Happy 40th Birthday IVF. Now let ’s discuss your dirty secret | Zeynep Gurtin

As the world ’s first IVF baby tuns 40, it’s time to make fertility treatment more widely available in the UK and abroadToday marks the40th anniversary of the first IVF birth. Louise Brown, born in Oldham General Hospital in 1978, was heralded by the world ’s press as a British medical marvel and a beacon of hope for people with fertility problems. Forty years later, IVF has unquestionably transformed the lives of millions of men and women, giving them the children they so deeply desired. But, despite its evident positives, IVF also hides a dirty se cret: its benefits remain largely limited to those who can afford them.Related:Seven ways IVF changed the world – from Louise Brown to stem-cell researchContinue reading...

Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - July 25, 2018 Category: Science Authors: Zeynep Gurtin Tags: IVF Fertility problems Health Society NHS Health policy Public services policy Politics UK news Reproduction Biology Science Source Type: news