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HEALTH Lawrence E. Lamb, M.D. Scant chance of pregnancy By Lawrence Lamb, M.D. DEAR DR. LAMB-My husband and I get into argu ments over whether or not I can become pregnant. He says no and I’m afraid I may still become pregnant. I am not taking the pill and am 56 years old. I haven’t had my period in more than three years but I believe I am still going through the change as I get very nervous at times and still get estro gen shots. How long must I get shots? It’s over 18 years now. DEAR READER-If you get pregnant you are likely to set a new record. Pub lished accounts say that the oldest woman to have a child was 56 at the time of the birth. Some of my readers have brought to my atten tion at least two instances of women who were 57 who gave birth. Since you must be past your 56th birthdate and it will take nine months to have a child you will be at the top of the record if you achieve that rare distinc tion. Many doctors believe that if a woman in her 50s goes through the menopause and doesn't menstruate for one year she is not likely to get pregnant. Others prefer to wait two years after men struation has stopped before saying that a woman is no longer fertile. The symptoms you have may not be from meno pause. It is very likely that your ovaries have not been functional for nearly all of the three years since you have stopped menstruating. There is a lot of the confu sion about what symptoms are caused by menopause. Put simply, a lot of people get nervous who are not going through the change of life, including men. To give you a better under standing of the change in life and what symptoms it really Is Soap s Crystal into bubble bath? By Dick Kleiner DEAR DICK: Is the comic, Billy Crystal, gay or does he just play that part on the new TV series, Soap? I hope he isn’t. If he isn’t, please tell me his age and whether or not he’s married. L. DEPHILLIPPO, Collegeville, Pa. Relax. Crystal is an actor. If it really matters to you, it just happens that the part he’s playing is gay. He’s in his early 30s and is happily married, with one child and another en route. DEAR DICK: Please say why Harvey Korman isn’t on Carol Burnett any more. I’ve never read what happened. I watched her show last night and I think she flubbed her dub. I just didn’t like it. Dick Van Dyke is too much for me - he takes away instead of adding. MARGUERITE COLE, Athens, Ga. Korman left to do things on his own, and there are plans for a Korman show shortly. As for Van Dyke, he is a strong personality and it remains to be seen whether or not he can fit in to the Burnett format. Some like him a lot, others don’t, but that’s true of all performers, after all. DEAR DICK: My mother says that Dick Kleiner is really Burt Reynolds. The rest of the family say he is not. Who’s right? M. 8., Tucson, Ariz. Your mother may be wrong, but she has the eyes of a hawk. No, I’m not Burt Reynolds. And vice versa. DEAR DICK: I have a question which I am sure many other people are curious about. Who played the Part of Darth Vader (the big, black-garbed fellow) In the movie, Star Wars? GRAHAM MAXMENKO, Vancouver, 8.C., Can. An actor named Dave Prowse was dressed in the big black garb, but the voice was that of James Earl Jones. DEAR DICK: Please settle this argument — where was Charles Bronson born, and is he living or dead? JESSIE AHUNADA, Mclntosh, Ala. Bronson was born in Scooptown, Pa., in 1921, and is still going strong. DEAR DICK: My friend and I have a bet. I say Alfred Hitchcock is alive. My friend says he’s dead. Who owes whom? C.D. AND N.C., Holland, Pa. You’re richer. Hitchcock is still around and around and around. DEAR DICK: Could you please tell me the name of the actress who played Bambi, the daughter of the minister, in the old soap opera, The Brighter Day? MRS. A.C., Chattanooga, Tenn. It was Nancy Malone. She’s a friend, who said, when I showed her your letter, "I can’t believe anybody still remembers that show.’ WINTHROP by Dick Cavolli " you WILL€CON " YOU WILL BE DNE OF THATfe RIDICULOUS... I Z M EMBARK ON THE FIRST HUMANS NOT EVEN ALLOWED TO AN EXQTINQ TO LAND ON MARS." CROOS THE SI HEE I BY . <JOLLRNE=y." W*\ MP jbhe " 5* © 1977 by ff A lee T M Beg U S Pal Os <AUH-U THE BORN LOSER by Art Sansom t/'COKJFCWP&P TOT) ZQ 5 / if <J y. //It = / / I \ FI \ \ X I I \ | . f. xNxaaaPVMl > U-A [vNvw « i r - — 3 I ju_ -1 s4*sr>u JTWz7 -' JFw/ "’’ ‘ ■* v/ ~ g>M ' l " Q V causes I am sending you The Health Letter number 5-12, Menopause. Others who want this information can send 50 cents with a long,stamped self-addressed envelope for it to me in care of this newspaper, P.O. Box 1551, Radio City Station, New York, NY 10019. Whether or not a woman needs estrogen after meno pause is an individual mat ter. Some women produce enough female hormones from the adrenal gland to get along quite well and others do not. Only an exam ination by your physician can answer the question of whether or not you need it. For women who need es trogen support it is really replacement hormone therapy to help do part of what the ovaries used to do. In these women the female hormones help to prevent changes in the vagina cells that cause dryness and may lead to chronic infections. The hormones are specific for controlling hot flashes caused by lack of estrogen. There is some evidence that adequate amounts of estrogen help to protect against osteoporosis (dis solving bones) but less indi cation that they stop the process once it has begun. There are good studies that show that women taking female hormones after the ovaries stop functioning, or have been removed, have a much lower death rate from a variety of medical condi tions, and live healthier and happier lives. Women who take estrogen after the menopause should have careful regular medical ex aminations to be certain there is no evidence of breast cancer and there are no signs of malignancy of the uterus if a hysterectomy has not been done. (NEWSPAPER ENTERPRISE ASSN ) FRANK AND ERNEST b y Bob Thoves i IRFII II II s • f — un 7| TfWE AhlY'THfhlG ! UM «=« O© Ji 'em - i *\ 1 S ~~ _____ ZZZ - - ■ . jyu W ~ u* s i' • z ' J OUR BOARDING HOUSE with Major Hoople IT Tl ALWAYS HEARP THAT YHEH-HEH! IM GLAP FEEL TO J ANYONE COULD FINP A ? UEALOIibY OVER MY HAVE A \ PEARL |F THEY OPENEpX SUCCESS HASN'T HIT ) E.NOU6H OYSTERS' YOUR) SPOILED YOUR AFTER A X ONLY MISTAKE WAS < OP HUMOR! LIFETIME k CONCENTRATIN' a 0? CLNW. I'M THINWN& OF FLOPEROOS) H KT OPENING MY OWN r"| fX /' I CHAIN OF RESTAURANT#/ mJ J £4 Y JwAtußALuy. i'll v for * ll I l® m ■ v / / TESTING / HIS- f vT^ a -' 1 ® 1977 Reg us Pat Off //*«£ FUNNY BUSINESS By Roger Bollen ONETHHA(S» CLEAR.? 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