On Jul. 10, 2003, the University Fertility Consultants at Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU) announced they had successfully used frozen human eggs that resulted in the birth of a baby boy to a Forest Grove couple. It was the first successful birth that used this method on the West Coast, according to David Battaglia, Ph.D., who utilized a technique that was developed in Bologna, Italy.

Egg freezing technology was just emerging as a viable option for patients and this birth was one of about 25 such births in the U.S. and one of about 130 worldwide.