In-Vitro Fertilization: The Pioneers’ History

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.

• Timely publication in connection with the 40th anniversary of the birth of Louise Brown (the world’s first ‘test-tube baby’) on 25 July 2018.
• Fulfils the need for a record of the early days of in-vitro fertilization and assisted reproduction technologies.
• Explores the memories and first-hand experiences of global pioneers of IVF, written by those remaining from the early days of the specialty.

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