New conceptions of conception

Dr. Sherman Silber looks back on the genesis of in vitro science and ahead to the future of babymaking

	Dr. Sherman Silber, director of the Infertility Center of St. Louis at St. Luke’s Hospital in Missouri

By MSNBC.com Chat

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July 23, 2003 - The field of reproductive technology has come a long way in the 25 years since the first baby was born through in vitro fertilization. Dr. Sherman Silber, director of the Infertility Center of St. Louis at St. Luke’s Hospital in Missouri, and author of “How To Get Pregnant With The New Technology,” chats with MSNBC.com about how the technology has improved and also how new techniques are being employed to enable previously infertile couples to have babies. Chat producer Will Femia moderates.

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