Expanding the scope of application of modern technology.

Over the years, the Military MPLS Institute has continuously updated its technical procedures and advanced technologies, achieving high standards in medical examination, treatment, and assisted reproduction. The Institute proactively implemented nine high-tech techniques as part of its professional and technical development plan until 2030, while strengthening close cooperation with universities both domestically and internationally to improve expertise and expand the application of modern technology. During the 2020-2025 period, the Institute provided examination, consultation, and assisted reproduction treatment to over 22,000 patients, including more than 1,000 military personnel, making a positive contribution to improving the quality of the population.

The Military Institute of Assisted Reproductive Technology (MIRT) is the first unit in the military and the third in the country to successfully perform in-vitro fertilization (IVF). After more than 20 years of effort, the Institute has helped more than 15,000 children be born through assisted reproductive methods. Currently, the Institute is capable of performing all the most modern assisted reproductive techniques in the world, including non-invasive embryo diagnosis (niPGT), the result of a Hanoi-level research project and a doctoral dissertation defended at the university level. In particular, the Institute is a pioneer in applying the micro TESE technique (microsurgical sperm retrieval from the testicles), a method directly studied at the University of Munster (Germany) by Colonel, Associate Professor, Dr. Trinh The Son, Director of the Military Institute of Assisted Reproductive Technology, and brought to Vietnam. This is currently the most advanced and effective technique for retrieving sperm from patients with non-obstructive azoospermia. Since 2010, the Micro TESE technique has been implemented by the Institute and has made a significant contribution, helping many infertile patients to have children.

Sharing from his practical experience, Colonel, Associate Professor, and Doctor Trinh The Son emphasized the importance of assisted reproductive technology in improving the quality of the population. He recounted touching stories from thousands of infertile patients who were successfully treated, including many military personnel. “The greatest joy is when couples, especially our comrades, after a long and seemingly hopeless treatment journey, finally achieve complete happiness. The Central Military Commission and the Ministry of National Defense are very concerned and have implemented a policy to support the treatment costs for infertile military personnel, with each support payment not exceeding 50 million VND and not exceeding 5 times,” said Associate Professor, Doctor Trinh The Son.

Screening for approximately 400 single-gene diseases.

It can be said that the techniques and expertise of Vietnamese doctors in assisted reproductive technology (ART) treatment are considered the best in the region. Many modern pieces of equipment have been put into use, and many of the most advanced ART techniques have been applied in Vietnam. The Military ART Institute is one of the pioneering units in developing techniques and transferring technology to other treatment facilities. Recently, the Institute has made significant progress in genetic screening in ART such as PGTa, PGT-m, and PGTsr, which can prevent the risk of having babies with diseases such as Down syndrome, Klinefelter syndrome, thalassemia, hemophilia, and spinal muscular atrophy.

In 2016, when the technique of selecting embryos free from disease genes using preimplantation genetic testing (PGT-m) was first implemented, the Institute could only screen for a few diseases such as thalassemia, inherited blood clotting disorders, and spinal muscular atrophy. However, it now screens for approximately 400 single-gene diseases. Parents who undergo this screening will have healthy babies free from disease genes and genetic abnormalities. Thus, not only does this increase the overall fertility rate, but assisted reproductive technology also helps improve the quality of the population. PGT-m has helped many couples have healthy children despite carrying rare disease genes. Accordingly, embryos carrying disease genes are eliminated, and only healthy embryos are transferred into the mother's uterus, increasing the chances of conception and the birth of healthy children who do not carry genetic mutations to future generations.

Speaking about the effectiveness of the new technologies and techniques that the Institute is applying, Lieutenant Colonel Doan Van Anh, Head of the Nursing Department of the Institute, said: "Some people had to go to Singapore to treat genetic diseases, and the Singaporean doctors asked why they came here when Vietnam could do it? Then they showed us an article published in an international journal about that treatment technique by the Military MPLS Institute. As a result, many patients returned to Vietnam, sought treatment at the Institute, and achieved the desired results."

To achieve these accomplishments, the staff of the Military Institute of Assisted Reproductive Technology (MPLS) have focused on developing their technical expertise, gradually improving the quality of medical examination and treatment, and ensuring that treatment is increasingly safe, effective, and modern. In the future, the Institute will continue to focus on innovation, promoting patient admission, and gradually applying and integrating the achievements of Industry 4.0 technology into the treatment and examination of infertile couples. The goal is to develop and implement electronic medical records to support reproductive technology and apply artificial intelligence in embryo selection. Timely updating and application of advanced assisted reproductive techniques and technologies such as immature egg culture and improved oocyte quality in older women will ensure effectiveness, safety, and improve the success rate of assisted reproductive treatments, with the goal of increasing the number of IVF cycles by 20% annually and achieving a cumulative live birth rate of 75%... Focusing on building the Military Assisted Reproductive Technology Institute into a leading specialized assisted reproductive institute in Vietnam.

According to the People's Army Newspaper