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University Daily Kansan, October 21, 1980
Alternatives to pregnancy. Pill exist
By KATHY BRUSSELL Staff Reporter
Although men and women are learning to share more duties in today's society, women still are largely responsible for initiating birth control methods and for keeping themselves healthy as health specialists said here last night.
In the first workshop of KU's Women's Awareness Week, representatives from Comprehensive Health Associates of Overland Park spoke to a small group of women at Lewis Hall about alternative methods of contraction and the importance of "self-health" examinations.
"Unfortunately, women are bearing the major responsibility for birth control," said Lori Webb, an abortion counselor. "Competitive clinic, which provides formation on contraception, abortions and family planning.
"There are no perfect methods; they all have good points and bad side effects," she said. "You should decide how best you can best fit your lifestyle and use it."
WOMEN HAVE five methods of birth control from which to choose, Webb said. They are birth control pills, diaphragms, foam and condoms, intrauterine devices (IUDs) and permanent sterilization.
"The PIL is the most popular because you can just take it and go your own way," she said. "All you have to do is remember to take it every day."
Of the patients who come to the clinic, birth control pills are by far the most popular means of contraception, Webb said.
Birth control pills come in a variety of brands and dosages, Webb said. The "combined Pill," which contains the female hormones estrogen and progesterone, is highly effective in actual usage, but it can cause side-
effects such as weight gain, nausea,
fatigue and headaches.
The "mini-pill," containing only progesterone, is slightly less effective because it does not actually stop the erection's effects, however, may be less severe.
"If you have problems with your pills, go back to the person who prescribed them. Don't just stop taking the said. 'Offen, switch pills may help.'
"MORNING-AFTER pills," once hailed as a significant breakthrough in birth control, have been proven dangerous and should be used only in emergency situations. They should never be used on a continual basis, said Lynn von Unwerth, a registered nurse from the clinic.
Diaphragms are one of the safest methods of birth control, the speakers said. They have no physical side effects, unless the user is allergic to the plastic used to make them or to the spermicide used with them.
ALTHOUGH ETHER device used alone is better than nothing, she said, the two should be used together for greatest effectiveness.
Another common form of birth control is the use of foam and condoms, Webb said.
The vaginal suppository is a relatively new device that proved to be less practical than first thought, Webb said.
The IUD is an acceptable form of birth control for some women, but many people have grown fairly skilletheg about its safety in recent years.
The small, almond-shaped suppistories melt and efface inside the body, forming a physical barrier against vaginal discharge and vagina and releasing a spermicide.
However, they operate on a limited time schedule, she said. They must be inserted 10 minutes before intercourse are effective only for the next half-hour.
IUDs OFTEN ARE rejected by a woman's body, especially if she never has had a child, she said. Also, a woman using an IUD is five times more likely to have infection of the uterus or the fallopian tube than a woman who doesn't use one.
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SenEx recommends changes in proposal
By GENE GEORGE Staff Reporter
The University Senate executive committee has changed a proposed plan to streamline the University grievance procedure.
George Worth, SenEx Chairman, said Friday that although the changes would make filing a grievance easier, they would close the door to people wanting to file the same complaint at several offices. That could help to find the most favorable response.
The present system does not outline clearly what options are available to people who are dissatisfied with departmental procedures.
SenEx said the present procedure allowed people to prolong their lifetimes.
SENEX ALSO REJECTED a proposed change that would allow a student to request replacement of a student member of the hearing board if the aggrieved student thinks he can't get a fair hearing. The proposal would allow faculty and staff members to do the same.
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Still lacking in the proposal, however, were grievance procedures for the College of Health Sciences in Kansas City, Kan.
SenEx had asked for suggestions from officials at the Kansas City campus but had not received any as of Friday.
THE GRIEVANCE PROCEDURE proposal that the Council will consider would change the name of the University Judiciary Committee to Judicial Board, would reduce the number of its members and would change the length of time allowed to file a grievance.
In a letter to SenEx, the Organization and Administration Committee pointed out that the present system contained no explicit guidelines for people who did not get satisfactory hearings at the departmental level.
The committee also was concerned that the task force proposal did not allow students to replace student members of the hearing panel.
In both cases, SenEx said the appeal process built into the task force plan demands that the task force
WHILE SENEX AGREED that people could start grievance proceedings, they also agreed that the complainants should stick with one level until a decision is made.
"You don't go shopping. You have a procedure and you use it," Worth said. "If you don't like it, you go straight to the board or to the specialized procedures."
Specialized procedures are programs like Affirmative Action, Worth said.
He said that the proposal allowed filing at any level, but that it also used the University ombudsman and counsel to advise people on how to file.
Worth said those two offices should advise people to file their grievances at the local government office.
The SenEx proposal would allow people six months to file complaints. Complaints then would be distributed to the Judicial Board within 30 days.
THE NEW JUDICIAL Board would have 58 members, 31 fewer than the 89 members on the present Judiciary Committee.
After the Board received a grievance, it would have up to 55 days to choose a mediation panel and to obtain the panel's report.
Most of the SenEx meeting was spent on the grievance procedure changes, and, after the discussion, the group decided to postpone discussion of new rules for use of Robinson Gymnasium students and a proposed rate increase for the use of the academic computer system.
WORTH REPORTED THAT SenExa had sent recommendations to acting Chancellor Del Shakker about changes in the date of the 1981 Commencement, but that Shankel had not made a final decision.
At the meeting of the Faculty executive committee, which preceded SenEx, members tried to express what Worth called its "general sense of uneasiness" about a new questionnaire faculty members must fill out.
The questionnaire asks faculty members and department heads to determine how many hours they spend on projects outside the University.
The data received from the government was made available to multiple budget requests for fiscal 1982.
But FacEx members complained that such questionnaires were time consuming. Member Ernest Angino, professor of geology, said the information gained always got the "short shift" at budget hearings.
FacEx also was concerned that the information from the questionnaires could be misinterpreted.
The group chose not to draft a formal notice of its concerns.
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