The Courier-Journal from Louisville, Kentucky • Page 101

THE COURIER-JOURNAL TIMES, SUNDAY, JUNE 2, 1974 7 The Dalkon Shield, an IUD, may not be safe Jane Cook Mr. and Mrs. James Frank Cook Clemmons, N. announce the engagement of their daughter, Miss Jane beth Cook, to Mr. Patrick Alan Harris, son of Mr.

and Mrs. John B. Harris Jeffersonville, Ind. Miss Cook attends Teri Cook Cook-Harris Cook-Harris Martena Cox of Montreat-Anderson College, Montreat, N. C.

Mr. Harris served in the Army with Eliza- the Airborne Division. He is a student at Montreat-Anderson College. The wedof ding will be Aug. 3 at 2 p.m.

in Clemmons First Baptist Church, Clemmons. Cook -Mayhew Cook -Mayhew Mr. and Mrs. Berlin Cook announce the engagement of their daughter, Miss Teri Lynn Cook, to Mr. John Burton Mayhew III, son of Mr.

and Mrs. John B. Mayhew Jr. Mr. Mayhew attended Jefferson Community College.

The wedding will be June 15 at 7:30 p.m. in South Louisville Christian Church. Cox- -Hamilton Mr. and Mrs. William Mitchell Cox announce the engagement of their daughter, Miss Martena Shay Cox, to Mr.

Garry Thomas Hamilton, son of Mr. and Mrs. Ishas Hamilton. Miss Cox is a graduate of the House of James Beauty College. The wedding will be June 22 at 8 p.m.

in Highview Baptist Church. Charlene Davidson Karen Davis Marietta Davis Davidson -Blain Mr. and Mrs. Charles Frank Davidson announce the engagement of their daughter, Miss Charlene Sue Davidson, to Mr. James Victor Blain, son of Mr.

and Mrs. Thomas Bernard Blain Sr. Miss Davidson attended the University of Louisville. Mr. Blain attended Murray State University.

The wedding will be July 27 at 7 p.m. in Farmdale Baptist Church. Davis--Goffinet Mr. and Mrs. Richard Scott Davis of Georgetown, announce the engagement of their daughter, Miss Karen Scott Davis, to Mr.

Michael Thomas Goffinet, son of Mr. and Mrs. Edward Goffinet of Louisville. Miss Davis attended Kentucky Baptist Hospital School of Nursing and University Southeast, New Albany. Mr.

Goffinet is a graduate of the University of Kentucky. The open church wedding will be June 22 at 4 p.m. in the chapel of Harvey Browne Memorial Presbyterian Church, Louisville. Davis--Minter Davis--Minter The Rev. and Mrs.

J. G. Davis of Valley Station announce the engagement their daughter, Miss Marietta Fay Davis, to Mr. William Martin Minter, son of Emily Denning and Mrs. William D.

Minter of Valley of Station. The open church wedding will be June 21 at 7 p.m. in the Valley Chapel Mr. General Baptist Church, Valley Station. Cynthia Dixon Roberta Downhour Emily Denning Cynthia Dixon Roberta Downhour Mr.

and Mrs. Robert Moore Denning announce the engagement of their daughter, Miss Emily Elaine Denning, to Mr. James Anthony Kraus Mr. and Mrs. James Anthony Kraus.

Miss Denning received a B. S. degree from Murray State University and an M. A. degree from Western Kentucky University.

She Mr. and Mrs. Morris Kenneth Dixon announce the engagement of their daughter, Miss Cynthia Lee Dixon, to Mr. Thelbert Clemons Oglesby son of Mr. and Mrs.

Thelbert Clemons Oglesby. Miss Dixon attended the University of Ken- Mr. and Mrs. Donald E. Downhour of Elida, Ohio, announce the engagement of their daughter, Miss Roberta Downhour, to Dr.

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Matthews Ave. Sara D. Gidden, Owner Los Angeles Times-Washington Post and Washington Star Service WASHINGTON The Planned Parenthood Federation has asked its 183 clinics to stop prescribing an intrauterine device (IUD) called the Dalkon Shield because of a reported 36 miscarriages and pelvic infections four of them fatal among women who became pregnant while using the IUDs. The cases were reported by the IUD's manufacturer, A. H.

Robins, Inc. Since the Dalkon Shield was introduced in 1970, 2.2 million women are estimated to have used it although a significant num. ber no longer do. The number of pregnancies among users of the Dalkon Shield varies more widely than is the case with some other IUDs. But a Planned Parenthood study reported a rate of 5.1 per cent months.

The Food and Drug Administration said Tuesday that it will consult with two panels of expert, advisers in mid-June to decide action, if any, should be taken to protect the great majority of Dalkon Shield users who are not Planned Parenthood patients. The FDA said the primary question is whether the septic abortion cases are unique to the Dalkon Shield. If not, there is "a whole new problem" with IUDs, a spokesman said. Opinions differ In Richmond, Robins' director of medical services, Dr. Fletcher B.

