Reproductive Technologies By petlevanny Mar 9, 1940 Human Artificial Insemination using male partner sperm Period: Mar 9, 1940 to Mar 9, 2009 Reproductive Technologies Apr 10, 1950 Amniocentesis identifies sex & rhesus diseases May 10, 1968 Down's syndrome detected via amniocentesis Jul 25, 1978 First Test Tube baby- Louise Joy Brown - UK Aug 9, 1980 First IVF birth in Australia - Vic Mar 9, 1982 First frozen embryo twins born in Australia Sep 12, 1984 Artificial Conception Act, Australia Dec 9, 1986 Baby M - born via surrogacy - legal/ethical issues Jan 3, 1987 3D Ultrasound developed - Duke University, USA Mar 9, 1988 500th IVF baby born at Royal Womens' Hospital, Melbourne Mar 9, 1992 1,500th IVF baby born at Royal Womens' Hospital, Melbourne Mar 9, 2009 3% of babies born in Australia are as result of ART- assisted Reproductive Technologies Mar 8, 2010 ART has more than doubled in USA in last 10 years