title: Clinical review 55: Advances in clinical in vitro fertilization.
abstract: The advances in human in vitro fertilization are excellent examples of the partnership between basic science and clinical medicine. It is reasonable to assume that future breakthroughs will result from this continued collaboration.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, New England Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts 02111.
authors.forename: A S
authors.initials: AS
authors.lastname: Penzias
authors.forename: A H
authors.initials: AH
authors.lastname: DeCherney
mesh_terms: D001706:Biopsy; D004622:Embryo, Mammalian / Q000473:pathology / Q000502:physiology; D005260:Female; D005307:Fertilization in Vitro; D006801:Humans; D012099:Reproductive Techniques