Owen said in a phone interview that the Planned Parenthood directive was "possibly an overreaction" because there are no data to show a case-effect relationship between the Dalkon Shield and septic abortions. (Septic abortion the death of an unborn infant due to poisoning is due to infection of the tissues of the uterus.) However, the septic abortions were termed "astonishing" by a specialist in IUD data at the Population Council. "I have not heard of it in connection with any other IUD," Dr. Christopher Tietze said from New York The manufacturer reported the cases in a "Dear Doctor" letter mailed to an estimated 120,000 to 125,000 physicians about May 15. The FDA spokesman emphasized that Robins took the action voluntarily after informing the agency of the problem.

Group protests A Planned Parenthood spokesman protested that although a significant, but undetermined, number of the organization's 89,000 patients using IUDs wear the Dalkon Shield, the organization had learned of the Robins letter accidentally, from private doctors who assist Planned Parenthood. The central concern in the "Dear Doctor" the letter was with women who may become pregnant and reach the second trimester while wearing the Dalkon Shield. The letter advised physicians that "every patient who misses a menstrual period should have a pregnancy test," and that if pregnancy is confirmed, "the device should be removed." If removal cannot be accomplished with an attached string, "serious consideration should be given to offering the patient a therapeutic abortion," the letter said. "If abortion i is refused, the patient should be warned of the possible risk of continuing the pregnancy. "If a pregnancy is allowed to progress, whether or not the device is removed, the patient should be followed very closely WEDDINGS Tafel- Wells Miss Theresa Mary Tafel, daughter of Mr.

and Mrs. Paul Tafel became the bride of Mr. Wayne Harned Wells, son of Mr. and Mrs. Y.

Peyton Wells, yesterday at 2 p.m. in St. Leonard Church. Mrs. Joseph Collins Oldham was her sister's matron of honor.

Bridesmaids were Miss Kathryn Nanette Cody, Miss Deborah Lin Hensley, Miss Ann Mary Scheen, Miss Patricia Cooke, Miss Lucille Doody Lenihan and Miss Jane Ann Segura. Mr. Bryant C. Wells was his cousin's best man. The ushers were Mr.

James Edward Tafel and Mr. Thomas Martin Tafel, the bride's brothers; Mr. Robert A. Nolan Mr. James Fuller, and Mr.

Douglas DeMoss. Edward Collins Oldham and Joseph Will Oldham, the bride's nephews, were ring bearers. Weiler-Eggers Miss Kathie Linda Weiler, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Austin Weiler of Lexington, became the bride of Mr.

Steven Allan Eggers, son of Mr. and Mrs. Allan Eggers of Louisville, yesterday at 2 p.m. in Southern Hills Methodist Church, Lexington. Mrs.

William Frost, Springfield, was her sister's matron of honor. Bridesmaids were Mrs. Jeff Peters, Akron, N.Y., and Laurie Schmitt, Alden, the bride's cousins; Miss Lori Eggers, the bridegroom's sister, and Miss Sharon Tuson, Lexington, the bride's niece. Christine Tuson, Lexington, also a niece, was flower girl. Mr.

Andy Eggers, the bridegroom's brother, was best man. The ushers were Mr. Richard Dooley and Mr. Steve Crump, Louisville, and Mr. Gene Weber, Fort Mitchell.

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40207 For Free Brochures call 897-1444 -RODULFO REALTY BUILDING for early signs which will alert the physician to potential severe complications," the letter emphasized. "The time limit for initiating treatment may be very short following the appearance of symptoms." In three of the four fatal cases, early symptoms were sore throat, flu, earache and diarrhea. The symptoms developed 24 to 48 hours before there was any sign of miscarriage; by the time abortion was imminent, the women were critically ill. The company, saying it was able to confirm the fatalities only late last year, termed the significance of the deaths and injuries for the Dalkon Shield uncertain. (A fifth such case was traced to the Birenberg bow IUD made by the Scheduler Co.

in New York.) Marketed in 41 countries, the Dalkon Shield is made of flexible plastic and shaped to conform to the uterine cavity. The first nine months of the 18-month Planned Parenthood study showed an expulsion rate of only 1.2 per cent. The 18- month expulsion rate rose to 4.3 per cent, however. Bycks Denning-Kraus Denning-Kraus was a member of Alpha Sigma Alpha sorority. Mr.

Kraus received a B. S. degree from Murray where he belonged to Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity. He attended graduate school at Pennsylvania State University. The wedding will be June 21 at 7:30 p.m.

in the chapel of Christ Church United Methodist. -Oglesby tucky. She was the International Farm Youth Exchangee to the United Kingdom in 1969. Mr. Oglesby is a machinist-technician, second class, In the Coast Guard.

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