Word: uhse
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Dr. Warren E.C. Wacker, director of the University Health Services, says UHS treats about eight anorexics a year, two of whom have to be hospitalized in Stillman Infirmary. Since most anorexics deny there is anything wrong with them and are generally brought to the doctor by their parents, Dr. Lauring...
If there is any flaw in the logic of the decentralized system, it may be in the doctors' confidence that there is enough birth control education on campus. Room 13 staffers, who average one to two late night telephone requests for birth control information, have already had to tell a...
Wacker says the IUD is way down on his list of recommended birth control methods. The IUD peaked two years ago in popularity, he says. In women who have not given birth, the IUD tends to have some side-effects--including severe cramps, especially during menstruation, Wacker says. The UHS...
The UHS's policy of inserting IUDs only when women are menstruating makes it even more difficult to procure IUDs. It hurts too much to put them in when the cervix isn't dilated, Winig says. Because women can schedule appointments only one time during four-week periods, and because...
UHS policy toward those couples who face unwanted pregnancies is "to expedite whatever is the reasonable choice," according to Wacker. If the woman wants an abortion, the UHS will not handle it, but can make the arrangements. The UHS works on an "ad hoc" basis for a couple of which...