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AIDS Test CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 He said students taking the test place a fiber cotton pad in their mouths, bite down on the pad and hold it there five sec onds. i Students then place the pad in a tube, which is placed in a bad and sealed. The pad absorbs secretions from their gums, Williams said, and that’s what is used to test for HIV antibodies. The test is “short, quick and easy, and it involves no blood,” Williams said. Williams said the testing used to involve taking blood, but now IX1V XlVUilll UliU Wellness Center has found a non invasive way to do the testing. “For one, whenever they’re testing outside a labo ratory first of all, it’s easier, and then it’s less messy and less time consuming,” Williams said. “You don’t have Graduate assistants and other students will perform the noninvasive OraSure test for HIV-AIDS. to worry about the bloods and ac tual how long it takes to get it, and things like that.” Williams said this is the first a;_ ai_ : _ 111HV UllO semester the cen ter is doing the testing. The testing is connected with World AIDS Day, which is Dec. 1 worldwide. Rpppiisp that day falls on a Sunday, Williams said, the center will have a pro gram on Monday, Dec. 2, to com memorate World AIDS Day. Two or three speakers from dif ferent campus organizations will speak at the program. Following the program, at around 6 p.m., Williams said, many of the student organiza tions, University 101 classes and Greeks who participated in the Health and Wellness Center’s Quilt Panel Project will walk to the steps of the Capitol for a can dle-lighting vigil. For the Quilt Panel Project, stu dent organizations were given materials to place in a quilt. The quilt will contain information about AIDS, as well as “things that they want to say about AIDS that their organization has actu ally put together, or their University 101 class... expressing what they want to say or what they want to do on World AIDS Day,” Williams said. The quilt patches will be com piled to form one large quilt, which the walkers will take to the Capitol, Williams said. About 30 organizations have signed up for the quilt project, and Williams said it is not too late for more student organizations to sign up. The deadline to pick up pack ets is Nov. 25. For more information about the HIV-AIDS testing or the Quilt Panel Project, contact Maurice Williams at 777-1835 or Marcous Gardner, a program director at the Health and Wellness Center, at 777-7618. Comments on this story?E-mail gamecockudesk@hotmail.com wusc Continued from page i restaurants and specialists,” ac cording to the Nov. 5 edition, in which the winners were an nounced after four weeks of vot ing. “We went to great lengths to make sure there was no ballot stuffing, and I believe this is the most votes we have ever re ceived,” Singmaster said. The paper recognizes the readers’ choices as the best in Columbia, varying from the sex iest woman in Columbia, which went to Alice McIntyre, to the scariest local politician, which U.S. Sen. Strom Thurmond was awarded. Singmaster said that while USC programs are commonly represented in the annual edi tion, they are usually athletics programs, and “it is nice to see WUSC get the recognition.” Free Times is available in newsstands around Columbia and campus. Comments on this story?E-mail gamecockudesk@hotmail.com Hunger CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 floor and ate with their hands. They were allowed only rice and water. Guest servers, who helped hand out meals, included Sondra Weiss of the Office of Community Service; Corinna McLeod of the English Department; Hal French of the Religious Studies Department; and Ankit Patel, student body president. Patel said he was serving to support Oxfam Carolina. “I’ve been participating in the program for a few years,” he said. “It’s a great program for education on hunger is sues.” Endia Sowers, a first-year English student, volunteered to work at the banquet, which she called a “really good idea.” “I think it’s important for people to see what other people go through.” ENDIA SOWERS FIRST-YEAR ENGUSH STUDENT “I think it’s important for peo ple to see what other people go through,” Sowers said. Sarah Ross, a third-year ac counting student and treasurer of Oxfam Carolina said: “Many peo ple think that the problem is that there are not enough resources in the world to feed everyone. If all the food were distributed equal ly, every person would get enough.” f Kurtz said Oxfam Carolina works to accomplish the goals of Oxfam America. “One of the goals of Oxfam is to educate about the problem of hunger,” Kurtz said. “The Hunger Banquet is intended to educate USC students.” The banquet was also intended to raise money for Oxfam America, which will receive all proceeds from the banquet and Oxfam Carolina’s upcoming Day of Fast. Oxfam America is the national branch of Oxfam International, a worldwide organization dedicat ed to the elimination of world hunger through education and di