Gynecology & Obstetrics
Open Access
ISSN: 2161-0932
ISSN: 2161-0932
Remah MA Kamel
United Kingdom
Review Article
Assisted Reproductive Technology after the birth of Louise Brown
Author(s): Remah MA KamelRemah MA Kamel
Background: Public interest in Assisted Reproductive Technology (ART) has remained high since the birth of the world’s first in-vitro fertilization baby, Louise Brown, in the United Kingdom. ART allows scientists to manipulate the fertilization process in order to bypass some pathological obstacles such as blocked fallopian tubes and nonfunctioning ovaries in the females, and blocked vas deferens and low sperm count in the males. Objectives: To provide a historical outline and identify the researches that most contributed to the ART. Methods: A review of published experimental and clinical studies of assisted reproduction carried out at the University of Bristol library website (MetaLib®). A cross-search of seven different medical databases; (AMED-Allied and Complementary Medicine Database, BIOSIS Previews on We.. View More»
DOI:
10.4172/2161-0932.1000156