About Dr. Firuza Parikh

Director of FertilTree-Jaslok International Fertility Centre, Jaslok Hospital, Mumbai

  • Recipient of ICON in IVF in India 2019 by Economic Times Health Awards
  • Completed her undergraduate and postgraduate medical education at KEM Hospital,  the Seth G. S. Medical College, Mumbai and the Nowrosjee Wadia Maternity Hospital, Mumbai.
  • Had a distinguished career with several gold medals and first ranks.
  • After acquiring MD and Diplomate of the National Board degrees, trained at the Yale University School of Medicine as a Postdoctoral Researcher in Reproductive Medicine for 4 years.
  • Returned to India to set up and head the first IVF centre in a private hospital at the Jaslok Hospital in 1989. Within a year of its inception the Jaslok centre was being hailed as an outstanding international centre and began receiving patients from different countries as well as from every state of India. Couples from 60 countries have availed of our services.
  • Director, Dept. of Assisted Reproduction and Genetics, Jaslok Hospital and Research Centre. Currently, Director of FertilTree-Jaslok International Fertility Centre.
  • Former Visiting Professor in Obstetrics and Gynaecology at the Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, USA. 1992-2005.
  • Awarded PhD degree on the work done on chromosomal aneuploidy detection in arrested embryos.
  • Guide for Ph.D. and M.Sc. by Research for Mumbai University.
  • Editor-in-Chief of the scientific journal Fertility and Sterility Indian edition and also member of the Editorial board of the scientific journal Fertility and Sterility Science (USA).
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Awards

  • 1995: The All India Ratna Shiromani Award for pioneering work in the field of Obstetrics and Gynaecology.
  • 1995: Outstanding Young Indian Award given by the Indian Junior Chamber.
  • 2001: Listed by the National Institutes of Health registry (USA) for research in Embryonic Stem Cells
  • 2001: Felicitation by Organisation of Pharmaceutical Producers of India for outstanding research in Stem Cells.
  • 2001: The M.D. Adatia Oration Award – Bombay Obstetrics and Gynecology Society Annual Conference.
  • 2002: Kuvadia-Shah-Vora Oration Award on Stem Cell Therapy – Implications & Importance, by The Bombay Medical Association.
  • 2005: Selected by “OUTLOOK” magazine as one of the top 15 women in India who were a role model for others.
  • 2005: Selected as one of the 50 individuals in the “High & Mighty Power List 2005” in India Today.
  • 2006: Woman of the Year Award – Zonta International Organization.
  • 2006: Zee Astitva Award for Science and Technology.
  • 2007: Hindustan Times Woman of the Year Award
  • 2007: Selected as 1 of the 50 most powerful Indian women by Femina Magazine
  • 2009: FICCI FLO Women Achievers Awards 2009 “Excellence in the field of Medicine”
  • 2011: Selected as one of the 10 most influential women of the year 2010 by Femina magazine.
  • 2012: Women in the Driving Seat Award by Lavasa Women’s Drive for Science and Medicine
  • 2012: L’Oreal Paris Femina Women Awards 2012 for Science and Innovation.
  • 2014: Selected as Woman of the Year 2014 by Limca Book of Records.
  • 2015: The 100 Most Powerful Women of Asia Award 2015 by WCRC (World Consulting and Research Corporation).
  • 2016: Selected as one of India’s Most Powerful Women (Infertility Specialist) by Femina magazine August 2016.
  • 2016: First in India, Western Zone and Mumbai as Best IVF Centre in the Times of India Survey 2016-2017.
  • 2017: Zoroastrian Achievers Awards Nite 2017 (ZAAN 2017) Award for Outstanding Zoroastrian in the field of Medicine by Zoroastrian Trust Funds Of India (ZTFI) 10th November 2017.
  • 2017: 20 years Scientific Milestones Award by American Society for Reproductive Medicine (ASRM 2017)
  • 2017: Life time Achievement Award (ISAR 2017, Gurgaon).
  • 2017: First in India, Western Zone and Mumbai as Best IVF Centre in the Times of India Survey 2017-2018.
  • 2018: Inspirational Women of Maharashtra – Women Achiever’s Awards 2018 (Presented by Herald Global) May 2018.
  • 2018: Times HealthCare Legend Award by Times of India  May 2018
  • 2018: First in India, Western Zone and Mumbai as Best IVF Centre in the Times of India Survey 2018-2019.
  • 2019: The Hello Award for excellence in Medicine March 2019.
  • 2019: Awarded Society Pride of India Honors by Magna Publication Group November 2019.
  • 2019: Icon in IVF, Best IVF Centre and Most integrated IVF Team by ET Healthcare Fertility Award 2019.
  • 2019: Felicitated by Indian Fertility Society for Lifetime Achievement Award, December 2019.
  • 2019: First in India, Western Zone and Mumbai as Best IVF Centre in the Times of India Survey 2019-2020.

