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Chapter 4 - The Story of Patrick Steptoe, Robert Edwards, Jean Purdy, and Bourn Hall Clinic

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  09 June 2018

Gabor Kovacs
Affiliation:
Monash University, Victoria
Peter Brinsden
Affiliation:
Bourn Hall Clinic, Cambridge
Alan DeCherney
Affiliation:
National Institutes of Health, Bethesda
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In-Vitro Fertilization
The Pioneers' History
, pp. 28 - 36
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2018

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Bavister, B.D., Edwards, R.G. & Steptoe, P.C. Identification of the midpiece and tail of the spermatozoon during fertilization of human eggs in vitro. Journal of Reproduction and Fertility, 1969; 2: 159160.Google Scholar
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Research Papers from Bourn Hall Clinic

A full and up-to-date list of the books and research papers published by the staff at Bourn Hall Clinic can be found on our website: www.bournhall.co.uk

Look to the bottom of the “Home Page”’; click “Our Family” and then “Research and Publications.”

Other Recommended Reading

A Matter of Life, Edwards, Robert and Steptoe, Patrick. Hutchinson, London, 1980. (Revised 2nd edition published in paperback, 2012.)Google Scholar
Human Conception In Vitro, Edwards, Robert and Purdy, Jean. Academic Press, London, 1982.Google Scholar
Implantation of the Human Embryo, Edwards, Robert, Purdy, Jean, and Steptoe, Patrick. Academic Press, London, 1984.Google Scholar
Life Before Birth, Edwards, Robert. Hutchinson, London, 1989.Google Scholar
Textbook of In Vitro Fertilization and Assisted Reproduction: The Bourn Hall Guide to Clinical and Laboratory Practice, Ed. Brinsden, Peter. Taylor and Francis, 2005.Google Scholar
Manual of Intrauterine Insemination and Ovulation Induction, Eds. Dickey, Richard P., Brinsden, Peter R., and Pyrzak, Roman. Cambridge University Press, 2010.Google Scholar
In-Vitro Fertilization, Elder, Kay and Dale, Brian. Cambridge University Press, 2011.Google Scholar
Troubleshooting and Problem-Solving in the IVF Laboratory, Elder, Kay, Van den Bergh, Marc, and Woodward, Bryan. Cambridge University Press, 2015.Google Scholar
My Life as the World's First Test-Tube Baby, Brown, Louise. Bristol Books CIC, 2015.Google Scholar

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