Word: cvs
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...test, called chorionic villi sampling (CVS), is a painless procedure and can be done in a physician's office as early as the fifth week of pregnancy. To perform it, the obstetrician inserts a long thin tube through the vagina into the uterus. A second doctor, following the procedure on an ultrasound monitor, helps the obstetrician position the catheter between the lining of the uterus and the chorion, a layer of tissue that surrounds the embryo during the first two months and later develops into the placenta. The goal is to suction up a sample of the chorionic villi...
...Eugene Pergament of Michael Reese is convinced that CVS "will eventually replace amniocentesis as the first line of genetic diagnosis." Earlier detection not only means less anxiety for the mother, it also means that should she choose to terminate the pregnancy, she can have a simple outpatient abortion after six to eight weeks rather than a far more complex one at five months, requiring hospitalization. "And no matter how you feel about abortion," says Jackson, "there is a difference in our perception of pregnancy at eight weeks...
...notable exception, however, is a 49 oz. box of Tide detergent, which costs $2.09 at the Coop, but sells for 15 cents more at Rix. and 50 cents more at CVS...
While the Coop, CVS, Rix and Store 24 all carry similar supplies of toiletries, their selections differ in office supplies. The Coop, in general, offers greater variety than its competitors, although Bob Slate on Mass. Ave. also sells a wide range of stationery items. In round-ring notebook binders, for example, the Coop sells 12 different types, with varying ring size and binding material. Bob Slate sells 10, while none of the other stores sell more than...
However, where stock overlaps, CVS and Rix usually undercut their competitors. All the stores we visited sell 100-sheet packages of regular-lined filler paper. At Rix, you can buy it for 99 cents; at CVS it costs $1.33. The Coop, Store 24 and Bob Slate sell it for $1.45, $1.65, and $1.98 respectively...