About The Clinic

Welcome  To Our IVF/ICSI/Infertility/Genetics Clinic

The FertilTree-Jaslok International Fertility Centre, previously known as the Department of Assisted Reproduction and Genetics, has been functional since October 1990. We have had the privilege to render fertility treatment to infertile couples from every state of India and from 60 different countries resulting in the birth of more than 10,000 babies.

Recent surveys by the i3 Research consultants team of Times of India dated 16th December 2016, 29th November 2017 and 29th November 2018 have ranked our IVF centre as the FIRST in India, FIRST in West Zone and FIRST in Mumbai. The ET Healthcare Fertility Awards 2019 placed our IVF team as the Most Integrated Team in India and the Best IVF Clinic in India.

A survey to help patients find the best infertility clinic in India for giving fertility treatment was conducted by India’s leading weekly News Magazine – OUTLOOK in July 2002. The opinion of 679 doctors around the country was taken. Jaslok Hospital’s IVF clinic was rated as one of the best IVF clinics in India and the best IVF/ICSI clinic in Mumbai.

Our Department has also received award for Excellence in NABH Audit for 2019 in our Jaslok Hospital for both IVF and Genetics.

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Dr. Firuza Parikh who is responsible for the birth of the first ICSI baby in India was selected by doctors and patients interviewed by THE WEEK (May 6, 2007) which is one of the leading News Magazine in India as a pioneer in the field of IVF and Assisted Reproduction and the IVF clinic has also been selected as one of the best IVF clinics in India for Infertility Treatment.

Our IVF Center has state-of-the art facilities for In Vitro Fertilization (IVF), Intra Cytoplasmic Sperm Injection (ICSI), Intra Cytoplasmic Morphologically Selected Sperm Injection (IMSI), Laser Assisted Hatching (LAH), Semen banking, Embryo Cryopreservation, Oocyte freezing and Cumulus Aided Transfer (CAT- a technique pioneered by Dr. Firuza Parikh for the first time in the world), a fully functional Andrology Laboratory for diagnostic and therapeutic tests and a State-of-the-Art Genetics facility.

Our Genetics Lab utilizes automated Karyotyping Workstations for chromosome analysis and Fluoresecnce in situ Hybridization (FISH) and has advanced equipment for molecular genetic tests like the Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR). Prenatal, Postnatal and Preimplantation Genetic Testing (PGT) is carried out in our laboratory. We have facilities for Next Generation Sequencing (NGS) and Array Comparative Genomic Hybridization (aCGH).

Our IVF centre set up the First PGD Laboratory in India in 1999 for testing genetic disorders.

Couples with female and male infertility are counselled for both medical and surgical causes of infertility. We offer treatment for ovulatory disorders and other endocrine problems which cause infertility. Endoscopic procedures & surgical management of infertility are also carried out. We have a large series of more than 8000 cases of endoscopy including operative laparoscopy and hysteroscopy.

The science of Assisted Reproduction has moved forward by leaps and bounds. Since its inception in 1990, the Department of Assisted Reproduction & Genetics, now formally called Jaslok -FertilTreeInternational Fertility Centre, has endeavored to help couples have babies. We pledge to continue our research to provide the best fertility treatment in India in order to help couples realize their dream of having a healthy child. This year we celebrate our 30th anniversary.

Faculty

Consultants for Infertility Management

Dr. Trupti Mehta

Dr. Trupti Mehta is the senior- most member of Dr. Parikh’s team . Cheerful and dynamic, she is part of this unique organization since the last 19 years. After completing her post-graduation in Obstetrics and Genecology, she underwent intensive training in Ultrasound Imaging at Sir H.N. Hospital, Mumbai. Her interest in Endoscopy enabled her to obtain a Diploma in Pelvic Endoscopy from the Kiel and Giessen School of Endoscopic Surgery, Germany.

Area of expertise:  Genital TB, PCOS, Endometriosis, Endoscopy including operative laparoscopy and hysteroscopy for infertility related disorders.She has an in-depth expertise in various aspects of infertility treatment and has been invited as faculty in various conferences .

Her clinical skills have contributed to many smiles for couples on the path to parenthood and she says that her greatest reward is to see the happiness in infertile couples after successful treatment .

