Article: Birth control arrives at the zoo

Article: Zoos practice birth control
Chicago Sun-Times;  June 30, 1996 ;     700+ words ... ... species require birth control. For example ... been born at Lincoln Park Zoo since 1970 ... gorilla exhibits. Birth control is most common ... cooperate. At Lincoln Park, zookeepers ... They implanted birth control devices under ...

Article: HERE'S A HOT NEWS FLASH: Researchers at Brookfield, ...
Chicago Tribune (Chicago, IL);  February 12, 2006 ;     700+ words ... ... Brookfield Zoo and Lincoln Park Zoo have found ... some apes off birth control without fear ... having her on birth control also was risky ... can occur from birth control medicine, like ... who moved to Lincoln Park Zoo in 2004 to ...

Article: It's a baby ape for Lincoln Park.
Chicago Tribune (Chicago, IL);  July 27, 2005 ;     700+ words ... ... Good news came in a small package to Lincoln Park Zoo Tuesday morning when keepers arrived ... 9, but the females were always on birth control so they wouldn't become pregnant ... adults into a closer bond. Taken off birth control, Kowali became pregnant almost immediately ...

Article: 3 cubs boost pride of Lincoln Park Zoo
Chicago Sun-Times;  February 11, 1999 ;     582 words ...Workers at Lincoln Park Zoo have a secret: Myra, the zoo's 2-year-old African lioness ... program. Helene, the third lion in the pride, was implanted with birth control so that Myra and Adelor could match up. North American zoos house ...

Emergency birth control pill (morning-after pill).(Women's ...
Clinical Reference Systems;  November 1, 2006 ;     700+ words ...What is the emergency birth control pill? The emergency birth control pill, also called the morning-after pill, is a birth control pill that can prevent pregnancy if a woman takes it within 72 hours (3 days) of having sex. It may be used ...

Birth Control Pills (Oral Contraceptives).(Adult Health ...
Clinical Reference Systems;  January 1, 2002 ;     700+ words ...What are birth control pills? Birth control pills (oral contraceptives) are a method of birth control that uses hormones to prevent pregnancy. The man-made female hormones in the pills change a woman's natural hormone levels and prevent ...

Emergency birth control pill (Morning-After Pill).(Adult ...
Clinical Reference Systems;  November 1, 2006 ;     700+ words ...What is the emergency birth control pill? The emergency birth control pill, also called the morning-after pill, is a birth control pill that can prevent pregnancy if a woman takes it within 72 hours (3 days) of having sex. It may be used ...