rect intervention. Students interested in getting involved with Oxfam Carolina should visit the Office of Community Service in the Russell House or contact Maura Kurtz at uschunger@yahoo.com. Sowers said it’s easy to get in volved at USC. “I saw a flier and went down to the Office of Community Service and signed up for as much as I could,” she said. Ultimately, Kurtz said, USC students can make a difference in the struggle against world hunger. “Hunger and homelessness is a very tangible problem,” she said. “There are so many agencies in Columbia, and just by giving a lit tle money or volunteering a little bit of time, you can change so many lives and make a tangible difference.” Comments on this story?E-mail gamecockudesk@hotmail.com BRIEFLY Seminary Day will be held Thursday at USC The USC Career Center, along with the Chaplain’s Association and the USC Department of Religious Studies, is co-sponsor ing Seminary Day on Thursday from 1 to 4 p.m. in the Russell House Ballroom. Students interested in attend ing seminary after gradation can speak with representatives from the following seminaries: Campbell University Divinity School, Candler School of Theology at Emory University, Columbia Biblical Seminary, Duke Divinity School at Duke University, Earlham School of Religion, George W. Truett Theological Seminary at Baylor University, Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary at Charlotte, Lutheran Theological Southern Seminary, McAfee School of Theology at Mercer University, Pittsburgh Theological Seminary, Reformed Theological Seminary, Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, Trinity Lutheran Seminary, Union Theological Seminary and Presbyterian School of Christian Education, Wake Forest University Divinity School and the Washington Theological Union. For more information, contact Vicki Hamby at the Career Center at 777-7280. 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DEPO-PROVERA Contraceptive Injection is a form of birth control that is given as an intramuscular injection (a shot) in the buttock or upper arm once every 3 months (13 weeks) To continue your contraceptive protection, you must return for your next injection promptly # the end of 3 months (13 weeks). DEPO-PROVERA contains medroxyprogesterone acetate, a chemical similar to (but not the same as) the natural hormone progesterone, which is produced by your ovaries during the second half of your menstrual cyde. DEPO-PROVERA acts by preventing your egg cells from opening. If an egg rs not released from the ovanes during your menstrual cyde. it cannot become fertilized by sperm and result in pregnancy DEPO-PROVERA also causes changes m the lining of your uterus that mate it less likely for pregnancy to occur. How effective is DEPO-PROVERA Contraceptive Injection? The efficacy of DEPO-PROVERA Contraceptive injection depends on following the recommended dosage schedule exactly (see *How often do I get my shot of DEPO-PROvERA Contraceptive injection7*)- To make sure you are not pregnant when you first get DEPO-PROVERA Contraceptive Injection, your first injection must be given ONLY dunng the first 5 days of a normal menstrual period: ONLY within the first 5 days after childbirth if not breast-feeding: and. if exclusively breast-feeding. ONLY at the sorth'week after childbrth. ft is a long-term injectable contraceptive when administered at 3-month (13-week) intervals. DEPO-PROVtRA Contraceptive Injection is over 99% effective, making it one of the most reliable methods of birth control available. This means that the average annual pregnancy rate is less than one for every 100 women who use DEPO-PROVERA The effectiveness of most contraceptive methods depends m part on how reliably each woman uses the method. The effectiveness of DEPO-PROVERA depends only on the. patfent returning every 3 months (13 weeks) for her next injection Your health-care provider will help you compare DEPO-rROVERA with other contraceptive methods and give you the information you need in oider to decide which contraceptive method is the nght choice for you. The following table shows the percent of women who got pregnant while using different kinds of contraceptive methods It gives both the lowest expected rate of pregnancy (the rate expected xi women who use each method exactly as it should be used) and the typical rate of pregnancy (which includes women who became pregnant because they forgot to use their birth control or hwaiw th#*v rfui nnt fnlinw thf» Hirertions exartM Percent of Women Experiencing an Accidental Pregnancy in the First Year of Continuous Use Lowest Method_ Expected_ Typicai _WPO-PROWRA030 3 impijPts (NorpUnQ _02?0.2* female sienfoation0.2 (H Hale sterfcraboo__ Q.I _0.15 Oral contraceptive (pil) 3 Combined 0.1 Progestogen only_ _05 IUD 3 ProgestAsert 20 Copper! 