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Show 4 THE DAILY UTAH CHRONICLE MARCH 21. 2001 WEDNESDAY, ka and occasionally even those she worked with, as "ethers." This separation of herself caused a great deal of unnecessary stress and anger, she said. "I got to a place where I had to say 'I can't do this anymore'.. .harboring anger and working for. me anymore." Burrington now refers to herself as from her activist career. "I am retired from the kind of work that requires an enemy to fight," she ACTIVISM continued from page PkL l MV -- M A G A Z I N EJl Sit S W w ' "! an aw iiinitu iM,img, 'ream i mwffl - m wMUMwaaBBCTrmta n m mmttrn DGQ2GSU J 1 wanted to hear Ruricka's opinions, a pan of her hoped Ruzicka would make a fool of herself. "was very However, Ruzicka talk about her hear to good...people got said. her issues," Burrington Hearing Ruzicka state her opinions helped her better understand her own all opposition, something she says do. activists need to She said too often throughout her activist career, she "constructed categories of us and them." And classified those who opposed her, such as Ruzic resent-ment...was- "semi-retire- said. Though she is no longer active in the LGBT community, "I'm still an activist in my work in Women's Studies. It's a different kind of basis," she said. Lobbyists who spend less than $50 on a public official during an evening do not have to report the amount In previous reports, the U specified many of the expenditures that cost less than $50; Lyon does not plan on doing that in the future. The U recorded only $267.50 in itemized expenditures, most of which was spent on lawmakers who attended a seminar on technology. LOBBYING .1 BF, continued from page 1 the lobbyist for Common Cause of Utah. Learn leadership skills while helping others in your community. Add life experience to your resume. Act on your values. Confront and resolve community issues. Build the future by becoming a program director for the Bennion Center this fall 2001-200- 2 academic year. You've got what it takes. Dippo has monitored lobbyist expenditures for years, and while the U undertakes some unique lobbying efforts, she said it still has the same reporting problems as most organizations. "I don't think it is any better or any worse than anybody else, to tell you the truth," she said. Common Cause has railed against lobbyists who do not fully disclose their expenditures or who make their state disclosure report too convoluted. "The U follows the letter of the law but some of it is confusing to look at. Trustees are always mixed in with legislators. It is probably a case of a little Dippo said. when state elections offiHowever, monitor who cials, lobbying efforts, informed the U of its they did not bring up Dippo's concern. Instead they suggested that the U take out some of the details in its reporting. In its report, the U cut down on its normal practice of itemizing each expenditure. The report from the 2000 session shows that Rep. Don Bush, received $342.00 in dinner and tickets for the Chili Bash, but this year's report only specifies that 282 participates attended the event that cost $19.86 a person. post-sessi- hope to hear from you! To pick up a program director application or for more information, call, visit or emaii us. Applications are due March 23 We r i t i in ri miiMim iirrrm inmaaiaiiiiiwaiinii i iaaa iiiriaaiiia lawliig i an niniiai mnain fiia iiiiinimaTTii mimai sum 2000 UwrvntstTY of Utah J25.326.47 Stan ?ckhart, Micron $11,911.32 Utah State University J9.955.35 Utah Soft Brink association J9.438.87 Kevin Boardman, PacifiCorp J9.076.87 2001 Legislative Session University or Utah J12.240.04 on Utah Soft Drink association $11,522.17 Ken Kiu, Bauet West is, Stan Lockkart. Micron $9,690.00 $7,592.09 Saii Lake Community College $3,169.45 Jl BirtK control ou think aeout just a year. -- Contraceptive Injection bio-medic- al over-disclosur- Get involved. d" medroxyprogesterone acetate injectable suspension Contraceptive Injection acetate injectable suspension. USP) (medroxyprogesterone This product ts intended to prevent pregnancy. It does not project against infection (AIDS) and other sexuairy transmitted diseases. What is HIV Contraceptive Injection? Contraceptive Injection is a form of twin control that is given as an intramuscular injection (a shot) in the outtock or upper arm once eery 3 months ( 3 weeks). To continue your contraceptive protection, you must return for your next injection promptly at the end of 3 months (13 weeks) contains medroxyprogesterone acetate, a chemical similar to (but not the same as) the natural hormone progesterone, which is produced acts by by your ovanes during the second half of your menstrual cycle. If an egg is not released from the ovanes during your preventing your egg cells from ripening fertilized result in it become cannot menstrua'cycle. by sperm and pregnancy. also causes changes m the lining of your uterus that make it less likely for pregnancy to occur. How effective ii Contraceptive Injection? The efficacy of Contraceptue Injection depends on following the recommenced douge schedule exactfy (see "How often do get my shot of To make sure you are not pregnant when you