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...women, the most common reason for infertility is a blockage or abnormality of the fallopian tubes. These thin, flexible structures, which convey the egg from the ovaries to the uterus, are where fertilization normally occurs. If they are blocked or damaged or frozen in place by scar tissue, the egg will be unable to complete its journey. To examine the tubes, a doctor uses X rays or a telescope-like instrument called a laparoscope, which is inserted directly into the pelvic area through a small, abdominal incision. Delicate microsurgery, and, more recently, laser surgery, sometimes can repair the damage successfully...
...save his life after he had wandered into traffic. Yet in the past six months, the U.S. claims, security agents or other Soviets in Leningrad have arrested, detained and harassed at least a dozen Americans, including diplomats, without provocation. Said a State Department official: "This is intended to convey our considerable unhappiness...
...course, all the speculation proved pointless. The American women beat their opponents by an average margin of 33; the men by 32. Even the scores did not fully convey the sense of hopelessness with which the other teams went onto the court. Coach Antonio Diaz-Miguel of Spain, whose men's team lost by 101-68 in a preliminary game and by 96-65 for the gold medal, predicted from the outset that the U.S. men would not lose a game. Said he: "American basketball is 50 years ahead of other countries, and I think no one will ever...
This is an international event. It should be fun. It should be pluralistic and yet convey a sense of wholeness...
...delegates from organized labor, to give their boss a badly needed boost in the opinion polls. Says one Democratic National Committee official: "We have a real opportunity to bring Mondale within five points of Reagan after the convention." That may be wishful thinking, but a well-managed convention could convey the take-charge image that Mondale has failed to project...