-THE CAROLINA TIMES SATURDAY, MAY 8, 1971
8B
PREGNANCY PLANNING
HEALTH
Mrs. Gloria Riggsbee
Dear Mrs. Riggsbee:
Please send me more de
tailed information on the new
method to tie a woman's
tubes by a small slit In the
navel. You mentioned It about
a month ago in the "Forest
City Courier." About the same
time, I read a detailed de
scription of the method in
.he "Charlotte Observer," but
failed to cut it out. I want all
the information you have on
this method.
I have two friends who are
expecting babies now and plan
to have this done after the
birth of their children. Having
had my tubes tied three years
ago, I advised them to be sure
to try the new method. For
myself, 1 think the tubal liga
tion operation was about as
bad as having the baby.
Mrs. S.
The injection that this seri
ous ten year old is about to
administer to herself is, in a
true sense, a life saving shot.
For she is filling up the syringe
with synthesized insulin.
Insulin, a hormone that the
pancreas gland produces nat
urally, is needed to change
surgary and starchy foods, the
body's main sources of energy,
into a form of sugar for the
body to burn as fuel. Human
energy, essentially, derives
from these foods.
But when the body no longer
does so. diabetes, a condition
of too much sugar in the blood
and in the urine, results. As
with the child here, in approxi
mately five per cent of all dia
betes cases, the condition oc
curs before age 15.
Just 50 years ago, a diabetic
lived, at most, not more than
10 years from the start of his
affliction. Today, he lives prac
tically as long as anyone else
does and as usefully too
provided he follows a regimen
prescribed especially for his
condition by a physician.
The regimen comprises in
sulin in combination with diet,
to control the sugar and starch
he consumes, and exercise. In
theory, the more a person eats,
the more insulin he needs to
help put the food to work.
But by playing and working,
he lessens hir dependency on
insulin.
Better living standards, a
part of which means richer
foods on tables, coupled with
longer life spans have resulted
in an increase of diabetes
world wide, according to the
World Health Organization.
Types of persons susceptible
to diabetes have long been
identified. Women, in general,
are more likely than men to
become afflicted. But also
prone to diabetes are those
past 40. those from families
where there is a history of dia
betes. and those overweight.
According to Dr. Abraham
Horwitz, director of WHO'S
regional office for the Amer
icas, 85 per cent of all diabet
ics are obese or tend towards
obesity. Indeed, diabetes is
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it's her Daddy's favorite. ,
Dear Mrs. S.:
Thank you for your letter.
I am sending the Information
on the new method of sealing
the woman's tubes, called
laparoscopy. The fact sheets
obtaining an appointment
with the doctor who per
forms this procedure.
If you are going to give
this information to your two
pregnant friends, let me cau
tion you and them that they
will not be able to have a lapa
roscopy done immediately
after they have their babies. If
they desire immediate sterili
zation following delivery of
their babies, the older method
of tubal ligation must be done.
TTie best time for a regular
tubal ligation is while the
woman is still in the hospital
(flowing the birth of her
baby. However, this is not true
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As part of an education and information program during 1971,
the World Health Organization is highlighting the theme "A
Full Life Despite Diabetes."
most prevalent in the better
fed nations. U.S. morbidity and
mortality from diabetes, for
instance, is the world's high
est. Thus, if obesity is reduced,
there's every chance the inci
dence of diabetes will be too.
A newly-detected diabetic is
likely to think of his career as
ended. It is true that diabetes,
as of now, cannot be cured.
But diabetes can be managed
and when it is, a diabetic
can go as far in his calling as
his physical, mental, and edu
cational potential takes him.
A well-known success story
is that of William F. Talbert,
the tennis star, who is winner
of 25 U.S. titles and 25 world
championships, and, as well,
a former captain of his coun
, nominator is performance. For
trel polyester knits bring new
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school clothes . . . soft and pli
able yet strong enough to with-
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THE CITY GIRL . . . loves to
walk on Wall Street, gets a kick
out of feeding the llama at the
[ zoo, likes to see the newest
movies in between homework
assignments . . . For her, an
almost-grown-upknit, with low
down waist, pleated skirt and
tiny metal balß outlining the
squared-shoulders. It's an un
derstated Fortrel knit for cas
ual sophistication.
stand the most enthusiastic
eraser clapping, recess activi
ties. And the prettiest party
dresses are wrinkle free, wash
and dry quicker than you can
say Sesame Street. For school, 
dresses have a new elongated 1
look. Waistlines are low. Skirts 
are short and bouncy, with »
pleats or gathered fullness, s
for the laparoscopy . pro
cedure - a laparoscopy can
not be done until 3.5 months
after the baby is bom. Hie
doctor who performs laparos
copics advises women desiring
sterilization right after child
birth to go ahead and have a
tubal ligation.
80 if your friends want to
wait three or four months
and have a laparoscopy rather
than a tubal ligation, they
should use a very good
method of birth control after
their babies are bom. They
will want to be sure they
don't get pregnant before
enough time has passed that
they could have a laparoscopy.
***
Dear Gloria:
I am looking for some
advice or answers. I have one
child almost four years old.
About two years ago, I had a
tubal pregnancy, lost the baby
and almost lost myself. Now
my husband and I want a
second child, but 1 have been
unable to get pregnant so far.
The doctors tole me I would
be able to have more children,
but we have been trying for
about a year.
I have trouble with my
try's David Cup team. He has
been a diabetic since age 10.