38QA08 _ Condom (without spermicide)__2_12 _Diaphragm (with spermicide)6^_ >8 Cemcalao6>8 _Withdrawal«18 Periodic abstinence_1*920 _ Spermicide atone __ 3_21 V,»ginaJ Sponge used before chWbirth 6 18 used after childbirth9_28 Z- , Ntfrelfag...Z.E $5....L..1. Samar: Trusse# et at Oh«M Gyner.nL 1990:74558-S&7. *from Norplant' package insert Who should not use DEPO-PROVERA Contraceptive Injection? Not a8 women should use QEPO-PRCVERA. You should not use D£PO-PRO/FRA if you have any of the following conditions: . f if you think you might be pregnant y • if you have any vaginal bleeding without a known reason • if you have had cancer of the breast • if you have had a stroke • if you have or have had blood clots (phlebitis) in your legs • if you have problems with your liver or liver disease • if you are allergic to DEPO-PROVERA (medroxyprogesterone acetate or any of its other ingredients). What other things should I consider before using DEPO-PROVERA Contraceptive Injection? You wdl have a physical examination before your doctor prescribes DEPO-PROVERA. It V. important to teH your health care provider if you have any ot the foiowmg: • a family history of breast cancer • an abnormal mammogram (breast x-ray), fibrocystic breast disease, breast nodules or lumps, ot bleeding from your nipples • kidney disease • irregular or scanty menstrual periods • high blood pressure • migraine headaches • asthma • epilepsy (convulsions or seizures) • diabetes or a family history of diabetes • a history of depression • if you are taking any prescription or over-the-counter medications This product is intended to prevent pregnancy. It does not protect againsl transmission of HIV (AIDS) and other sexually transmitted diseases such as chlamydia, genital herpes, genital warts, gonorrhea, hepatitis B, and syphilis. What if I want to become pregnant after using DEPO-PROVERA Contraceptive injection? Because DEPO-PROVERA is a long-acting birth control method it takes some time after your Iasi injection for its effect to wear off. Based on the results from a large study done in the United States for women who stop using DEPO-PROVERA in order to become pregnant, it is expected that about half of those who become pregnant will do so in about 10 months after their last injection about two thirds of those who become pregnant will do so in about 12 months; about 83% oi those who become pregnant will do so >n about 15 months; and about 93% of those who become pregnant win do so in about 18 months after their last injection. The length of time you use What are the risks of using DEPO-PROVERA Contraceptive injection? Urregutor Menstrual Bleeding The side effect reported most frequently by women who use DEPO-PROVERA for contraception is a change >n their normal menstrua! cycle During the first year of using DEPO-PROVERA, you might hare one or more of the following changes: irregular or unpredictable bleeding or spotting, an increase or decrease >n menstrua Weeding, or no Weeding at all. Unusually heavy or continuous Weeding, however, is not a usual effect of DtPO-PRCVERA; and if this happens, you should see your health-care provider nght away. Witt, continued use of DEPO-PROVERA Weeding usually deceases, and many women stop having penods completely. In clinical studies of DEPO-PROVERA. 55% of the women studied reported no menstrual Weeding (amenorrhea) after I year of use, and 68% of the women studied reported no menstrual bleeding after 2 years of use The reason that your penods stop is because DEPO-PROVERA causes a resting state m your ovaries. When your ovaries do not release an egg monthly, the regular monthly growth of the lining of your uterus does not occur and. therefore, die Weeding that comes with your normal menstruation does not take place. Wien you stop using DEPO-PROVERA your menstrual period will usually, in time, return to its norma cycle. 2.Bane Mineral Changes Use of DEPO-PROVERA may be associated with a decrease in the amount of mineral stored in your bones. This could increase your risk of developing bone fractures, The rate of bone mineral loss is greatest in the early years of DEPO-PROVERA use. but after that, it begins to resemble the normal rate of age-related bone mineral loss. 3-Gancer Studies of women who have used different forms of contraception found that women who used DEPO-PROVERA for contraception had no increased overall risk of developing cancer of the breast ovary, uterus, cervix, or liver. However women under 35 years of age wnose first exposure to DEPO-PRO/ERA was within the previous A to 5 years may have a slightly increased risk of developing breast cancer similar to that seen with ora! contraceptives. You should discuss this with your health-care provider Beeaus^DfPO^ROVERA is such an effective contraceptive method, the nsk of accidental pregnancy for women who get their shots regularly (every 3 months [13 ’weeks]) «s very low. While there hare been reports of an increased risk of low birth weight and neonatal infant death or other health problems in infants conceived close to the tune of injection, such pregnancies are uncommon. If you think you may have become pregnant while using DEPO-PROVEKA for contraceptioa see your health-care provider as soon as possible. SAflerg* Reactions Some women using DEPO-PROVERA Contraceptive Injection have reported severe and potentially life-threatening allergic reactions known as anaphylaxis and anaphylactoid reactions. Symptoms include the sudden qAset of hives or sweSng and itching of the skio. breathing difficulties, and a drop in blood pressure. 