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Human Reproduction, Vol. 4, No. suppl_1, pp. 11-16, 1989
© 1989 European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology

A critical assessment of the indications for in-vitro fertilization and embryo transfer

Samuel S. Thatcher and Alan H. DeCherney

Division of Reproductive Endocrinology, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Yale University School of Medicine 333 Cedar Street, New Haven, CT 06510, USA

In-vitro fertilization therapy (IVF–ET) should be considered an important and indispensable component of all comprehensive infertility treatment programmes. It is neither more, nor less important than operative laparoscopy, hysteroscopic diagnosis, a broad-based programme for ovarian stimulation and ovulation induction or even psychological counselling. Clearly, with today's technology, IVF–ET is not a panacea of infertility, but in selected cases it may provide a child where other forms of therapy have failed. However, what sets this therapy apart from all others is that it has heralded a new era in human biology that will not only enable us to treat, but also to understand the problem of infertility.

Key words: endometriosis/immunologic factors/indications for IVF/reproductive ageing/therapy assessment


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