This book documents the medical and scientific history of in vitro fertilization from the late 1930s to the present. The opening chapter reviews infertility throughout the ages; the remaining eight chapters cover IVF's introduction to the United States, its significance for reproductive medicine, ovulation induction with gonadotrophins, LHRH analogs, cryopreservation, oocyte donation, and intracytoplasmic sperm injection. The contributing authors are leaders in reproductive medicine from the United States, the United Kingdom, Europe, and Israel.
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978-1-85070-566-6 (9781850705666)
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Infertility throughout the ages. The early days of in vitro fertilization. The Norfolk experience: how IVF came to the United States. The significance of IVF for reproductive medicine. Induction of ovulation with gonadotrophins: past, present, and future. LHRH analogs in assisted reproduction. Ten years of cryopreservation and related IVF activities in Rotterdam. Oocyte donation. Intracytoplasmic sperm injection. Index.
