This document provides a summary of developments in reproductive medicine presented by T. Cordes and K. Diedrich from the University of Schleswig-Holstein, Campus Lübeck, Germany. It discusses milestones from 1960 onward including IVF in 1970, cryopreservation in 1980, and ICSI in 1990. Newer developments discussed include the use of GnRH antagonists for ovarian stimulation, elective single embryo transfer to reduce multiple births, blastocyst culture, and preimplantation genetic screening. In-vitro maturation is presented as an alternative for certain patient groups. Cryopreservation methods such as vitrification are also summarized.