In her spare time, she enjoys reading academic journals, novels, travelling to different places, meeting new people and has a passion for music. She is also an accomplished singer.

Dr. Sujatha Sawkar

MD (Ob/Gyn)  is a senior Consultant of the team and has 17 years of experience working in the infertility management area. Dr Sawkar is also a Honorary Consultant at the Jagjivanram Railway Hospital.

In addition to her  educational qualification, she has trained  in ‘ Tubal Recanalization’ and Ultrasonography from  The Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research, Chennai.

Dr.Sawkar is in-charge of surrogacy program at FertilTree-Jaslok International Fertility Centre. Her areas of interest include Reproductive Endocrinology and Implantation Failure.

She is a Maths Wizard and Is a very avid reader of Non-Fiction.

Dr. Sapna Agarwal

MD( OB/Gyn) from Pt Ravishankar University , Raipur is a Senior Consultant at FertilTree-Jaslok International Fertility Centre since the last 15 years. She has extensive training in Laparoscopy at Kochi, Kerala. Married to a Defense Officer she has had several opportunities to work in various hospitals across India as an independent Consultant.

Apart from Infertility Management and IVF, she also practices High-Risk Obstetrics. All pregnant patients following IVF are closely monitored by her. She has to her credit picked up many problems associated with our pregnant IVF patients.

Her expertise extends to evaluation and treatment of patients with Repeated miscarriages.

Her hobbies include reading, travelling and cooking. She practices yoga and meditation to keep fit.

Dr. Sangeeta Deshmukh

MD (Ob/Gyn) from Barkhatullah University, Bhopal is a Senior Consultant at FertilTree-Jaslok International Fertility Centre since the last 16 years. She has extensive training in Ultrasound  LTMG Hospital, Sion.

She heads the Donor Egg programme at the Centre and has Several scientific publications and Book chapters to her credit. Her interests include evaluation of woen with Repeated Implantation Failure.

Her hobbies include playing Chess and reading. She has won several awards and scholarships in Maths and Academics at the interschool, state and  national level. A gentle, caring and compassionate person she is always eager to help patients.

Dr. Madhavi Panpalia

Dr. Madhavi Panpalia is a high-octane Fertility Specialist. She has completed her M.S.(Ob/Gyn)  from Calcutta University. She is a Senior Consultant at FertilTree-Jaslok International Fertility Centre since the last 14 years.

She has specialised training in Laparoscopic Sterilization conducted by Family Planning Association of India, Mumbai.

She keeps herself abreast with the latest treatment options. She has presented a number of Papers and Lectures as a delegate and faculty at National and International conferences and also won many awards for best paper presentation. She has several scientific Papers at National and International level and several chapters. She was awarded the First prize as Best Speaker in the joint conference of the  Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RCOG) and South Asia Federation of Obstetrics and Gynaecology (SAFOG) held in Kolkata, 2007 and as best speaker in Male Infertility category in the 24th Annual Congress of ISAR held in Mumbai, India 2019.

Her areas of interest are reproductive endocrinology, recurrent implantation failure, ovulatory dysfunction, male infertility, PCOS, recurrent pregnancy loss, preimplantation genetic testing and genital tuberculosis.

Social work is very important to her and she visits Royal Infertility Clinic, Srinagar every month to help infertile couples in the Kashmir Valley. She is a kind hearted doctor who is a great listener, skilled, knowledgeable, empathetic to the concern of her patients, dedicated, thoughtful and helping. She is a versatile person with keen interest in Calligraphy, Painting, Reading, Elocution and Music. She has brought smiles to the face of many infertile couples.

Dr. Mamta Pardeshi Katakdhond

DGO, (Bombay Hosptal), DNB (Jaslok Hospital) is a Consultant with Fertiltree – Jaslok International Fertility Centre since the past 12 years. She holds a Diploma in ART and Reproductive Medicines from University of Schleswig Holstein- Kiel, Germany. She has received training in Clinical Embryology and IVF Laboratory procedures from Life in Vitro Academy, United Kingdom.

She has been awarded “Angel of Healthcare Award ”  by Medlife Asia Healthcare .She also won a prize in Bombay Leprosy Project Wall Journal Quiz .

She has presented papers at National and International Conferences and also has been awarded a prize for the Best Paper Presentation at National Conference on Pregnancy and Labour. She is a member of many scientific bodies including  MOGS, FOGSI, IFS, ISAR.

