Achievements through the years

Achievements through the years
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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: 10/07/2025 14:38
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