Post by wheelspinner on Sept 27, 2011 7:51:08 GMT -5
Dr Carl Wood and his ground-breaking work in IVF and obstetrics left a legacy of many happy families and beautiful children (including some in my own family). If only we could all leave such a legacy.
IVF pioneer dies aged 82
September 26, 2011
IN-VITRO fertilisation pioneer Carl Wood has lost his struggle with Alzheimer's disease at the age of 82.
Professor Wood led the team that established IVF as a method for the treatment of human infertility during the 1970s. His team, which included stem-cell pioneer Alan Trounson, achieved the world's first clinical IVF pregnancy in Melbourne in 1973 and created Australia's first ''test-tube baby'', Candice Reed, who was born in 1980.
The technique, whereby eggs are fertilised outside the body then placed in a woman's uterus, has since assisted the births of more than 45,000 babies.
Simon Wood said in a statement last night his father died at 6.30pm on Friday in his residential care home. He was diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease in 2004. He married twice and is survived by three children.
His first wife, Judy, came back into his life when he was diagnosed and was his primary carer during his illness, Mr Wood said.
Funeral arrangements have not yet been made.
Read more: www.theage.com.au/victoria/ivf-pioneer-dies-aged-82-20110925-1krzj.html#ixzz1Z9m1HVVB
IVF pioneer dies aged 82
September 26, 2011
IN-VITRO fertilisation pioneer Carl Wood has lost his struggle with Alzheimer's disease at the age of 82.
Professor Wood led the team that established IVF as a method for the treatment of human infertility during the 1970s. His team, which included stem-cell pioneer Alan Trounson, achieved the world's first clinical IVF pregnancy in Melbourne in 1973 and created Australia's first ''test-tube baby'', Candice Reed, who was born in 1980.
The technique, whereby eggs are fertilised outside the body then placed in a woman's uterus, has since assisted the births of more than 45,000 babies.
Simon Wood said in a statement last night his father died at 6.30pm on Friday in his residential care home. He was diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease in 2004. He married twice and is survived by three children.
His first wife, Judy, came back into his life when he was diagnosed and was his primary carer during his illness, Mr Wood said.
Funeral arrangements have not yet been made.
Read more: www.theage.com.au/victoria/ivf-pioneer-dies-aged-82-20110925-1krzj.html#ixzz1Z9m1HVVB