Her area of expertise is in repeated miscarriages, male factor infertility and previous failed IVF cycles. Dr Mamta works closely in the surrogacy field and has many success stories. Her academic passion make her participate in many academic activities.

She is a trained Bharatnatyam dancer and is currently learning Odissi dance. She has participated in many cultural activities and fashion shows. She is proficient in  Hindi, English Marathi, Gujrati and French. She is an avid traveler and loves to explore new places.

Dr. Chitralekha Ishwar

MBBS from Andhra Medical College , Vishkhapatanam  and MD  in Obstetrics and Gynecology from PGI Chandigarh.

Practicing since  last 20 years and about 8 years with FertilTree  Pvt Ltd

A thorough South Indian at heart, loves  listening to Carnatic Music , cooking and reading

Jyotshna Palgamkar D.G.O, D.N.B, MNAMS

Dr Jyotshna Palgamkar , DGO (Madras Medical College), (D. N. B. Ob/Gyn) The Malabar Institute of Medical Sciences, Calicut, Kerala. She is also a Member of the National Academy of Medical Sciences (MNAMS), India. Recently she completed a Fellowship in Minimal Access Surgery (FMAS).

She is currently a Clinical Associate at FertilTree Jaslok International Fertility Centre since the last 4 years.  She works as a cohesive memeberand interacts closely with other medical professionals to promote optimal patient care in ART. Well versed with all the obstetrics procedures and can handle all the obstetric complications.

She is adept at performing in various major & minor gynecologic, obstetric, infertility related procedures like operative and diagnostic laparoscopy, hysteroscopy, oocytes trtrieval, embryo transfer, ERA, uterine instillation of Platelet Rich Plasma, Hysterosalpingography, Sonohysterosalphingograhy.

She has a keen interest in fetal medicine procedures like Chorionic villus biopsy, Amniocentesis and fetal interventional procedures.

Endoscopic Surgeon

  • Dr. Neeta Warty

Obstetrician and Gynecologist

Dr. Anahita Pandole

Dr.Anahita Darius PandoleMD, DNB- Gynaecologist & obstetrician from Mumbai. Been in private practice since more than 20 years.

Practicing at the ART department at Jaslok Hospital Research Centre since 18 years and specialises in management of high risk pregnancies.

She is passionate about the environment and associated with Jai Vakeel foundation- a school for children with special needs.

Hon. Geneticists

Dr. Prochi Madon

is currently Honorary Consultant Geneticist in the Department of Assisted Reproduction and Genetics at Jaslok Hospital and Research Centre, Mumbai. She was instrumental in setting up the Genetics and PGD laboratory at Jaslok in the IVF department in 1999. She is also a Genetic Counselor.

After M.Sc. in Botany with specialization in cytology and genetics, she trained in human cytogenetics, the study of chromosomes at BJ Medical College, Pune (1973). She set up a Genetic clinic at Grant Medical College and Sir JJ Group of Hospitals, Mumbai (1974) where she obtained Ph.D. She relocated to Baroda with her husband and set up another genetic laboratory at SSG Hospital in 1979. On returning to Mumbai, she was a Research Officer at the Institute for Research in Reproduction (1982). After a long break in career for the family, when she also worked as a music teacher in her children’s schools, she joined the Genetic Research Centre (ICMR), at Wadia Hospital, Mumbai and later worked in a private genetic laboratory.

At Jaslok Hospital, besides karyotyping on various tissues, she introduced the FISH technique as a rapid diagnostic test in India in 2001 for disorders ranging from infertility to cancer.

After a short training in USA. She was one of two representatives from Asia on the International System for human Cytogenetic Nomenclature (ISCN) standing committee from 2007-2011.

Dr.Madon is invited as faculty at many national conferences and has presented papers at international ones.

The first live-births in India after PGD by FISH for translocations and inversions were reported by the team from the Department of Assisted Reproduction and Genetics.

She was presented the Prof. I. C. Verma Lifetime Achievement award (2020), the Young Scientist award (1980) and the LTMT senior research scholarship (1974-77).

She plays the Piano and enjoys spending time with her grand-daughter.