first get Contraceptive Injection?") Contraceptive Injection, your first injection must be given ONLY during the first b days of a normal menstrual period; ONLY within the first 5 das after childbirth if not breastfeeding and, if exclusively breast feeding ONLY at the sixth week after childbirth. It is a intervals (i injectable contraceptive when administered at 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 contracept've methods depends in part on how reliably each woman uses the method. The effectiveness of DEPO PROVtRA drnends only on the patient returning every 3 months (1 3 weelcs) for her next Your health-carwith cither miecton provider will help you compare contraceptive methods and gve you the information you need in order to decide which for choice is rrethod the you. right contraceptive The following table thows the percent of women who got pregnant while using different kinds of contiaceptive methods ft gives both the lowest expected rate of pregnancy (the rate expected in women who use ea-.method exactly as it should be used) andthe typical rate of pregnancy (which includes women who became pregnant because they forgot to use their birth control or because they did not follow the directions exactly). 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Not al women jhoufc! use Ibu should not use ny of the fcytowmf condrtjont: t be pree-uryou tlw you rrngt" if you have any vayrial bieedn without a known reason i you hv have had cancer of the breast have had a stroke have or have had Hood clots (phlebitis) m your legs have problems witn your Irer or liver disease are allergic to (medroxyprogesterone ingredients). if you if you if you if you if you What other things should Contraceptive Injection? I consider before 0. 0.her Risks Women who use hcxTnone-base- d contraceptives may have an increased risk of Wood dots or stroke. Also, if a contraceptive method fails, there Is a possibility that the fertilized egg will begin to develop outside of the uterus (ectopic pregnancy). While these events are rare, you should tell your health-car- e rjrovkier if you have any of the problems listed in the next section. acetate or any of its other What symptoms may Contraceptive Injection? using Call Because unusually Contraceptive Injection? Imgular Menstrual Bleeding The side effect reported most frequently by women who use for contraception is a change in their normal menstrual cycle. Dunng the first year of using you might have one or more of the following changes: irregular or unpredictable bleeding or spotting, an increase or decrease in menstrual bleeding or no bleeding at all. Unusually and if this heavy or continuous bleeding, however, is not a usual effect of happens, you should see your health-car- e provider nght away. With continued use of Weeding usually decreases, and many women stop having periods completely. In clinical studies of 55 of the women studied reported no menstrual bleeding (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 periods stop is because causes a resting state in your ovanes. When your ovanes do not release an egg monthly, the regular monthly growth of the lining of your uterus does not occur and, therefore, the Weeding that comes with your normal menstruation does not take place. When you stop using your menstrual period wHI usually: in time, return to its normal cycle. 2&one Mineral Chonges Use of may be associated with a decrease in the amount of mineral stored in your bones. This could increase your nsk of developing bone fractures. The rate of bone mineral loss is greatest i the early use. but after that it begins to resemble the years of normal rate of bone mineral loss. ICanctr Studies of women who have used different forms of contraception found that women who used for contraception had no increased overaK nsk of devefooing cancer of the breast, ovary uterus, cervix, or liver However, women under 35 ye?rs of age whose Irst exposure to was wrthm Ihe previous to 5 years may have a Sightly increased nsk of developing breast cancer smvlar to that seen with oral contraceptives. You should discuss this with health-car- e provider. your 4. Unexpected Pregwfiry Because is such an effective contraceptive method, the risk of accidental 3 weeks) is very tow. pregnancy for women who get their shots repjlariy (every 3 months while there have been reports of an increased risk of low birth weight and neonatal infant death or other health problems in infants conceded dose to the time of m(ertion. such pregnancies are unrommon. If you thmk you may have become pregnant while usrg A for contraception, see your health-car- e provider as soon as possible. SAJenac Renowns Some women using Contraceptive Injection have reported severe and i reacuors. Merge reactions known at anaphylaxis and inaphyt-to- J I ndude the sudden onset of hives or swefcm nd tahrw of the sfcm. breattww rtws, and t drop m blood pressure. A heavy vaginal Weeding What are the possible side effects of Contraceptive Injection? 