strphcn I \ usliii Stale l
You uughht become lurstrated
reading iilis paragnaph Yoou might
wamil in v leant and slnnil adn throw it
on tell glouond \ nil .me ptohhalv
siiiinblingg nvi words, 111111 a m i 11 a I
spellmgs and lllislpai ed Uriels
\\eli nine to the world i >1 dyslexia
Dyslexia is a le.u ning disability whit li
Inndeis nne s ability to read l nielated
to intelligence, itislruilion or
ednt annual o|i|xntnnils. the i midilmn
nia\ lx- inherent, congenital 01 caused
h\ am number ol injuries to the brain
And it i an be debilitating to the
estimated 200,(MM) i ollcge siudents
who suiter from dyslexia.
"I Dyslexia) makes si liool so nun h
hauler lot me than the average
person,* said Mark jatrell, a
sophornoie at Stephen 1 Austin State
1 1 have to go to ilass and lead
i haplers two or three times "
(ancll said he squeaked through
high si bool h\ having his sister correct
See DYSLEXIA. Page 23