Thursday, January 28, 1999
The University Daily Kansan
Section A · Page 5
Valentine's Day appropriate time to turn attention to STD existence on KU campus
'Protect a Sweetheart' week sponsored by Watkins center to inform, help fight diseases
By T.J. Johnson Kansan staff writer
Spring is coming; a time for couples to think about romance, spring break and all the things they love. The staff at Watkins Memorial Health Center want students to think of one more thing: sexually transmitted diseases.
A recent report by the American Social Health Association showed a 25-percent increase in reported cases of sexually transmitted diseases for 1996, the last year in which the statistics were available from the ASHA.
Dr. Henry Buck, head of gynecology at Watkins, was less pessimistic, saying that although he believes there is no end to the epidemic of STDs, he has seen a slight decrease in the prevalence of some STDs on campus in the last
campus in the last few years
Dr. Buck said that he considered the HPV — Human Papillomavirus — to be the most widespread STD among college-age people. HPV is the
virus that causes genital warts and, in a very small number of women, can cause precancerous lesions on the cervix.
Diseases also frequently seen on college campuses include chlamydia, herpes simplex, and molluscum contagiosum. Buck said.
He said that a problem with these STDs was that they could be spread by touching affected areas even without sexual intercourse.
"The best advice you can give is to avoid sexual contact."Buck said.
Secondary to abstinence, he said that using condoms could provide protection against some STDs, but that condoms were not effective against diseases that could be spread by touching an affected area.
Deb Howes, a health educator at Watkins, said that one in eight sexually active students on campus has an STD.
"One of the things that we try to emphasize is that one-fifth of sexually active students abandon safer-sex practices under the influence of alcohol." Howes said.
Watkins will be sponsoring "Protect a Sweetheart" week from Feb. 8-12. Booths in the Kansas Union will have packets of information and condoms available for living establishments on campus to pick up and distribute to their residents.
"It's nice to tag it along with Valentines Day," Howes said. "It's a good time to talk to students about this."
HPV VACCINE
- Watkins Health Center has been chosen as one of 15 national study sites and one of only six universities to hold clinical trials to test a vaccine for HPV - Human Pallipponulirus
Participants in the trial must meet many requirements to be involved, but will be paid up to $1,000 for their efforts. All participants will have routine gynecological care throughout the study.
Dr. Buck said that anyone interested in the study or who had questions about it could call the gynecology department at Watkins at 864-9566.
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Dancers warm up at the barre in the dance studio in the Robinson Center. More than 40 people took part in the auditions for the University Dance Company last night. Photo by Erin McElhainey/KANSAN
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Schmiedeler said that there had been enough blood to keep up with required operations, but that some elective surgeries were not being scheduled because of the low supply.
"January has been a really bad month for donations." she said.
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"January has been a really bad month for donations."
Students who would like to donate now are encouraged to go to Kansas Blood Services, 535 Gateway Drive, 843-5383, or the Douglas County office of the American Red Cross, 2518 Ridge Ct., 843-3550.
"Our December blood drive did not meet our goals." Jantz said.
Cindy Schmiedeler Kansas Blood Services representative
American Red Cross, said winter was traditionally a very slow time for blood donations across the country.
For more info, call 864-3546 or stop by 208 Robinson.
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Winter means low donations across country
Bad weather, the flu season and the holidays combine to either disqualify potential donors or discourage them from donating. Jantz said.
Cindy Schmiedeler of Kansas Blood Services in Lawrence, said that her office had less available blood than it needed. It supplies blood to Lawrence Memorial Hospital
By T.J. Johnson Kansan staff writer
Kansas Blood Services will be sponsoring a campus blood drive Feb. 23-26 in the lobby of Allen Fieldhouse. The Red Cross blood drive will be held March 1-4 at various locations on campus.
Schmiedeler said that Kansas Blood Services relied on its volunteer donors, many of which are KU students. The company tries to get students to donate at all times of the year, not just during blood drives sponsored on campus.
Blood banks across the country, including those in Lawrence, are in the midst of a blood shortage leading to cancellations of elective surgeries and pleas from blood banks for donors in Lawrence.
BLOOD DONATIONS
Students can donate blood at Kansas Blood Services, 535 Gateway Drive. Call 843-5383 for information
Donations can also be made at the Douglas County office of the American Red Cross, 2518 Ridge Ct. Call 843-3500 for more information
- The Red Cross blood drive will be held March 1-4 at various locations on campus.
Kansas Blood Services will be sponsoring a campus blood drive Feb. 23-26 in the lobby of Allen Fieldhouse.
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