Health Report: Aug. 23, 1993

THE GOOD NEWS

-- Most condoms today are made of latex, which breaks only 2% of the time but disintegrates when used with oil-based lubricants. London International Group, whose American subsidiary is Schmid Laboratories, announced the development of a polyurethane prophylactic that it claims is not only impervious to oils but also thinner than latex and just as strong. The product should be on the market by next year.

-- Some worry about contraception, others about conception. Until recently, in vitro fertilization has been useful mostly for women's reproductive & complications, but a respected Belgian researcher has developed a technique that...

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