Word: successful
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Shuttle chief Richard Truly said the success of this mission is "absolutely vital" to NASA's continued recovery from the Challenger accident and the agency's move toward safe, routine, monthly shuttle launches...
...rated clinics can honestly boast that up to 17% of their patients become parents as a result of IVF. But some lesser operations apparently cite similar potential success rates in their come-ons, even though their own performance may be far worse. Says Geoffrey Sher, medical director of San Francisco's Pacific Fertility Center: "The consumer is in the dark. A startling number of programs have never had a single baby born, and they are still quoting statistics." Doctors can start up clinics even if they have little experience or specialized training. "It's very easy for the medical profession...
Some couples are bitter about their experience with IVF. One 29-year-old woman in Dallas underwent several unsuccessful IVF attempts at a total cost of some $17,000. She complains that her doctor never told her that his success rate had dropped from 25% to 5% or that the clinic's new embryologist had never helped produce a birth. Says the woman: "I put trust in people, and that doesn't work. I have this desire so bad for a baby, I would do anything to make it work, and I find out I've been ripped...
...there is no denying Wyden's contention that the industry has "virtually no oversight." He will soon introduce legislation requiring that IVF labs be certified by the Government. In the meantime, Wyden will publish his survey, listing clinics, the qualifications of their personnel and their success rate. The report could become a much needed consumer's guide to IVF. In Wyden's view, if a husband and wife put down $7,000, they have a right to know what chance they have of getting a joyous return on their investment...
...Johnson was apparently no exception to the rule. Francis said that in the fall of 1981 he explained to Johnson that anabolic steroids, artificial hormones that enhance the body's ability to grow muscle, marked the only path to international success in the explosive 100-meter dash. After some hesitation, said the coach, Johnson agreed to try the drugs...