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Home My WebLink AboutThe Wingham Advance-Times, 1975-01-23, Page 22It HAN ED, an U1 and, HAN sense corre self t D• that I that?' Di' the to Say, ' I've F the be Dc as yo not S TAIN OF As ig-nay Cr oo-y Ple i4ight, Npleea Lib shun, t a � Afl (outwf and tM and orn 'Superb clesiast Eclecti Draugh from i in). Dl ' ',! 4- k roada-January 23, a975-- QUESLItlr 5 WEN '.SK Being too fat can prevent pregnancies By ELEANOR B. YRODGERSON, M.D. Q. Is it possible that the "Pill" will act as a contracep- tive for years? I have been di- agnosed infertile for unknown reasons. I have had a D. and C. and an operation to see my reproductive organs, but this was unsuccessful because, as the doctor said, I was too F -A -T. I have one child by a previ- ous marriage and she is now 5 years old. I had her by an emergency Cesarian. Could the scar tissue cause. my uterus to be in the wrong posi- tion? I am 5 feet, 1 inch, and weigh 175 pounds. I have not lost or gained in the last eight months. I was taking a pro- gesterone hormone for awhile, but discontinued this because it was making me too depressed. I 'tires crying and my nerves were at wit's end. I know I must lose weight and my doctor feels this has much to do with my not being able to get pregnant. I don't mean to question my doctor, but is this possible? And how? A. To- answer your ' first question, the contraceptive effects of the birth control pills usually end when the pills are discontinued. That Is, ovulation resumes about six later. (The main effect of the oral contraceptive is to stop ,a�, tion, to stop the egg deve oping and breaking out of the ovary so it is able to be fertilized. However, there. may !ie problems in women who had irregular menstrual periods before they began their pills. These women may have months of amenorrhea (no menses) when they go off, and if, like in your case, preg- nancy is desired, treatment may be very frustrating. There is a connection be- tween being overweight and not ovulating. - Sometimes it is hard to know which comes first. We do know, though, that women who are obese and have not been having reg- ular egular ovulatory menstrual pe- riods and who lose weight of- ten do become regular. Preg- nancy then Is possible. The complications of obesity at the time of delivery are also lessened. Too much weight seems to get ahead of the amount of hormones some women manufacture and, when they lose it, they are in better balance. From what you say about your treatment, it sounds as though you have not been hav- ing regular periods without progesterones. Therefore, you have not been ovulating. I would agree with your doctor about your weight. It is indeed hard to lose pounds. It requires a lot off will power, but it is better for you generally and actually sim- pler than a Jot of other treat- ments. Na matter what else is done, loss of weight ought to be part of your preparation for pregnancy. Your doctor has worked you over and found nothing else correctable so it seems the next, step is up to you. There is no magic for- mula. Dieting is work. Try to tell yourself that you are glad to be hungry because then you are doing yourself some good. It is not likely that scar tis- sue due to a Cesarian would change the position of your uterus and influence your ability to get pregnant You do not mention whether or not your tubes are open, but they would make little difference if you are not ovulating in the fir§t place: You also do not mention the health of your husband. Has he been exam- ined and is his sperm count normal? l Q. My husband and I ha% e decided not to have any chil- dren. Do you • think we are making a mistake? A. This matter is an indi- vidual one. Each couple has to decide and each couple has its own motives to consider. There are personal reasons for not having children and there are those that come from community and country concern. Certainly, such a de- cision, if entertained by enough people would ease the pressure from the population explosion. It has become apparent to many thinking people that the world is running out of re- sources for a population mul- tiplying at an ever increasing rate. Even such plentiful items as air and water are be- coming scarce, or of poor VISIT US For an original Oil Painting or a Beautiful +grandfather Clock or Wall Clock ONTARIO'S LARGEST CLOCK oALLERY DAVE AUSMA FINE CLOCKS Hwy. 6, '// Mile North of Guelph Phone 822-2485 i AD ly; disc flounce syllable the con IIRt furor. cent se tollowe IMP rittribut or cry honesty Johnson's Men's Wear $80,000 STOCK LIQUIDATION Sale Starts. Thursday. January 23 e de sole - f/ ►v,qq ! thrc? ;tyre is reduced 10 - 500o y e Jo MENS ' WEAR Phone 323-2686 Mount Forest quality, in some places. The problem is most glaringly ap- parent among the millions who are starving in the under- developed countries, but it al- so shows up in the form of high-priced food and energy shortages in the more devel- oped countries. The dilemma cannot be solved by sending more food to feed these millions. The United States has tried this al- ready For example, it has sent large portions of its grain crop to India for many years. This seemingly humanitarian act simply allowed more Indi- ans to survive and reproduce and make their situation worse. It is time to realize the problem can only be attacked at the source, by, limiting the number of people. Why not have a zero population growth pattern as the goal of every teeming country ? For the millions who are presently starvrnng, it is already too late, most of them are doomed, but, for the future, there is hope with birth control. We have read about the improved living conditions on mainland China. Contraception, there, one way or another, is manda- tory. We may not like their form of government, but, with fewer people, more attention can be turned to bettering the quality of life. An international conference on World Population held earlier this year in Romania and the World Conference in Rome pussyfoot around the. subject. Why not call a spade a