World's first IVF baby marks 30th birthday (AFP)

yahoo.com     Jul 23, 2008            

by Katherine Haddon 9 minutes ago LONDON (AFP) - The birth of Louise Brown, the world's first IVF baby, hit headlines around the globe three decades ago -- but the married mother-of-one wants to keep her 30th birthday Friday low-key by contrast. Brown -- who lives in Bristol, south-west England, with husband Wesley Mullinder and 18-month-old son Cameron, working as a shipping company administrator -- remains reluctantly in the public eye despite her modest lifestyle. Although her birth opened the door for millions of infertile couples worldwide to give birth to IVF (in vitro fertilisation) or test tube babies, Brown has no big plans to celebrate the landmark date. "I'm not really thinking of it as my 30th," she said. "I'm just carrying on as if this is a normal birthday. "I might go out with my friends or I might have a meal... [read full story]                    

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IVF Procedure

i1one.com     Jul 22, 2008          

IVF ProductsTest tube babies, as they are commonly known, are created using IVF or In Vitro Fertilization which literally means fertilization in glass. The woman?s eggs are taken from her ovaries and then in a laboratory dish,...                    

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Thirty Years Of In Vitro Fertilization

suite101.com     Jul 22, 2008          

The World Celebrates The 30th Anniversary Of IVF On the 25th July 2008, the world's first 'test tube' baby, Louise Joy Brown, will celebrate her 30th birthday, marking 30 years of assisted conception. Lesley and John Brown from...                    

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AHN - World's First Test-Tube Baby Celebrates 30th Birthday

allheadlinenews.com     Jul 23, 2008          

Preciosa Dumlao - AHN News Writer London, England (AHN) - Louise Brown, the first test-tube baby, celebrated her 30th birthday on Friday. Despite being well known, Brown just wants to live a modest life. Brown lives in...                    

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30 Years Of IVF, UK

medicalnewstoday.com     Jul 23, 2008          

Following the success of National Infertility Day on 19th July which this year was in recognition of 30 years of IVF, the national patient organisation would like to congratulate all those who have been successful over the last...                    

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30 years of test-tube babies

nydailynews.com     Jul 24, 2008          

The world's first test-tube baby turns 30 Friday - and the British-born woman isn't the only one with reason to rejoice. In the three decades since Louise Brown was born, 3 million ­babies have arrived with the help of in vitro...                    

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