Dr. Arundhati S. Athalye (Ph.D.) Molecular cytogeneticist

Dr. Arundhati has a Masters in Life Sciences with specialization in Biotechnology from Ramnarayan Ruia College and a PhD. in Applied Biology from Jaslok Hospital and Research Centre (JHRC) through Mumbai University. She joined the State-of-the-Art “Genetics and PGD Lab” since its inception in 1999. She is responsible for developing most of the diagnostic tests that are performed in the Genetics Lab. A keen academician, she has participated as a teacher and a participant in many national and international training courses on karyotyping, FISH, PCR, stem cells and Preimplantation Genetic Testing (PGT) and had standardized many techniques for routine diagnostics. She was part of the team involving first reported live births in India using PGT by FISH for aneuploidies, translocations, inversions and cryptic rearrangements, PGT-M for BRCA-1. She was part of the team to standardize the diagnosis of Periodic Fever Syndromes in the Genetics Lab with the collaboration of Dr. Ivona Askentijevich from the National Human Genome Research Institute, USA.

She is working as a Molecular Cytogeneticist and Lab Manager with more than 22 years of experience. She is responsible for 14 completed and ongoing projects as co-investigator, Her work involves diagnostics as well as research involving Assisted Reproductive Techniques and cytogenetics as well as Molecular Techniques. She is also working as a genetic counselor for preimplantation genetic testing (PGT) and other Genetic Disorders. She has to her credit more than 30 articles in national and international journals, more than 75 abstracts for various oral presentations and posters, 8 book chapters as first author and co-author. An expert in Pre Implantation Genetic Testing (PGT), she is regularly invited to give talks on Genetics and PGT at conferences and training courses.

She has been awarded several prizes for posters presented in different conferences. She is the recipient of the Amar Gandhi Foundation Award for being an “Outstanding Researcher” for the year 2007 at JHRC. She was awarded a certificate by ICMR for her contribution to the phase II trial of use of convalescent plasma during the COVID-19 pandemic in August 2020. She is also recipient of “Jaslok Achiever” in 2021. Her team was awarded “Excellence in NABH audit” by JHRC in June 2019. She was part of the team  in which the Department of Assisted Reproduction and Genetics was ranked First in India, Western Zone and Mumbai as Best IVF Centre in the Times of India Surveys for 3 consecutive years 2016-2017, 2017-2018, 2018-2019 and first in Mumbai and Western Zone, second in India in 2019-2020. The Department also received the ET Healthcare Fertility Awards for IVF Icon, Best IVF Centre (National), Most Integrated IVF Team (National) in October 2019.

Consultant Neuropsychiatrist

  • Dr. Rajesh M. Parikh.

Counselors

  • Mrs. Parul Doshi
  • Mrs. Maherra Desai
  • Ms. Muhira Kapadia

Success Stories

Success Stories

Success after Preimplantation Genetic Testing for Aneuploidies (PGT-A)

 

PGT-A was offered to following conditions with history of:

  1. Previous IUI failures
  2. Previous IVF/ICSI failures
  3. Previous spontaneous abortions
  4. Previous miscarriages
  5. One of the partners carrying chromosomal abnormalities such as Balanced Translocations and/or inversions
  6. Advanced maternal age
  7. Poor quality oocytes / embryos

We started offering FISH technique for PGT-A since 2001 for 5 common chromosomal aneuploidies (13, 18,21, and sex chromosomes). Our clinical pregnancy rate was 28.1% per cycle and 35.9% per couple. Currently our clinical pregnancy rate with PGT-A/PGS for all 24 chromosomes is 42.1% per cycle and 50.6% per couple.

 

PGT-A by FISH for a Robertsonian Translocation:

 

A young couple married since 4 years with a history of 2 missed abortions after natural conception visited us with a request for PGT as the wife was found to be carrier of a balanced Robertsonian translocation t(13;14). After IVF-ICSI, a single blastomere was biopsied from each of the embryos and FISH was set up in 2 rounds to check for aneuploidy of chromosomes 13 and 14. One normal embryo was obtained in that cycle and transferred at blastocyst stage resulting in a successful pregnancy followed by full term live birth. This is the first reported case from India for PGT-A for Robertsonian translocation.

 

PGT-SR by FISH for a Reciprocal Translocation:

 

A couple with a history of five early miscarriages due to a balanced reciprocal translocation t(6;19) in the wife, was referred for preimplantation genetic testing for structural abnormality (PGT-SR) by fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH). A Day 3 embryo biopsy was performed. FISH using centromere and subtelomere probes for chromosomes 6 and 19 was carried out. The embryos with unbalanced translocations, were not transferred. The embryos which showed either balanced translocation or absence of translocation were transferred. A pregnancy was achieved in the same cycle itself and resulted in the birth of a healthy baby. This is the first baby after PGD for a reciprocal translocation in India. 

 

We have offered PGT-SR using FISH technique for various translocations where aCGH/NGS technique fail to detect the abnormality. 

