Source:  East and Bays Courier.  Article by Sarah Moyes

"Hey egg, meet the sperm."

Gynaecologist and obstetrician Dr Richard Fisher says in vitro fertilisation, or IVF, isn't creating life, but nurturing it.

"We get all the materials together, and then we nurture that growth," he says.

Dr Fisher and Dr Freddie Graham, also a gynaecologist and obstetrician, brought IVF to New Zealand 27 years ago.

The Remuera and Parnell residents have been made Companions of the New Zealand Order of Merit in the recent New Year Honours for services to medicine...Read the full article online here.

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