Dr. Al Yuzpe

Vancouver, British Columbia (openPR) 6 October 2010

Known as the father of IVF, Dr. Edwards, a biologist, and his colleague Patrick Steptoe, a doctor who died in 1988, for the development of in vitro fertilization (IVF) procedures for the treatment of human infertility known .


Dr. Albert Yuzpe

, founding director of the Genesis Fertility Centre and research pioneer, has a friend and colleague of Dr. Edwards over 30 years.

“Dr. Edwards and Dr. Steptoe spent over two decades as a team to finally reach their goal of life, the first baby through IVF, Louise Brown, who designed 32 years old now. I had the honor of a movie to see Louise delivery in the presence of Dr. Steptoe and Edwards. There was a time that I will never forget. “

this historic achievement, are more than 4.5 million babies are born with this technology. Many new developments have resulted from IVF, made including the treatment of male infertility with intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI) and preimplantation genetic diagnosis (PGD).

Encouraged by Mr. Edwards founded Mr. Yuzpe one of the first IVF centers in Canada at the University of Western Ontario in London, Ontario in 1982.

“Dr. Edwards convinced me to continue the development of an IVF program in London. I have never meet to decide how to treat infertility has become my passion looked back. I do not see anything more than pleasing to someone to help understand otherwise not be able, by means of techniques, Dr. Edward. “

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Dr. Yuzpe remembers how the process changed in the 32 years since the birth of Louise Brown.

advances in embryology and other reproductive technologies have improved the success rate significantly, “says Dr. Yuzpe.” When we first start 30 years ago, women had a chance from five to ten percent of pregnant women by in vitro fertilization. Today we see rates of conception up to 65% in some populations. “

According to Dr. Yuzpe, his mentor and colleague to finally get the recognition he deserves.


“I congratulate and applaud Mr. Edwards for his enormous contribution to medicine and have the knowledge, courage, vision and conviction to follow his dream. “


Dr. Al Yuzpe

is co-founder and co-director of the Genesis Fertility Centre. He received his MD, MSc. and completed his residency in gynecology and obstetrics at the University of Western Ontario. He then joined the Medical Faculty, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, where he served as professor until his retirement in 1995. He was a fellow of the Medical Research Council of Canada for two years, his research on the development and improvement of fertility drug paraphernalia, including clomiphene citrate and human menopausal gonadotropin.

Since its opening in 1995, Genesis has become one of the largest IVF clinics in Canada providing a full range of assisted reproductive technologies including IUI, IVF, ICSI, PGD, will donate the surgical extraction of sperm, ova and sperm.

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