This procedure was first successfully carried out in 1978 by Drs. Steptoe and Edwards of Oldham General Hospital in the UK after over two decades of research, which led to the birth of Baby Louise Brown, the world’s first ‘test tube’ baby.
This ground-breaking achievement led to a surge in the establishment of fertility centres as well as the development of more sophisticated techniques such as IUI (inter uterine insemination), PGD (Preimplantation Genetic Diagnosis), and ICSI (Intracytoplasmic Sperm Injection). These new techniques make the path to parenthood easier for more people struggling with infertility.
In Nigeria many couples attempting to conceive seek help from fertility centres as a last resort, having passed through several phases, from denial to seeking for spiritual intervention.
