It's Louise Brown!!!!

About this episode

Louise Joy Brown, the first IVF baby, discusses her experiences and the importance of IVF science.

This week we are lucky enough to be joined by THE Louise Joy Brown, the first IVF baby. She talks about how her mum felt about going through IVF, her relationship with Bob Edwards, Patrick Steptoe and Jean Purdy, and why the science is now more important than ever. No Prof T again this week. To sign up to our Substack, you can go to https://bigfatnegative.substack.com/. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

People in this episode

Guest: Louise Joy Brown

Topics covered

• IVF
• fertility
• infertility
• science
• personal stories

Keywords

• IVF
• Louise Brown
• fertility
• infertility
• science
• Bob Edwards
• Patrick Steptoe
• Jean Purdy

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