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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
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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
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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.
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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-
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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-
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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-
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view finders and similar de-
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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
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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
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( skinned and boned, if de-
sired)
2 (10 ounces each) packages
• frozen broccoli .
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mushroom soup
2 cup mayonnaise
1 teaspoon lemon juice
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