6. Other Risks Women who use hormone-based contraceptives may have an increased nsk of Wood clots or stroke. Also, if a contraceptive method fails, there is a' possibiity that the fertilized egg wi8 begin to develop outside of the uterus (ectopic pregnancy) White these events are rare, you should tell your health-care provider if you have any of the problems listed to the nextsection. What symptoms may signal problems while using DEPO-PROVERA Contraceptive Injection? Call your health-care provider immediately if any of these problems occur following an injection of DEPO-PROVERA: • sharp chest pain, coughing up of Wood, or^sudden shortness of breath (indicating a posable dot in the lung) • sudden severe headache or vomiting, dizziness or fainting, problems with your eyesight or speech, weakness, or numbness m an arm or leg (indicating a possible stroke) • severe pain or swelling in the calf (mcficatmg a possible dot in the teg) • unusually heavy vaginal Weeding • severe pain or tenderness m the lower abdominal area • persistent pain, pus. or Weedng at the injection site _ _ What are the possible side effects of DEPO-PROVERA Contraceptive Injection? /.Wfefght Gain You may expenence a weight gam while you are usmg DEPO-PROVERA About two thirds of the women who used DEPO-PROVERA m clinical trials reported a weight gam of about 5 pounds during the first year of use You may continue to gain weight after the first year Women in one large study who used DEPO-PROvERA for 2 years gained an average total of 8.1 pounds over those 2 years, or approximately 4 pounds per year. Women who continued for 4 years gained an average total of 13.8 pounds over those 4 years, or approximately 35 pounds per year. Women who continued for 6 years gamed an average total of 16.5 pounds over those 6 years, or 2.75 pounds per year. In a clinical study of over 3,900 women who used DEPO-PRO/ERA for up to 7 years, some women reported the following effects that may or may not have been related to their use of DEPO-PROVERA Irregular menstrual Weeding, amenorrhea, headache, nervousness, abdominal cramps, dizziness, weakness or fatigue, decreased sexual desire, leg cramps, nausea vagmal discharge or irritation, breast swelling and tenderness, bloating, swelling of the hands or feet, backache, depression, insomnia, acne, pelvic pain, no hair growth or excessive hair toss. rash, hot flashes, and jomt pain. Other problems were reported by very few of the women in the clinical trials, but some of these could be serious. These indude corwiistons, jatxxlice. unnary tract irtfcrtvirtc illornt/- roartmrK finntlW. D3T^VS1S. OSlPrtlWnck la/-ls of rot, ,m to fcrtilrtv dePO VCWl thrombosis, pulmonary embolus, breast cancer, or cervical cancer. If these or any other problems occur during your use of DEPO-PROVERA, discuss them with your health-care provider Should any precautions be followed during use of DEPO-PROVERA Contraceptive Injection? I.Missed Periods During the time you are using DEPO-PROVERA for contraception, you may stop a penod. or your periods may stop completely, If you have been receiving your DEPO-PROVERA^ injections regularly every 3 months (13 weeks), then you are probably not pregnant. However, if you think that you may be pregnant, see your health-care provider ^Laboratory Test Interactions If you are scheduled for any laboratory tests, teii your health-care provider that you are using DfcPO-PROVERA for contraception Certan blood tests are affected by hormones such as depo-provera. 3 Drug Interactions Cytadren (aminoglutethim.de) is an anticancer drug that may significantly decrease the effectiveness of DtPO-PROVERA if the two daws are given during the same time. 4. Nursing Mothers Although DEPO-PROVERA can be passed to the nursing infant in the breast milk, no harmful effects have been found m these children. DEPO-PROVERA does not prevent the breasts from producing milk so it can be used by nursing mothers. However to rmrrnwe the amount of DEPO-PROVERA than is passed to the infant in the first weeks after birth, you should wait until 6 weeks after childbirth before you start using DEPO -PROVERA for contraception How often do I get my shot of DEPO-PROVERA Contraceptive injection? The recommended dose of DEPO PROVERA is 150 mg every 3 months (13 weeks) given in a singe intramuscular injection in the buttock or upper arm. To make sure that you ane not pregnant at the time of the first injection, it is essential that the injection be given ONLY during the first 5 days of a normal menstrual period. If used following the delivery of a child, the first irSection of DEPO-PROVERA MUST be given within 5 days after childbirth rf you are not breast-feedng or 6 weeks after childbirth if you are exclusively breast-feeding. 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