Aberdeen Fertility Centre Achievements through the years Page Banner

The fertility centre has a long and impressive history with some stand-out achievements which have taken place since it was first established, in itself a pioneering venture:

  • Fertility Clinic established (1985)
  • Andrology Laboratory established (1985)
  • First Donor Insemination Pregnancy (1986)
  • Assisted Reproduction Unit established (1989) now known as Aberdeen Fertility Centre
  • First IVF Pregnancy resulting in a live birth (1989)
  • First Egg donation Pregnancy (1991)
  • First Frozen Embryo Transfer Pregnancy resulting in a live birth (1992)
  • First Scottish baby following egg donation (1993)
  • First ICSI Pregnancy resulting in Live Birth (1994)
  • Egg Freezing Research programme (1995)
  • First frozen egg fertilisation (1995)
  • First embryo biopsies for pre-implantation genetic diagnosis (1995)
  • First baby in Scotland after surgical sperm retrieval (1996)
  • First ISO 9001 certified Unit in Scotland (2004)
  • First Andrology service to achieve ISO 15189:2012 for Diagnostic Semen Analysis (2015)
  • Implementation of an electronic patient record system (2021)
  • Attainment of accreditation by ESHRE for sub specialty training (2022)

 

Published: 01/07/2024 11:33