Over 16,300 IVF babies born at Tu Du Hospital in 25 years
On April 30, 25 years ago, the first three Vietnamese IVF babies were born at Ho Chi Minh City’s Tu Du Hospital, laying the first brick for the IVF sector in Vietnam.
The first three Vietnamese IVF babies were born 25 years ago (Photo: Tu Du Hospital)
Hanoi (VNA) – On April 30, 25 years ago, the first three Vietnamese IVFbabies were born at Ho Chi Minh City’s Tu Du Hospital, laying the first brickfor the IVF sector in Vietnam.
IVF, or In vitro fertilisation, is one of several techniquesavailable to help people with fertility problems have a baby. During IVF, anegg is removed from the woman's ovaries and fertilised with sperm in alaboratory. The fertilised egg, called an embryo, is then returned to thewoman's womb to grow and develop.
This has brought many successes in terms of scienceand professional development, Prof., Doctor Nguyen Thi Ngoc Phuong, formerDirector of Tu Du Hospital, recounted at a ceremony held at the hospital onApril 27 to mark the anniversary.
Therefore, April 30, 1998, is considered an importanthistorical milestone of the IVF industry in Vietnam, bringing hope to millionsof infertile couples in the country at that time.
IVF doctors have paid attention to transferring thetechnique to localities. In addition, the technique has been recognised and highly valuedby the international community, reflected through foreign hospitals’ sending oftheir experts to Vietnam to learn about it.
Tu Du Hospital lab (Photo: zingnews)
Director of the municipal Department of Health Assoc. Prof.Tang Chi Thuong asked Tu Du Hospital to implement specialised activities and techniques,apply artificial intelligence (AI) in IVF practice, and develop a medicalgenetics centre, a fetal intervention centre, and a neonatal intensive carecentre of world standards.
Over the past 25 years, Tu Du Hospital has welcomed morethan 16,300 IVF babies. The number of infertility check-ups each year rangesfrom 55,000 to 60,000./.
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The first three Vietnamese IVF babies were born 25 years ago (Photo: Tu Du Hospital) 
Tu Du Hospital lab (Photo: zingnews) 
