Forty years of IVF

Craig Niederberger, Antonio Pellicer, Jacques Cohen, David K. Gardner, Gianpiero D. Palermo, Claire L. O'Neill, Stephen Chow, Zev Rosenwaks, Ana Cobo, Jason E. Swain, William B. Schoolcraft, René Frydman, Lauren A. Bishop, Davora Aharon, Catherine Gordon, Erika New, Alan Decherney, Seang Lin Tan, Richard J. Paulson, James M. GoldfarbMats Brännström, Jacques Donnez, Sherman Silber, Marie Madeleine Dolmans, Joe Leigh Simpson, Alan H. Handyside, Santiago Munné, Cristina Eguizabal, Nuria Montserrat, Juan Carlos Izpisua Belmonte, Alan Trounson, Carlos Simon, Togas Tulandi, Linda C. Giudice, Robert J. Norman, Aaron J. Hsueh, Yingpu Sun, Neri Laufer, Ronit Kochman, Talia Eldar-Geva, Bruno Lunenfeld, Diego Ezcurra, Thomas D'Hooghe, Bart C.J.M. Fauser, Basil C. Tarlatzis, David R. Meldrum, Robert F. Casper, Human M. Fatemi, Paul Devroey, Daniela Galliano, Matts Wikland, Mark Sigman, Richard A. Schoor, Marc Goldstein, Larry I. Lipshultz, Peter N. Schlegel, Alayman Hussein, Robert D. Oates, Robert E. Brannigan, Heather E. Ross, Guido Pennings, Susan C. Klock, Simon Brown, André Van Steirteghem, Robert W. Rebar, Andrew R. LaBarbera

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    Abstract

    This monograph, written by the pioneers of IVF and reproductive medicine, celebrates the history, achievements, and medical advancements made over the last 40 years in this rapidly growing field.

    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)185-324.e5
    JournalFertility and Sterility
    Volume110
    Issue number2
    DOIs
    StatePublished - 15 Jul 2018

    Bibliographical note

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    © 2018 American Society for Reproductive Medicine

    Funding

    The cause of luteal phase defect in stimulated IVF cycles seems to be related to the supraphysiological levels of steroids. Luteal phase support with hCG or progesterone after assisted reproduction results in increased pregnancy rates. However, hCG is associated with a greater risk of OHSS. Vaginal, SC, and IM progesterone seem to have comparable outcomes. However, IM progesterone should not be the first choice due to possible side effects. Natural micronized progesterone is not effective, if taken orally. The duration of luteal phase support in stimulated IVF cycles does not appear to be mandatory beyond the day of a positive hCG test (451). Progress was also hindered by the sheer scientific difficulty of IVF. Edwards himself had first described the technique in 1969 (635) and throughout the succeeding decade continued to report experiments in sperm capacitation and oocyte maturation from his Cambridge laboratory. This challenging work was also undertaken without specific funding as Britain's Medical Research Council turned down Edwards's first grant application in 1971 (636) .

    FundersFunder number
    Britain's Medical Research Council
    National Institute of Child Health and Human DevelopmentZIEHD008737
    Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development
    International Visegrad Fund

      Keywords

      • History
      • IVF
      • controlled ovarian stimulation
      • laboratory
      • male reproduction

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