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'Joy' True Story: What to Know About IVF, Jean Purdy, and the History Behind the 2024 Netflix Movie

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The untold true story of the pioneering IVF researcher whose trailblazing work inspired the upcoming Netflix drama 'Joy', starring Thomasin McKenzie.
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  • The film is based on the life of Jean Purdy, a British embryologist who worked alongside doctors Robert Edwards and Patrick Steptoe to develop the first successful IVF treatment in the 1970s.
  • Screenwriter Jack Thorne and director Ben Taylor aim to shine a light on Purdy's crucial, yet often overlooked, contributions to the birth of the first 'test-tube baby', Louise Brown, in 1978.
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Jean Purdy, Robert Edwards, Patrick Steptoe, Louise Brown, Jack Thorne, Ben Taylor, Thomasin McKenzie, Netflix, 'Joy'
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