Today, the greatest single
hazard of diabetes is not the
condition itself, but ignorance
of self care. To make the
point that diabetics are cap
able of living ordinary and use
ful lives, provided the condi
tion is detected early, WHO
has selected as its theme for
1971 "A Full Life Despite Dia
betes."
It follows, naturally, that
the sooner the condition is
detected, the sooner the suf
ferer is able to receive the
training that leads to his mas
tering of the techniques of
self care. Learning how to live
with diabetes is vital to a dia
betic living a full life.
5?
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gathering chestnuts and munch
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and the active life, a cuddly knit
of a sweater dress with a zip-up
neckline, pointed collar and long
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yellow, white and green in Cela
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Sportswear is alive with pon
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shirts, skirts that skip, pants
for jumping and jackets that
mix and match. For party girls,
dresses have luxurious facades
that defy even chocolate ice
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Hampton Institute Annual Fund is presented
to Co-chairman Gordon B. Cutler (second
from left) by W. F. Wilson, shipyard vice
president-administrtaion. Looking on are Dr.
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steering committee, and B. N. Puryear, Fund
period also. It comes on for
five days, then stops for about
three days and comes on again
heavy, aometimes in clots.
When it first started like this,
I thought I was pregnant. Can
you be pregnant and still have
your period?
My hisband is perfectly OK.
He's in the Army and he often
has physical examinations. I
hope you have some answers
for me.
Mrs. P.
Dear Mrs. P.
I am sending you the book
let, "Fertility Tests and Treat
ments." From your letter, I
have the impression that you
have not seen a doctor lately.
If this is so, I think you would
be wise to see one. You should
check on these periods you
have been having. Some wo
men do continue to have
periods for two or three
months after they are preg
nant, but unless there is some
problem, these periods are not
usually very heavy and they
don't last long. So I think you
would be wise to see a
gynecologist.
You will notice in the
booklet I am sending you that'
Hand Shapes And Diamond Shapes
"Let me see your hand" may
not be a request you expect
the jeweler to make when you
go shopping for your diamond
engagement ring. The size and
shape of your hand, however,
is important. If your fiance
can afford to give you some
choice so far as weight and
quality afe concerned, you
should give some thought also
to what will look best on your
particular hand. Here are some
hints from the American Gem
Society.
The round diamond, also
called the brilliant, looks well
on any hand shape. If your
hand is large, you might con
sider flanking the center dia
mond with others at the side
to give an over-all balance.
On a plump hand, a pear
shape diamond looks well. It
is worn with the point towards
the fingertip and has a tend
ency to make the fingers ap
pear more elongated. A long
emerald-cut diamond has the
same effect.
A slender hand with long,
tapering fingers, is flattered
by a marquise (taar-KEYS)
diamond, which is shaped very
much like a boat with points
at each end. This kind of hand
usually has a longer space be
tween the ring area and the
first knuckle so that a mar
quise rests gracefully on the
finger.
Most important, however,
says the AGS, is that the dia
mond you finally select is
well-cut. This does not mean
shape, but rather the faceting
and proportions which give the
refraction of light to the dia
mond. The beauty of the gem
lies in its brilliance and purity
of color. A diamond that is too
yellowish, or with visible in
clusions, is of course, of lesser
quality and value. But if the
cutting quality follows the prin
ciples and mathematic formula
of Tolkowsky, and the color
and clarity factors meet a high
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co-chairman. Goal of the current local cam
paign is $50,000. Shipyard President L. C.
Ackerman is serving as honorary chairman of
the Fund.
The contribution was made hv the Tenneco
Foundation in the name of Newport News
Shipbuilding.
It is usually a good idea for
the husband to be checked.
This is to make sure his body
is producing enough sperm
cells. Even though you were
pregnant two years ago, there
is a possibility that the number
of sperm cells he produces
now is lower than normal.
Some little something might
have changed in the past two
years, and if so, it would not
necessarily show up on an
Army physical.
I hope you will find the
booklet interesting. Let me
know if you have further ques
tions.
***
For a free copy of the
booklet, "Fertility Tests and
Treatment," or for answers to
your questions on sex, family
planning or pregnancy, write:
Mrs. Gloria Riggsbee, 214
Cameron Ave., Chapel Hill,
N. C. 27514.
Plans Ocean Crossing
LONDON Research
psychologist Nicolette Milnes-
Walker says she will set out on
her sloop Aziz in June, hoping to
become the first woman to sail
across the Atlantic alone. She
says she will tape record her
emotions throughout the trip.
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An avant garde diamond
ring is only dazzling if the gems
are properly cut according to
the principles established by
Marcel Tolkowsky in 1919. He
established a formula for pre
cise angles which makes the
modern round brilliant dia
mond alive with light and col
or to earn its title of "flame
of love" jewel.
standard, then a beautiful gem
results. This is why a smaller
diamond, but one properly cut,
will seem more brilliant and
beautiful than a larger stone
cut with a flat table to create
more weight. American Gem
Society jewelers are particular
ly conscious of this factor
when grading diamonds, and
they are also now ranking
Cutting as number one of the
four "C's" which the jewelry
industry uses as a guide to
diamond pricing.
If you would like an infor
mative booklet on diamonds
from American Gem Socie
ty send self - addressed
stamped envelope to:
American Gem Society
3142 Wilshire Boulevard
Los Angeles, California 90010
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