TY - BOOK ID - 85474944 TI - In-vitro fertilization and assisted reproduction : a history AU - Kovacs, Gabor AU - Brinsden, Peter R. AU - DeCherney, Alan H. PY - 2018 SN - 1108551947 1108579019 1108589049 1108427855 1108448240 PB - Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, DB - UniCat KW - Fertilization in vitro, Human. KW - Babies, Test tube KW - Human fertilization in vitro KW - Human in vitro fertilization KW - Test tube babies KW - Conception KW - Human reproductive technology UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:85474944 AB - The birth of Louise Joy Brown - the world's first baby born following in-vitro fertilization - heralded a medical revolution. Forty years later, many thousands of babies are born each year following IVF. Assisted reproduction is a global industry with a multi-billion dollar turnover. It is a complex mix of science, clinical management, bioethics, and commercial imperatives. Many of the pioneers of IVF are still with us and have a fascinating tale to tell. Here, they relate the story of the development of IVF and related technologies in a way that will prove invaluable to future generations of practitioners seeking to understand the genesis of the specialty. This is not an academic history: rather it takes an informal and anecdotal approach; informing and entertaining for generations of past, present and future medical and scientific specialists of IVF, alongside the millions of parents, who celebrated the successes of IVF treatment worldwide. ER -