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'''Patrick Christopher Steptoe''' (9 June 1913, [[Oxford]], [[England]] – 21 March 1988, [[Canterbury]]) was a [[United Kingdom|British]] [[obstetrics|obstetrician]] and [[gynaecology|gynaecologist]] and a pioneer of [[fertility]] treatment. Steptoe was responsible with [[biology|biologist]] and [[physiology|physiologist]] [[Robert Edwards (physiologist)|Robert Edwards]] for developing [[in vitro fertilization|''in vitro'' fertilization]]. Edwards won the 2010 Nobel prize for physiology or medicine for this work. The [[childbirth|birth]] of the first [[test-tube baby]], [[Louise Joy Brown]], occurred on 25 July 1978.<ref>{{cite news |
'''Patrick Christopher Steptoe''' (9 June 1913, [[Oxford]], [[England]] – 21 March 1988, [[Canterbury]]) was a [[United Kingdom|British]] [[obstetrics|obstetrician]] and [[gynaecology|gynaecologist]] and a pioneer of [[fertility]] treatment. Steptoe was responsible with [[biology|biologist]] and [[physiology|physiologist]] [[Robert Edwards (physiologist)|Robert Edwards]] for developing [[in vitro fertilization|''in vitro'' fertilization]]. Edwards won the 2010 Nobel prize for physiology or medicine for this work. The [[childbirth|birth]] of the first [[test-tube baby]], [[Louise Joy Brown]], occurred on 25 July 1978.<ref>{{cite news |
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Steptoe became the Director of the Centre for Human Reproduction, [[Oldham]] in 1969. Using laparoscopy, he collected the [[ovum|ova]] from volunteering infertile women who saw his place as their last hope to achieve a pregnancy. Edwards and his assistant Jean Purdy provided the laboratory expertise. During this time they had to endure criticism and hostility to their work. Finally, in 1978, the birth of Louise Brown changed everything. Although he encountered further criticism, other clinics were able to follow the lead and patients responded. To accommodate the increased patient number and train specialists, he and Edwards founded the [[Bourn Hall Clinic]], [[Cambridgeshire]] in 1980 of which he was a Medical Director until his death. |
Steptoe became the Director of the Centre for Human Reproduction, [[Oldham]] in 1969. Using laparoscopy, he collected the [[ovum|ova]] from volunteering infertile women who saw his place as their last hope to achieve a pregnancy. Edwards and his assistant Jean Purdy provided the laboratory expertise. During this time they had to endure criticism and hostility to their work. Finally, in 1978, the birth of Louise Brown changed everything. Although he encountered further criticism, other clinics were able to follow the lead and patients responded. To accommodate the increased patient number and train specialists, he and Edwards founded the [[Bourn Hall Clinic]], [[Cambridgeshire]] in 1980 of which he was a Medical Director until his death. |
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He was elected a [[Fellow of the Royal Society]] in Mar 1987 <ref> {{cite web |url= http://www2.royalsociety.org/DServe/dserve.exe?dsqIni=Dserve.ini&dsqApp=Archive&dsqCmd=Show.tcl&dsqDb=Persons&dsqPos=0&dsqSearch=%28Surname%3D%27steptoe%27%29|title= Library and Archive Catalogue|publisher= Royal Society|accessdate= 21 October 2010}} </ref> |
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Revision as of 21:01, 21 October 2010
Patrick Christopher Steptoe | |
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| Born | 9 June 1913 |
| Died | 21 March 1988 (aged 74) |
| Education | King's College London St George's Hospital Medical School |
| Years active | 1939-1988 |
| Known for | Development of in vitro fertilization |
| Medical career | |
| Profession | Physician |
| Institutions | Oldham General Hospital Bourn Hall Clinic |
| Sub-specialties | obstetrics and gynaecology |
| Research | in vitro fertilization |
Patrick Christopher Steptoe (9 June 1913, Oxford, England – 21 March 1988, Canterbury) was a British obstetrician and gynaecologist and a pioneer of fertility treatment. Steptoe was responsible with biologist and physiologist Robert Edwards for developing in vitro fertilization. Edwards won the 2010 Nobel prize for physiology or medicine for this work. The birth of the first test-tube baby, Louise Joy Brown, occurred on 25 July 1978.[1][2]
Education
Steptoe was educated at The Grammar School, Witney (since 1968 the comprehensive Henry Box School) in Oxfordshire. He went to King's College London and graduated from St George's Hospital Medical School, London in 1939.
