Virtus Health is an Australian company, headquartered in

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, that provides

assisted reproductive technology Assisted reproductive technology (ART) includes medical procedures used primarily to address infertility. This subject involves procedures such as in vitro fertilization (IVF), intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI), cryopreservation of gametes o ...

, specialist

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and

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services. Today, Virtus is one of the top five providers of assisted reproductive services in the world with a presence in Australia, Singapore, Ireland, the UK and Denmark. Fertility clinics that are part of the Virtus Health Group includ
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The Fertility Centre in AustraliaSims IVF
in Ireland
Complete Fertility Centre
in the UK
Virtus Fertility Centre
in Singapore as well a
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Trianglen
in Denmark. The company operates seven specialist day hospitals across Queensland, NSW, Victoria and Tasmania, supporting procedures in fertility, IVF and gynaecology, plastic and cosmetic procedures, dentistry, ophthalmology, urology, orthopaedics and general surgery.
Virtus Diagnostics
was established as a separate division in 2015 and offers a complete range of general pathology services as well as specialist fertility and genetic testing. Virtus Health completed a number of acquisition, including Canberra Fertility Centre in 2016, IDS Pathology in 2015, Rotunda IVF in 2015, TasIVF in 2014 IVF Sunshine Coast in 2014, and Sims IVF in 2014. Virtus Health listed on the

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in June 2013. On 4 August 2022 Virtus Health was de-listed from the ASX following its acquisition by private equity firm

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Scientific achievements

* A/Prof John McBain AO, founder of Melbourne IVF, was part of the team responsible for the conception and birth of Australia’s first IVF conceived child, Candice Reed . * Dr Leeanda Wilton, Melbourne IVF, is an international leader in the field of pre-implantation genetic testing * A/Prof Kate Stern, Melbourne IVF, lead the team that achieved the world’s first pregnancy from ovarian tissue grafted in the anterior abdominal wall of a woman.

References

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