Thatcher S S, DeCherney A H
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT 06510.
Hum Reprod. 1989 Nov;4(8 Suppl):11-6. doi: 10.1093/humrep/4.suppl_1.11.
In-vitro fertilization therapy (IVF-ET) should be considered an important and indispensable component of all comprehensive infertility treatment programmes. It is neither more, nor less important than operative laparoscopy, hysteroscopic diagnosis, a broad-based programme for ovarian stimulation and ovulation induction or even psychological counseling. Clearly, with today's technology, IVF-ET is not a panacea of infertility, but in selected cases it may provide a child where other forms of therapy have failed. However, what sets this therapy apart from all others is that it has heralded a new era in human biology that will not only enable us to treat, but also to understand the problem of infertility.
体外受精疗法（IVF-ET）应被视为所有综合性不孕症治疗方案的重要且不可或缺的组成部分。它与手术腹腔镜检查、宫腔镜诊断、广泛的卵巢刺激和排卵诱导方案乃至心理咨询同样重要，不多也不少。显然，就当今的技术而言，IVF-ET并非不孕症的万灵药，但在某些特定情况下，当其他治疗方法失败时，它有可能带来一个孩子。然而，这种疗法与其他所有疗法的不同之处在于，它开创了人类生物学的新纪元，这不仅将使我们能够治疗不孕症问题，还能让我们理解该问题。
