July 25 is World Embryologist Day.
It was on this day, July 25, that the first child in the world conceived through in vitro fertilization was born.
39 years ago in England, through the efforts of two scientists, the founders of IVF, Patrick Steptoe and Robert Edwards, a baby named Louise Brown was born.
Future parents Leslie and John Brown, after 9 years of unsuccessful attempts to give birth to a child, decided on an experimental procedure.
To date, more than six million people in the world have been born using IVF technology. Then, back in 1978, the first successful experience was a sensation.
The Institute of Reproductive Medicine congratulates all embryologists on their professional holiday!
We wish for everyone who has connected their lives with embryology that every morning begins with the contemplation of a fertilized and developing egg!
We wish you to see as often as possible the happy faces of families who have experienced the happiness of becoming parents thanks to your professionalism, experience and desire to help!
Let every cell gain strength in your caring hands, and let the bright faces of “your” children inspire you with confidence that you have made the only right professional choice - to become an embryologist! ✨
