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THURSDAY, APRIL 26, 2012
THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
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Sporting KC shows appreciation for young fans
JOEL PETTERSON
jpetterson@kansan.com
Graham Zusi and several partners rode down Jayhawk Boulevard Wednesday afternoon in a large van with decals obscuring the windows, looking for a victim.
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They found a student walking be
we want that generation to adopt Sporting as their team."
Martin Ramos, a senior from Chanute, adopted Sporting a year ago and came to see the practice despite having never attended a Sporting game.
"Since the World Cup, I've been attracted to soccer, and I just needed that fix." Ramos said. "Sporting KC kind of gives me that."
Edited by Amanda Gage
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Michelle MacBain, Kansas City, is a graduate student in communication Studies. She studied psychology and human sexuality at KU and the University of Amsterdam.
Email questions to michelle@michellemacbain.com
Dear Michelle.
My girlfriend told me that she cannot get pregnant while she is on her period, so we have not used condoms during this time. Should I be worried about getting her pregnant during her period?
Baby While Bleeding
Dear BWB.
Adopting the notion that a woman cannot become pregnant during menstruation will eventually fail you. I assume you are trying to prevent a pregnancy from happening, so why don't we start with a crash course on the female menstrual cycle.
Ovulation:
Ovulation is not a straight-forward process; the 14-day ovulation cycle is not accurate. Tracking ovulation requires much more time and attention. To begin, your girlfriend should pay attention to her menstruation cycle and determine whether it is regular or irregular. Regular cycles will produce a menstrual period consistently, after a set number of days (28 on average, but can range from 21to 35 days).
If your girlfriend has regular, "like clockwork," cycles, then she can determine ovulation through basic math and with the help of ovulation predictor devices found at your local drug store. Ovulation with regular cycles can be estimated two ways: 1) Counting 11 to 21 days since the last menstrual period, or 2) Counting 12 to 16 days from when you expect the next menstrual period to begin. During ovulation, an egg is available
for fertilization for about 12 to 24 hours after being released. Since sperm can live in the body for up to five days, the woman can be fertile for up to seven days.
Ovulation predictor devices will detect the presence of luteinizing hormones (LH). LH rise right before ovulation occurs. These devices will only detect whether you are ovulating, but cannot ensure you do ovulate.
Menstruation and Pregnancy:
A woman can only become pregnant during ovulation. If your girlfriend has a regular cycle and can estimate time of ovulation, you should avoid having unprotected sex during her ovulation. Usually, a woman with a regular cycle has little chance of becoming pregnant during her menstrual period. However, (and pay attention to this next part) it IS possible for a woman to become pregnant when having unprotected sex during her menstrual cycle.
How?
Let's say your girlfriend has a 21-day cycle and she averages about seven days of bleeding for every cycle. Ovulation can occur 12 to 16 days before the next period. With this cycle and the amount of bleeding time, she would be ovulating at days 6 to 10 of her 21-day cycle. Remember, sperm can live inside her body for three to five days. If your girlfriend happens to ovulate on this schedule and you have unprotected sex during her menstruation, you can tell your friends to start calling you daddy.
Finally, let's say she has a regular cycle, she tracks her ovulation through calculation and the ovulation detection device, and she determines ovulation does not occur during her menstrual cycle. What could go wrong? Well, you forget to factor in lifestyle and stress. Ovulation can be affected by stress, illness or the disruption of normal daily routines. A woman's cycle is sensitive to these factors and although she may assume her ovulation is occurring at the same time every month, something like demanding finals or a week-long flu could throw her ovulation way off.
sport, so we have very much marketed our team to that generation," said Tretiak. "And
So what does this all mean? If you want to prevent an unplanned or unwanted pregnancy, use effective contraceptives properly EVERY time you have sex.
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