In vitro fertilization

History of In-Vitro Fertilization

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    History of In-Vitro Fertilization

  • Discovery of Conception

    Discovery of Conception
    Scientists discover that conception starts when sperm enters an ovum.

  • Beginnings of Artifical Insemination

    Beginnings of Artifical Insemination
    The Woman's Hospital in New York opens. Its main doctor J. Marion Sims begins using artificial insemination. He tries this 55 times in 2 years with only 1 succesful pregnancy which later ends in miscarriage.

  • First Succesful Artificial Insemination

    William Pancoast injects a woman with donated sperm while she is under anestesia. She gives birth nine months later.

  • Infertility Doctor John Rock is born

    Infertility Doctor John Rock is born

  • Criticism of Artificial Insemination

    Pancoast's actions were published in the Medical World Journal 25 years after it took place. Strongly Criticized for his actions.

  • Landrum Shettles is born

    Landrum Shettles is born

  • Howard Jones is Born

    Howard Jones is Born

  • Georgeanna Jones is Born

    Georgeanna Jones is Born

  • Gregory Pincus Rabbit IVF

    Gregory Pincus Rabbit IVF
    Harvard scientist conducts reasearch using rabbits. Claims it is possible in humans as well. He's denounced for his work and is denied tenure.

  • First tests with IVF

    John Rock attempts IVF with humans

  • Results of Testing

    Rock collected over 800 ova and tried unsuccesfully to fertilize 138 of them. Later he was able to fertilize four of the ova. The fertilized eggs were never attempted to implant.

  • Pope Pius Xii Condemns Fertilization Outside the Human Body

    Pope Pius Xii Condemns Fertilization Outside the Human Body

  • Landrum Shettles begins to Duplicate Rock's Methods in New York

  • First Court Case of Artificial Insemination

    An Illonois Court rules that babies conceived through Artificial Insemination by Doctor are illegitimate.

  • Shettles published Ovum Humanum

    Shettles published Ovum Humanum
    Book contaning more than 1,000 pictures of human eggs developing.

  • False Success Claims

    Daniele Petrucci Claimed that he succefully fertilized 40 eggs and had grown one embryo for 29 to th epoint it developed a heartbeat before he had it destoryed. His claims are never proved, but the Vatican denounces his experiment as sacrilegious.

  • HIH Grants Standards

    HIH Grants Standards
    The National Institute of Health sets standards for all research performed by its grantees. Also grantees are required to sign letters pledging to to abide by all guidelines including in research thats not funded by the grant.

  • Pope Paul VI issuses Humane Veritae

    Pope Paul VI issuses Humane Veritae
    While the encyclical doesn't mention IVF its principles would seem to forbid external fertilization.

  • The Del-Zio Experiment

    The Del-Zio Experiment
    Shettles works with John and Doris Del-Zio in an attempt to implant fertilized eggs. They succesfully fertilize an egg, but the experiment is confiscated by the chairman. The test tube is ruined and the experiment fails. Shettles is strongly advised to resign.

  • First successful IVF pregnancy

    Robert Edwards and Patrick Steptoe succesfully implant a fertilized egg, but places it in the fallopian tubes and the egg dies.

  • First Succesful Sustained Pregnancy

    First Succesful Sustained Pregnancy
    Lesley Brown and her husband meet with Steptoe. Steptoe hints at IVF without explaining all the details. A year later a fertilized embryo is implanted in Lesley and she is found pregnant in December.

  • Del-Zio Lawsuit

    Trial goes to Manhattan.

  • The Verdict for Del-Zio

    The Verdict for Del-Zio
    After 13 hours the Del-Zios were awarded $50,003. Only $3 was awarded for John's damages.

  • The First IVF Birth

    The First IVF Birth
    At 11:47pm Lesley delivered Louise Joy Brown by C-section. She is the world's first test tube baby.

  • Second Test-tube baby

    Alastair MacDonald is England's second test-tube baby born and first boy.

  • Approval of IVF in the U.S.

    After 11 public meetings, teh Ethics Advisory Board approves federal funding of IVF research.

  • First American IVF Clinic

    Howard and Gerogeanne Jones's IVF clinic at Eastern Virginia Medical School recieves regulatory approval from the state of Virginia.

  • The Clinic's results

    The clinic opened it's doors on March 1st and tried 23 times to implant fertilized eggs. All failed.

  • First Success of Jones Clinic

    Judy Carr becomes Jones first patient to become pregenat with the fertilized eggs.

  • First American IVF Baby

    First American IVF Baby
    Elizabeth Jordan Carr is born by C-section.

  • Vatican Condemnation Of IVF

    The Vatican Radio condemns IVF as immoral, yet public opinion has turned to favor INF and 6 more clinics have opened.

  • Vatican's Official Statement Opposing IVF

    The vatican released an official statement opposing IVF.