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Patrick C. Steptoe: Laparoscopy, Sterilization, the Test-Tube Baby, and Mass Media

In the late 1950s, Patrick C. Steptoe, a British gynecologist, established contact with Palmer of Paris and Frangenheim of Wuppertal, Germany, and studied laparoscopic technique under the tutelage of these pioneers. Despite the negative attitude among his colleagues, Steptoe soon became one of the m...

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Autor principal: Litynski, Grzegorz S.
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Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Society of Laparoendoscopic Surgeons 1998
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3015256/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/9876723
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description In the late 1950s, Patrick C. Steptoe, a British gynecologist, established contact with Palmer of Paris and Frangenheim of Wuppertal, Germany, and studied laparoscopic technique under the tutelage of these pioneers. Despite the negative attitude among his colleagues, Steptoe soon became one of the most innovative researchers in the field of abdominal endoscopy, particularly laparoscopic sterilization. In the late 1960s, Steptoe began working with Robert Edwards, an embryologist, and launched an in-vitro fertilization project obtaining eggs by means of laparoscopy. Both researchers experienced years of frustration, disappointment, ethical and scientific criticism as well as a difficult relationship with the mass media. Finally, in July 1978, Louise Brown, the first test-tube baby, was born in England. Like many of his colleagues in the 1950s and 1960s, Patrick Christopher Steptoe (1913-1988), a gynecologist in Oldham, Great Britain, was concerned about the number of unnecessary laparotomies. Unfortunately, the Oldham group of hospitals was not a university clinic and Steptoe had scanty opportunity to develop his own research. In the late 1950s, he searched the medical literature for an alternative form of examination and came across publications about Decker's culdoscopy, the vaginal approach to view the abdomen. Since this method was not widespread in England, Steptoe, in 1958, went to Montreal, Boston, and New York in order to observe and learn the practical use of culdoscopy. However, Steptoe left America disappointed.(1)
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spelling pubmed-30152562011-02-17 Patrick C. Steptoe: Laparoscopy, Sterilization, the Test-Tube Baby, and Mass Media Litynski, Grzegorz S. JSLS Profiles in Laparoscopy In the late 1950s, Patrick C. Steptoe, a British gynecologist, established contact with Palmer of Paris and Frangenheim of Wuppertal, Germany, and studied laparoscopic technique under the tutelage of these pioneers. Despite the negative attitude among his colleagues, Steptoe soon became one of the most innovative researchers in the field of abdominal endoscopy, particularly laparoscopic sterilization. In the late 1960s, Steptoe began working with Robert Edwards, an embryologist, and launched an in-vitro fertilization project obtaining eggs by means of laparoscopy. Both researchers experienced years of frustration, disappointment, ethical and scientific criticism as well as a difficult relationship with the mass media. Finally, in July 1978, Louise Brown, the first test-tube baby, was born in England. Like many of his colleagues in the 1950s and 1960s, Patrick Christopher Steptoe (1913-1988), a gynecologist in Oldham, Great Britain, was concerned about the number of unnecessary laparotomies. Unfortunately, the Oldham group of hospitals was not a university clinic and Steptoe had scanty opportunity to develop his own research. In the late 1950s, he searched the medical literature for an alternative form of examination and came across publications about Decker's culdoscopy, the vaginal approach to view the abdomen. Since this method was not widespread in England, Steptoe, in 1958, went to Montreal, Boston, and New York in order to observe and learn the practical use of culdoscopy. However, Steptoe left America disappointed.(1) Society of Laparoendoscopic Surgeons 1998 /pmc/articles/PMC3015256/ /pubmed/9876723 Text en © 1998 by JSLS, Journal of the Society of Laparoendoscopic Surgeons. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial No Derivatives License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/), which permits for noncommercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited and is not altered in any way.
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Patrick C. Steptoe: Laparoscopy, Sterilization, the Test-Tube Baby, and Mass Media
title Patrick C. Steptoe: Laparoscopy, Sterilization, the Test-Tube Baby, and Mass Media
title_full Patrick C. Steptoe: Laparoscopy, Sterilization, the Test-Tube Baby, and Mass Media
title_fullStr Patrick C. Steptoe: Laparoscopy, Sterilization, the Test-Tube Baby, and Mass Media
title_full_unstemmed Patrick C. Steptoe: Laparoscopy, Sterilization, the Test-Tube Baby, and Mass Media
title_short Patrick C. Steptoe: Laparoscopy, Sterilization, the Test-Tube Baby, and Mass Media
title_sort patrick c. steptoe: laparoscopy, sterilization, the test-tube baby, and mass media
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3015256/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/9876723
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