title: Current technology of in vitro fertilization and embryo transfer.
abstract: Since the initial human in vitro fertilization (IVF-ET) procedure in 1978, the laparoscope was the primary method for oocyte collection. Although laparoscopic retrieval instrumentation has been refined, ultrasound-guided follicular puncture has become the major retrieval technique in IVF-ET repertoire. The Johns Hopkins In Vitro Fertilization Program was initiated in 1984, recording the first in vitro pregnancy in Maryland.
authors.affiliation: Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine.
authors.forename: M D
authors.initials: MD
authors.lastname: Damewood
mesh_terms: D004624:Embryo Transfer; D005260:Female; D005307:Fertilization in Vitro; D005544:Forecasting; D006801:Humans; D014481:United States