Laparoscopic pioneer
After the Second World War, he studied obstetrics and, in 1951 he started to work at the Oldham General Hospital. From Mr. Raoul Palmer he learned the technique of laparoscopy and promoted its usefulness. In 1967 he published a book on Laparoscopy in Gynaecology. Subsequently, Robert Edwards, a physiologist from the University of Cambridge, contacted him and got him interested to collaborate in the development of in vitro fertilization.
Work with Edwards
Steptoe became the Director of the Centre for Human Reproduction, Oldham in 1969. Using laparoscopy, he collected the ova from volunteering infertile women who saw his place as their last hope to achieve a pregnancy. Edwards and his assistant Jean Purdy provided the laboratory expertise. During this time they had to endure criticism and hostility to their work. Finally, in 1978, the birth of Louise Brown changed everything. Although he encountered further criticism, other clinics were able to follow the lead and patients responded. To accommodate the increased patient number and train specialists, he and Edwards founded the Bourn Hall Clinic, Cambridgeshire in 1980 of which he was a Medical Director until his death.
He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in Mar 1987 [3]
References
- ^ "1978: First 'test tube baby' born". BBC. 25 July 1978. Retrieved 2009-06-13.
The birth of the world's first "test tube baby" has been announced in Manchester (England). Louise Brown was born shortly before midnight in Oldham and District General Hospital
{{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ Moreton, Cole (14 January 2007). "World's first test-tube baby Louise Brown has a child of her own". London: Independent. Retrieved 21 May 2010.
The 28-year-old, whose pioneering conception by in-vitro fertilisation made her famous around the world.. The fertility specialists Patrick Steptoe and Bob Edwards became the first to successfully carry out IVF by extracting an egg, impregnating it with sperm and planting the resulting embryo back into the mother
{{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ "Library and Archive Catalogue". Royal Society. Retrieved 21 October 2010.
Sources
- Litynski GS (1998). "Patrick C. Steptoe: laparoscopy, sterilization, the test-tube baby, and mass media". JSLS. 2 (1): 99–101. PMID 9876723.
- Edwards RG (1996). "Patrick Christopher Steptoe, C.B.E.: 9 June 1913 - 22 March 1988". Biographical Memoirs of Fellows of the Royal Society. Royal Society. 42: 435–52. PMID 11619339.
- "Dr. Steptoe's full report--at last". Medical World News. 20 (4): 10–11+. 1979. PMID 11645394.
{{cite journal}}: Unknown parameter|month=ignored (help) - Weintraub RM (1978). "First test-tube baby born in British hospital". Washington Post: A1+. PMID 11648723.
{{cite journal}}: Unknown parameter|month=ignored (help) - Gwynne P, Collings A, Gastel B (1978). "The test-tube baby". Newsweek. 92 (4): 76. PMID 11662500.
{{cite journal}}: Unknown parameter|month=ignored (help)CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - Nossiter B (1978). "Test tube baby 'well': doctors predict more successes". Washington Post: A1+. PMID 11648647.
{{cite journal}}: Unknown parameter|month=ignored (help) - "By-passing a block to conception". Times: 15. 1978. PMID 11648651.
{{cite journal}}: Unknown parameter|month=ignored (help) - Hathout H (1978). "Test tube babies!". The Journal of the Kuwait Medical Association. 12 (3): 135–6. PMID 11662645.
{{cite journal}}: Unknown parameter|month=ignored (help) - Shearer L (1978). "Next: twin tube babies?". Parade: 23. PMID 12088000.
{{cite journal}}: Unknown parameter|month=ignored (help) - Cohn V (1978). "Test-tube baby pioneer urges easing of curbs". Washington Post: A26. PMID 11648949.
{{cite journal}}: Unknown parameter|month=ignored (help) - Hand GO (1978). "The manipulation of existence: conceiving the inconceivable". Vital Speeches of the Day. 45 (4): 98–102. PMID 11662640.
{{cite journal}}: Unknown parameter|month=ignored (help) - "In vitro fertilization questions remain: no ethics problem, Dr. Steptoe says". American Medical News. 22 (8): 1, 15–6. 1979. PMID 10315865.
{{cite journal}}: Unknown parameter|month=ignored (help) - "That baby again". Time. 113 (8): 82. 1979. PMID 11665072.
{{cite journal}}: Unknown parameter|month=ignored (help) - Edwards RG (1996). "The history of assisted human conception with especial reference to endocrinology". Experimental and Clinical Endocrinology & Diabetes. 104 (3): 183–204. doi:10.1055/s-0029-1211443. PMID 8817236.