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Health center presents trendy contraceptives
By PEARMAN PARKER
The Red & Black
The University Health
Center offers multiple birth
control options, and offi
cials say they hope to have
more contraceptives.
“We hope to have IUDs
available early next year,”
said Margaret Cramer, a
gynecologist at the
Women’s Clinic.
The intrauterine device,
implantable birth control
and a vaginal ring highlight
some options for women.
IUDs
Mirena and Para Gard
are two IUD options for
women —one with hor
mones and one without.
An IUD is a tiny
T-shaped device inserted
inside the uterus and
“placed in the office with a
simple office procedure,”
Cramer said.
With proper use, Mirena
can be effective for up to
five years, Cramer said.
Para Gard can be effective
President Adams
reaches 10 years,
lists future plans
By KRISTEN COULTER
The Red & Black
At the end of the first
semester of his 10th year
at the University,
President Michael Adams
said he has a “renewed
appreciation” for the
school.
“I think it’s been my
best year ever here,”
Adams said in a tele
phone interview Nov. 30.
He said one of this
year’s highlights occurred
when two University stu
dents were named
Rhodes Scholars. Senior
Deep Shah and graduate
Katherine Vybomy were
among 2008’s 85 Rhodes
Scholars.
The University was the
only public university in
the U.S. with two Rhodes
Scholars.
“They are representa
tive of the quality of stu
dents here,” Adams said.
He said, after spending
more time on campus
this semester, that “99
percent of students are
doing exactly what they
should be doing.”
During his tenure,
Adams has faced
criticism from alumni,
professors and students
for his dealings with
the Athletic Association
and his leadership
style.
Adams experienced
strong criticism after his
decision not to renew for
mer Athletic Director
Vince Dooley’s contract
beyond 2004.
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for up to 10 years.
Mirena contains a hor
mone similar to progester
one.
“Women may have mild
progesterone-like side
effects,” Cramer said.
Side effects can include
acne, hair growth, head
ache, weight gain and
changes in mood, but these
are considerably lower than
with oral contraceptives,
Cramer said.
With Mirena, women
ovulate, but the lining of
the uterus is much thinner,
causing a fertilized egg not
to attach to the uterine
walls, Cramer said.
Some women stop hav
ing periods, while others
experience spotting,
Cramer said.
“It makes them nervous,
but in fact, most women
love it,” Cramer said. “They
are very happy not to have
their periods.”
Few drugs interact with
these birth control options,
but the ones that do
include drugs for HIV/
AIDS, some antibiotics and
feels confident in his rela
tionships with those
involved at the
University.
“You sometimes have
to make
hard deci
sions,”
Adams
said. “I
feel really
good right
now with
my rela
tions with
both the
students
and the
faculty.”
ADAMS
Looking to the future,
Adams said he plans to
“continue to help the
undergraduate experi
ence.”
He said the University
plans to add additional
study abroad sites in the
next four or five years.
In academics, Adams
said he is pleased with
the implementations of
most of the task force on
student learning’s recom
mendations. He said
undergraduate research
is improving and looks
forward to continuations
of it.
Adams also addressed
the graduate schools.
“We are trying to
increase support for grad
schools.”
Adams said the
University needs to build
on its fundraising suc
cesses.
“This is an area where
we are deficient relative
to the competition,”
Adams said.
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St. John’s Wort.
It was thought Para Gard
was not suitable for women
before they had children.
“Para Gard has FDA
indications for women who
have never had babies,”
Cramer said. “There is no
longer a contra-indication.”
Para Gard does not
include hormones and can
increase bleeding and
cramping.
Cramer said counseling
before implementing IUDs
is very important.
“We ask questions to be
sure she’s a good candi
date,” Cramer said.
Reasons for not admin
istering the IUDs are recent
(within three months) sex
ually transmitted infec
tions, possible confirmed
pregnancy and uterine dis
tortion such as fibroids,
according to a document
from the Women’s Clinic.
The cost of IUDs,
according to a research
document on Mirena’s Web
site, is $3.80 per month or
$456 for 10 years.
Fashionista gives rules, names best-dressed
It’s high time for a
year’s end fashion
roundup. Because cow
boy boots are still around,
feel free to put a pair on
for the occasion.
To begin, let’s make
notice of some of the
semester’s Do’s:
The fall-to-winter tran
sition saw tights under
shorts that worked if the
wearer was very, very care
ful. Wide-leg jeans looked
great with a high waist,
although nondescript, in
between flares unfortu
nately prevail.
Slim cut pants on men
are more sophisticated
and wearable than the
ever-goofy alternatives
baggy, or even boot cut,
whiskered or bizarrely dis
tressed jeans.
