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It ist now 8 years since Steptoe and Edwards announced the birth of the first child born as a result of in vitro fertilization (IVF) and embryo transfer. The technique had been successfully applied to bypass the mechanical absence of the patient’s fallopian tubes, surely the most abvious application of such technology. In the 8 years that have passed, IVF and related technologies have changed the face of the treatment of the infertile patient. It is now applied to virtually all forms of infertility where more conventional treatments have failed, and it has now become internationally established as part of the service to the infertile patient.
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Johnston, I. (1987). The Evolution of In Vitro Fertilization Technology. In: Feichtinger, W., Kemeter, P. (eds) Future Aspects in Human In Vitro Fertilization. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-71412-2_2
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