{"id":7232,"date":"2018-07-24T13:58:26","date_gmt":"2018-07-24T17:58:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/progyny.com\/?p=7232"},"modified":"2018-07-24T13:58:26","modified_gmt":"2018-07-24T17:58:26","slug":"louise-browns-birthday-and-the-evolution-of-ivf","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/progyny.com\/blog\/fertility-family-building\/louise-browns-birthday-and-the-evolution-of-ivf\/","title":{"rendered":"Louise Brown\u2019s Birthday and the Evolution of IVF"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Dr. Joseph A. Hill&#8217;s, fertility specialist in <a class=\"markup--anchor markup--p-anchor\" href=\"https:\/\/progyny.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" data-href=\"https:\/\/progyny.com\/\">Progyny<\/a>\u2019s Provider Network and CEO of\u00a0Fertility Centers of New England, article in\u00a0<em>Medium.<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Sam Correll and Paul Kellogg, members of the Progyny Network Team, met Louise Brown at\u00a0MSRi<\/p>\n<p>On July 25, Louise Joy Brown, the first baby born utilizing in vitro fertilization (IVF), turns 40. Louise\u2019s parents, John and Lesley Brown, were referred to Patrick Steptoe, a British Obstetrician and Gynecologist who was an early pioneer of laparoscopic surgery for infertility. Steptoe had partnered in 1966 with Robert Edwards, an English biologist and physiologist with a special interest in human embryology.<\/p>\n<p>To read the full story, click <a href=\"https:\/\/medium.com\/@progyny\/louise-browns-birthday-and-the-evolution-of-ivf-93010e101060\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dr. Joseph A. Hill&#8217;s, fertility specialist in Progyny\u2019s Provider Network and CEO of\u00a0Fertility Centers of New England, article in\u00a0Medium. 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