MFS Milestones
| 1987 |
| MFS establishes the first IVF clinic in the West Midlands |
| 1988 |
| 1st IVF baby born |
| 1989 |
| 1st baby born from donor insemination |
| 1990 |
| 1st egg donation cycle |
| 1991 |
| 1st baby born from a frozen embryo transfer (FET) |
| 1992 |
| 1st NHS-funded treatment carried out |
| MFS formed associations with units in India |
| 1993 |
| MFS moved to Centre House, Aldridge |
| 1994 |
| 1st IVF unit in the world to be accredited with ISO 9002:1994 |
| 1st baby born from donated embryos |
| 1995 |
| 1st baby born from ICSI |
| 1st baby born following assisted hatching |
| 1996 |
| 1st baby born from ICSI with surgically recovered sperm (TESA/PESA) |
| 1st experimental ovarian tissue cryopreservation |
| 1997 |
| 5,000th patient attended MFS |
| 3,400th ICSI/IUI cycle |
| 3,000th IVF cycle |
| 1,200th frozen embryo transfer cycle |
| 1,000th ICSI cycle |
| 70th ICSI with TESA/PESA |
| 1998 |
| Extension of nursing role - MFS has some of the most highly-qualified nurses in the world |
| MFS nurses perform egg recoveries |
| 1st IVF unit to offer hypnotherapy to help patients manage stress |
| 1999 |
| 2,000th ICSI cycle carried out |
| 1st baby born from blastocyst transfer |
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MFS nurses perform surgical sperm recovery procedures |
| 2000 |
| Dr Gillian Lockwood becomes medical director of MFS |
| MFS becomes 1st IVF clinic in the UK to use Inhibin B to assess ovarian reserve |
| Helped establish new IVF unit in Jamaica |
| 2001 |
| ‘Fitness for Fertility’ programme introduced – special diet and exercise programme for patients with polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS) |
| 2002 |
| June: the UK’s first ‘frozen egg‘ baby born following treatment at MFS, giving hope to young cancer patients who can now ‘preserve’ their fertility by egg freezing before chemotherapy |
| July: the UK’s first baby born after her mother was treated with Viagra to thicken the lining of her womb, as part of her fertility treatment at MFS |
| 2003 |
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May: birth of 2,500th baby following treatment at MFS |
| 3,500th ICSI cycle |
| 2004 |
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November: birth of 3,000th baby after treatment at MFS |
| 10 years of ICSI – 1,309 babies born from 4,000 ICSI cycles |
| 1st IVF unit in the UK to be accredited with ISO 9001:2000 |
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MFS is recognised as an Investor in People |
| 2005 |
| February: MFS recognised by the Healthcare Commission as an independent hospital |
| February: MFS launches the ‘Funded Fertility Treatment for All’ campaign with The Birmingham Post, which funded treatment for four couples unable to receive NHS-funding |
| June: 13,000th patient registered at MFS |
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September: celebrated 18 years of providing fertility treatment |
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September: birth of the UK’s first ‘frozen egg’ twins born after treatment at MFS |
| 2006 |
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February: MFS received a CIPR gold award from the Chartered Institute of Public Relations (Midlands) for clarity and accessibility of literature, website and media coverage |
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March: Successful HFEA / Healthcare Commission joint inspection |
| April: UK’s first twins born after the mother was treated with Viagra to thicken her womb lining, as part of her fertility treatment at MFS |
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July: birth of 3,500th baby after treatment at MFS |
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October: 18th birthday of MFS’s 1st baby |
| 2007 |
| January: MFS expands to include the second floor of Centre House in Aldridge |
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May: MFS medical director, Dr Gillian Lockwood and MFS communications manager, Jill Anthony-Ackery co-author Fertility & Infertility for Dummies |
| 2008 |
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June: MFS celebrates its 21st birthday with a party attended by 1,000 patients and MFS babies, children and teenagers |
| June: birth of the first MFS frozen blastocyst baby |
| November: birth of 4,000th ‘MFS baby’ |
| December: birth of 2,000th MFS ICSI baby since MFS introduced ICSI to the West Midlands in 1994 |
| December: MFS launches vitrification flash-freezing process |
| 2009 |
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January: 18th birthday of MFS’s first frozen embryo transfer (FET) baby |
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February: MFS Forum registers 700th Forum user |
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March: MFS launches MUMS@MFS antenatal scanning services |
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3 August: MFS ‘Baby 4,500′ (and 4,501!) born |
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October: 21st birthday of MFS’s 1st baby |
| 2010 |
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January: MFS confirms first pregnancy from vitrified blastocysts |
