In Vitro Fertilization and Test Tube BabyIntroduction of Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2010

Journal of Capital Medical University ›› 2010, Vol. 31 ›› Issue (5): 678-682.

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In Vitro Fertilization and Test Tube BabyIntroduction of Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2010

ZHANG Ting, WANG Xiao-min^*

Department of Neurobiology, Beijing Institute for Neuroscience, Capital Medical University, Key Laboratory of Neurodegenerative Diseases of Ministry of Education of China

Received:1900-01-01 Revised:1900-01-01 Online:2010-10-21 Published:2010-10-21
Contact: WANG Xiao-min

Abstract

Abstract: Robert Edwards is awarded the 2010 Nobel Prize for the development of human in vitro fertilization(IVF) therapy. On 25 July, 1978, the world’s first “test tube baby” was born, and today close to 4 million babies have been born thanks to the discovery of human IVF. Children born after IVF are in general as healthy as children born after natural conception according to several long-term follow-up studies. Though Edwards’ work raised many ethical problems, it is indisputable that his achievement made it possible to treat infertility, a medical condition afflicting a large proportion of humanity including more than 10% of all couples worldwide.

Key words: in vitro fertilization, test tube baby, Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine

ZHANG Ting;WANG Xiao-min. In Vitro Fertilization and Test Tube BabyIntroduction of Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2010[J]. Journal of Capital Medical University, 2010, 31(5): 678-682.

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