Slim cardigans work for
any gender, as does the
right scarf.
Thick-framed nerd
glasses have replaced rect
angular black frames. The
more they resemble labo
ratory goggles, the better.
Of the many Don’ts
seen on and off campus,
the funniest might just be
the way warm weather
laziness was adapted and
carried over into the cold
er autumn and winter
months. For instance,
summer’s Nike shorts and
generic, frequently tie
dyed T-shirts haven’t gone
anywhere, except directly
over leggings, and paired
with Ugg-y boots.
. Leggings are still, and
probably will be, pants for
a long time coming.
. First and foremost, this
stuff is funny. Second, it is
a testament to the
University campus’ ability
to foster the growth of the
weirdest look and trends
to a degree where no
wearer has to doubt him
or herself.
And now, the first annu-
NEW BIRTH
CONTROL
All Information for fees
pald students:
Implanon: 8691 ($602 for
implant, SB9 for clinic fees)
Nava Ring: 840 per month
Implanon
Implanon, a 4-centime
ter plastic rod, offers
women protection hidden
in their underarm.
“(Implanon) is embed
ded in plastic and designed
to be slowly released so it
lasts for three years,”
Cramer said. “It’s just like
putting in an IV”
Cramer said the implant
isn’t visible but can be felt.
The rod can be removed
with a tiny insertion, and
staff can slide another rod
into place at the same time,
she said.
“Almost anybody is a
good candidate,” Cramer
said.
Like Mirena, side effects
include irregular bleeding
A.
Valentina Tapia
al Official Naming of the
University’s Best-Dressed
Hot Shots of the semester.
First prize goes to
Gianna Rankhart, a junior
marketing and film major
from Cumming.
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October archive at
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her rocking shorts, sus
penders, a chunky scarf
and loafers in a way that’ll
make you wish you’d
invented the concept
yourself.
Second prize goes to
Katherine Kennedy, a 2007
alumna from Atlanta.
On a gameday down
town, she was a breath of
fresh air in a sweet white
dress amid a sea of red
and black. It wasn’t unpa
triotic. It was just what it
was neither devoting
itself to the Bulldog gods
nor taking a purple-or
ange-pink-whatever stand
against it all.
Third prize goes to Amy
Whisenhunt of Doraville, a
p-aduating senior major
ing in women’s studies and
theatre, who wins the
“Adorable!” Prize.
She embraces color and
unusual thrift/vintage
finds in a way no one else
could pull off as effortless
ly-
These elements, in
addition to mixing differ
ent textures, are com
bined artfully, creating
memorable outfits that
still project her demure
presence.
Our honorable mention
goes to Rasaan Wyzard, a
or spotting. Periods can
also become irregular,
Cramer said.
“The first month is prob
ably the weirdest,” said
Michele Hagin, a junior
from Americus. “But once
your body heals around it,
it’s very easy.”
Hagin said she had spot
ting for the first month and
waited for her body to reg
ulate.
“If you can stick it out
that first month, (you’re
OK),” Hagin said.
Drug interactions with
Implanon include various
antibiotics, anti-seizure
medications, mood stabi
lizing drugs and St. John’s
Wort.
The average cost is S2O
per month with an esti
mated insertion fee of SB9,
Cramer said.
Nuvaßing
The vaginal plastic ring,
Nuvaßing, is another
option.
The ring is a very pri
vate method, Cramer said.
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“University Best-Dressed Hot Shots” naming.
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Not only is the boy
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and looking good doing it,
but also he travels with
friends who work sophisti
cated outfits few others
would try on campus.
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“Your mom won’t find a
pack of pills in your purse,”
she said. Cramer said
women insert the ring like
a tampon and remove it
after three weeks.
“You don’t have to
remember to do something
every day,” Cramer said.
And, Cramer said, the
ring provides period con
trol due to the estrogen.
“You can extend your
period a week and move it
away from your wedding or
honeymoon or whatever is
important,” she said.
The ring can decrease
ovarian cysts because ovu
lation does not occur, she
said. The drug interactions
are the same as Implanon,
according to Nuvaßing’s
Web site.
“I think it’s great there
are a lot of different options
because everyone’s body
works differently,” said
Taryn Weil, a senior from
Frederick, Md.
The cost of the
Nuvaßing is estimated to
be between $35 and s4l
monthly.
to everyone in Athens for
putting up with Georgia’s
bizarro weather and still
putting in the effort to
look good. High five, every
one.
Valentina Tapia is a
variety staff writer for
The Red & Black.
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