1. Weight Gain You may experience a a off. Based What are the risks of using using severe pain or tenderness in the tower abdominal area persistent pain, pus, or bleeding at the intection site Contraceptive birth control method, it takes some time after your last on the results from a large study done in the United States, injection for its effect to wear for women who stop using in order to become pregnant, it is expected that about naif 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 2 months; about 835S of those who become pregnant will do so m about 5 months; and about 93 of those who become pregnant will do so in about 8 montbiafter their last injection. The length of time you use become-pregnahas no effect on how lori1?ks you after you ttqp using it' is problems while your provider immediater,' if any of these problems occur foflowing an injection of sharp chest pain, coughing up of Wood, or sudden shortness of breath (indicating a possible dot in the lung) sudden severe headache or vomiting, dizziness or fainting, problems with your eyesight or speech, weakness, or numbness in an arm or leg (indicating a possible stroke) severe pain or swelling in the calf (indicating a possible dot in the leg) It is have a physical examination before your doctor prescribes important to tell your health-car- e provider if you have any of the following: a family history of breast cancer an abnormal mammogram (breast fibrocystic breast disease, breast nodules or lumps, or 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 presenpbon or medications This product n intended to prevent pregnancy. It does not protect against transmission of HfV (AIDS) and other sexually transmitted diseases such as chlamydia, genital herpes, genital warts, gonorrhea, hepatitis B, and syphilis. Ycu will What if I want to become pregnant after using Injection? signal health-car- e . About two thirds of weight gain while you are using the won n who used in clinical trials reported a weight gain of about S pounds dunng the first year of use. You may continue to gain weight after the first year. Women in one for 2 years gained an average total of 8. pounds over large study who used those 2 years, or approximately 4 pounds per year Women who continued for 4 years gained an average total of 3,8 pounds over those 4 years, or approximately 3.5 pounds per year. Women who continued for 6 years gained an average total of 165 pounds over those 6 years, or approximately 175 pounds per year 2 Otner Side Effects In a clinical for up to 7 years, some study of over 3.900 women who used women reported the following effects that may or may not have been related to their use of menstrual headache, amenorrhea, nervousness, abdominal Irregular bleeding cramps, dizziness, weakness or fatigue, decreased sexual desire, leg cramps, nausea, vaginal discharge or irritation, breast swelling and tenderness, btoatmg, swelling of the hands or feet, backache, depression, insomnia, acne, pelvic pain, no hair growth or excessive hair loss, rash, hot flashes, and joint paia Other problems were reported by very few of the women in the dinical tualittrt sonft tST TStQ& cajkiJasOiisr These jaundice, urinary tract infections, allergic inactions, fainting,' paralysis, osteoporosis, lack of return to fertility, deep vein thrombosis pulmonary embolus, breast cancer or cervical cancer. If these or any other prottems occur dunng your use of discuss them with your heaith-car- e provider. Should any precautions Contraceptive Injection? be followed during use of IMssed ftriods Dunng the time you are using for contraception, you mav skip a period, or your periods may stop completely. If you have been recer.mg your injections regularly every 3 months (13 weeks), then you, are piTtably not pregnant However if you think that you may be pregnant see your heaHh-car- e provider 2. La6orotyy Test (nterocftons If you are scheduled for any laboratory tests, tell your health-car- e provider that you are using for contraception. Certain Wood tests are affected by (rarmones such as 3. Dnw Interactions Cytadren (aminewtutethimide) is an anticancer drug that may significantly decrease Hie effectiveness of if the two drugs are given during the same bme. 4. Nursint A)thers can be Although passed to the nursing infant in the breast rnik. no harmful effects have been found m these children from does not prevent the bre-ist-s pTOdtjdne milk, so it can be used by nursing mothe However, to mnirnize the amount of is that passed to the mfant in the Srst weeks after twin, you should wait until 6 weeks after chikfbirtfi before you strt usms for contraception. How often do I net my snot of Contracaiptivv ejection? The reccxnrrierlecrdose of is 150 mg every 3 months (13 weeks) given in a single intramuscular injection in the buttock cruprerarrrt To it sure at the time of the first injection, it is essential tliat the injection be given ONLY during the first 5 days of a normal menstrual period. If used (blowing the delivery of a chM, the injection of MUST be given within 5 days after childbirth if you are not g or If 6 weeks after childbirth if you are exduswety 3 months than wait longer you (13 weeks) between ireetions, or longer than 6 weeks after rjelivery, your health-car- e rjrowder should determine that you are not pregnant before g.vng you your injection of tryra trt Rx only CB-7-- S Pharmacia Pharmacia & llpphn Company 4SO0I.USA Kalarnsao,MI t |