Taipei Medical University Hospital (TMUH; ) is a healthcare facility in

Taipei Taipei (), officially Taipei City, is the capital and a special municipality of the Republic of China (Taiwan). Located in Northern Taiwan, Taipei City is an enclave of the municipality of New Taipei City that sits about southwest of the n ...

Taiwan Taiwan, officially the Republic of China (ROC), is a country in East Asia, at the junction of the East and South China Seas in the northwestern Pacific Ocean, with the People's Republic of China (PRC) to the northwest, Japan to the nort ...

established in 1976.

Reproductive Center－In Vitro Fertilization (IVF)

The Center for Reproductive Medicine at Taipei Medical University Hospital was established in 1991. It is headed by Professor Tzeng Chii-Ruey. With advanced

reproductive The reproductive system of an organism, also known as the genital system, is the biological system made up of all the anatomical organs involved in sexual reproduction. Many non-living substances such as fluids, hormones, and pheromones are als ...

technology, this center has helped more than 20,000 infertile couples

conceive Fertilisation or fertilization (see spelling differences), also known as generative fertilisation, syngamy and impregnation, is the fusion of gametes to give rise to a new individual organism or offspring and initiate its development. Proce ...

. In 1991, the first test-tube baby of the hospital was born. In 1993, the first case of microsurgical epididymal sperm aspiration in the country was successfully applied by the center. In 1995, the first baby using intracytoplasmic sperm injection was born in the hospital. In 1996, a frozen

embryo An embryo is an initial stage of development of a multicellular organism. In organisms that reproduce sexually, embryonic development is the part of the life cycle that begins just after fertilization of the female egg cell by the male spe ...

was successfully induced

pregnancy Pregnancy is the time during which one or more offspring develops ( gestates) inside a woman's uterus (womb). A multiple pregnancy involves more than one offspring, such as with twins. Pregnancy usually occurs by sexual intercourse, but ca ...

after being thawed. In 2001, the center successfully performed autologous mitochondrial transfer.

Taipei Cancer Center

The Taipei Cancer Center was completed in October 2020.

Health Management Center

Health management services include: *Health screening *Professional services *Medical equipment *Accommodation *Health examination services

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1976 establishments in Taiwan Hospitals established in 1976 Hospitals in Taipei Taipei Medical University Teaching hospitals in Taiwan {{Taiwan-hospital-stub

Reproductive Center－In Vitro Fertilization (IVF)

Taipei Cancer Center

Health Management Center

See also

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