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Strides and limits in IVF after twenty five years
Twenty five years after the first test tube baby Louise Brown, IVF success rates have doubled yet many couples face ongoing frustration and high costs. The average chance of a baby per cycle is over 40 percent for under 35s but drops below 1 percent by age 45. Advances include ICSI and preimplantation genetic diagnosis, while age remains the biggest barrier to parenthood.
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London
Louise Brown
Robert Edwards
Patrick Steptoe
Cambridge
Brown
Irving
Bristol
England
Francoise Shenkin
University of London
Alison Murdoch
British Fertility Society
Murdoch
Shari Harvey
Justin Holz
Cameron
Nathan
Clarissa Holz
Wee Ee
Huntington Beach
Calif
Shari
Justin