"The girls have sure grown. They are our pride and joy! We still cannot thank you enough for your help in achieving this goal."

History of the Insitute

Established in 1985, the clinic began screening and seeing patients several months later.

A group of 30 couples were the first seen by the clinic, and from this group, the first in vitro child was born in December 1985. The birth made front-page news in Hawaii and baby Jacquelyn and her parents were celebrities.

Today, Jacquelyn is a healthy young woman. She plays the piano, sings in the school choir, enjoys sports and playing with neighborhood friends. Her parents had tried unsuccessfully to have a baby for five years. "Jacquelyn has always known how she was conceived; she knows she is Hawaii's first test tube baby. But I don't think she really understands how far-fetched it was for us to have her," her mother was quoted by the newspaper.

By 1997, when Dr. McNamee was featured on the cover of MidWeek newspaper, his work at Pacific In Vitro Institute had helped bring 600 babies into the world, including his own grandchildren.

It turned out that Dr McNamee's son-in-law has a rare condition in which his own antibodies attack his sperm, disabling them before they can do their job. The first procedure produced a son, Gabriel. Two years later another procedure resulted in twins.

Dr. McNamee says "Couples with fertility problems should know that they're not alone. There's nothing to be embarrassed about."

Today, the Institute has helped bring more than 1,600 babies into the world.