spade? Platitudes about producing more food simply will not work. The effort will only be too little, too late. Regulating population is a more humane and civilized way to meet the predicament than .what we have been do- ing. We have not avoided mass starvation, epidemics, world tensions and wars. I� has been a futile effort trying to restore the food -population balance. Therefore, I am much more in sympathy with your deci- sion to limit your family than I would have been 20 years ago. - DECOR Fabric jazzes up room By BARBARA HARTI NG Q. We're living in an apartment and the dining room has white walls and white vinyl floor. We are in dire need of jazzing , up the room because we like to en- tertain but have limited funds for decorating. There are no windows — just three large blank walls (one wall opens into the living room). We need color becauge our chairs are natural cane with black trim and our dining table is a solid slab of walnut on steel legs. What could you suggest? — T.W. A. It soicnds as if you like rather contemporary fur- nishings, and so I wonder if you might like a huge piece of fabric stretched across one wall to create the look of a very large modern painting. You can do this in an apart. ment by putting the fabric on a stretcher and then merely hanging the fabric like a painting. Any frame shop can show you how to do it. Several yards of a very colorful and interesting fabric shouldn't be too expensive and yet could add lots of drama to a large space.. Take one of the colors out of the fabric you choose -- M -d buy as sohdc ro eci rug for - under your table. This will give you some softness that you probably need with so many smooth -surfaced ma- terials. You might also like to create a screen that you could cover in the matching fabric that would either enhance one of the other walls or close off the dining room from the liv- ing room just before serving di�►ner. FIRE HAZARDS Jackets and other clothing made of nylon, polyester and other similar synthetics pre- sent fire hazards, so make sure the fabric is fire -retard- ' ant. ire retfsrd- ant. TIME CHECK — Mrs. Mary Means, Teff, consumer affairs counselor -for the San Diego, Calif., Gas and Electric Co., and Miss Anne Robison, home economist, check microwave oven timing for quick Spareribs Cantonese. COOKING CORNER Microwave oven saves energy, time By ELAINE SMYTH There's that shiny new mi- crowave perched promisingly on your kitchen counter. Now what do you do With it? Acquiring a new microwave oven is a little like having that first baby -- it's a wondrous thing but you just aren't sure how to handle it. Get acquainted with the, new item, advises Mrs. Mary Means, consumer affairs counselor for the San Diego (Calif..) Gas and Electric Co. In the case of the micro- wave oven, she says, don't start out with big projects. such as cooking a turkey. Why buy one to begin with? "Microwave ovens can save 20 to 60 per cent of energy used in cooking and 50 per cent or more of cooking time than in conventional cook- ing," adds Mrs. Means, who also is- Chairman of the Con- sumer Affairs Committee of the Bureau of Home Appli- ances. The advantage of micro- wave cooking over conven- tional Looking depend on the size of the family, says Mrs. Means. For the homemaker with a large family "microwave ovens can be a real savings because, with family mem- bers having , different eating schedules, with the micro- wave you can reheat foods quickly and without any loss of moisture. For the large family, this is really the big- gest selling point," she says: "And for the average or small family, microwave cooking has a tremendous ad- vantage because of the speed, thereheating feature and the thawing feature. These kinds of things really make a differ- ence for the average size fem.= ily." Contact lenses best for some On the job, contact lenses are superior in some cases to eyeglasses for activities that demand unobscured and ur1- -distorted-sin-v':sion-and pre cise viewing of sizes. Lab technicians, scientists, photographers and others us- ing microscopes, telescopes, view finders and similar de- vices often find contact lenses a particular advantage. Prelate leads a supersonic hymn After a flight in a Concorde, Dr. Reindorp, bishop of Salis- bury, claims to be the first su- persopic prelate. As the plane soared aloft at 1,400 miles per hour he as- tounded fellow passengers by bursting into song — "Nearer My God To Thee." Below are a sampling of recipes that demonstrate mi- crowave cooking and its ver- satility. - SPARERIBS CANTONESE 4 pounds pork spareribs 1 (12 ounce) jar orange niarcnalade (1 cup) 1 cup soy sauce 1 teaspoon garlic powder 1 teaspoon ground ginger 3/4 cup water Dash of pepper Orange slices Cut ribs in serving size pieces. Arrange in 12 -inch by 71 -inch by 2 -inch glass "bak- ing dish. Cover with wax pa- per and cook in counter top microwave oven for 10 min- utes. Drain off juices and re- arrange ribs in baking dish. In bowl, coriabine marmalade, soy sauce, garlic powder, groundginger, 3/4 cup water and dash of pepper. Pour mixture over ribs. Cook uncovered in counter top microwave oven until done, about 30 minutes. Occasional- ly baste with sauce and rear- range ribs in dish. Garnish with orange slices. Makes four to six servings. =h (Note: If recipe is done in conventional gas or electric oven, cooking time would take approximately 2 to 21 hours at 325 degrees.) CHICKEN DIVAN 4 half chicken breasts ( skinned and boned, if de- sired) 2 (10 ounces each) packages • frozen broccoli . 1(101 ounce) can cream of mushroom soup 2 cup mayonnaise 1 teaspoon lemon juice teamOon citM, ism* ife op grate!' Vheddar cheese Cook chicken? to a minutes, slice. Cool[ broccoli, covered MO minutes. In a bowl, coin. bine soup, mayonnaise, lemon joke anxi eurrY Pd.,,er. Arr r ern buttOM inekbY4410141'k -q}'� 1. ,i 1 eee Mit ry�,` '''ppp slj � over ,b* over 4 P'�^!�!� soup mixture ova y chicken, sprinkleche for three route*. des few 1s* For FARM. TOWN and COUNTRY HOME OWNERS! 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