 

PGT-SR by FISH for inversion and cryptic translocation:

 

A couple with a history of recurrent miscarriages and implantation failures had karyotyping done in three laboratories which showed that the husband had an insertion or inversion of chromosome 12. On pre-PGT workup for inversion 12 by FISH, an additional anomaly of a cryptic translocation between termianl regions of one copy of chromosomes 9 and 12 each was detected in the husband. After PGT-SR on blastomeres, the normal and balanced embryos transferred at blastocyst stage, resulted in the birth of healthy twins conceived in the first cycle itself. This is the first report from India for successful live births after PGT-SR for inversion and cryptic translocation.

 

PGT-SR by FISH for a complex chromosomal rearrangement involving a cryptic translocation:

 

A non-consanguinous Indian couple had a son with an unbalanced translocation t (16;17) detected after microarray. Prenatal diagnosis during the second pregnancy showed a similarly affected fetus. The husband was a carrier of a balanced translocation. We then recommended IVF-ICSI with PGT-SR by FISH as the terminal portions of the chromosomes were involved where PGT-SR by aCGH was not possible. During pre-PGT workup with FISH probes we found the involvement of 3rd partner chromosome 9 in the translocation which was not picked up in the previous pregnancies or husband’s analysis by aCGH. After IVF-ICSI trophectoderm biopsy at blastocyst stage was carried out and FISH was performed in 3 different rounds. The lady conceived after a frozen embryo transfer in the next cycle. This is the first report from India for PGT-SR by FISH for cryptic three way translocation.

 

PGT-A by aCGH/NGS:

 

We offer PGT-A for all 24 chromosomes using aCGH/NGS technology. Currently our clinical pregnancy rate is 42.1% per cycle and 50.6% per couple. Our implantation rate is 53.4%.

 

 

PGT-M for single gene disorders:

Beta thalassemia:

 

Beta thalassemia is one of the major genetic disorders affecting Indian population. This disorder is caused by mutations in beta globin gene. When both the parents are carriers of mutation in the beta globin gene, there are higher chances of having an affected child (autosomal recessive inheritance). We have several pregnancies following PGT-M for this disorder.

 

Neurofibromatosis:

 

A couple came to us where the male partner had symptoms of Neurofibromatosis Type 1. This was an autosomal dominant condition. This meant that a single altered copy of the gene was sufficient to cause the disease in the future baby. With multiple IVF cycles, sufficient embryos were collected and PGT-M was used to select an unaffected embryo for successive transfer. The lady delivered a male child free of Neurofibromatosis.

 

Hereditary predisposition for BRCA1 mutation:

 

A couple came to our clinic with history of previous 3 recurrent miscarriages through IUI and IVF treatment. The maternal side of the female partner had a strong history of ovarian as well as breast cancer. Her grandmother and 2 of her maternal aunts had breast cancer, her mother had ovarian cancer and her maternal uncle had prostate cancer. She herself was found to be heterozygous for BRCA1 mutation. As this was an autosomal dominant condition, there was a high risk of having cancer in future progeny. Hence we counseled the couple and offered PGD for BRCA1 mutation through the ICSI/PGT-M procedure. After transfer of mutation-free embryos, the woman carried a twin pregnancy and gave birth to two normal male children at full term.

 

Tay-Sachs disease :

 

Tay–Sachs disease is a genetic disorder that results in the destruction of nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord. Tay–Sachs disease is caused by a genetic mutation in the HEXA gene on chromosome 15. It is inherited from a person’s parents in an autosomal recessive manner. A non-consanguineously married couple came to our clinic for PGT. Their child died due to Tay- Sachs disease. Pre-PGT work up was carried out and the couple was found to be mutation carriers. Within 3 IVF cycles, sufficient embryos were collected, PGT-M with PGT-A was carried out to select cytogenetically normal and unaffected  embryos for successive transfer. The pregnancy is ongoing.

 

Propionic Acidemia:

 

Propionic Academia is an autosomal recessive disorder, where the parents are carriers of mutation. A consanguinously married couple came to our clinic whose previous child passed away due to homozygous mutation in the PCCA gene. Pre-PGD work up was carried out to confirm the mutation. Two IVF cycles created sufficient embryos for PGT-M with PGT-A. Euploid unaffected  embryo transfer resulted in a pregnancy which is ongoing.

 

Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD):

 

A couple came to our clinic with history of DMD in the family. It is X-linked disorder where 50% females can be carriers and 50% males will be affected. Her brother passed away due to DMD and she was found to be a carrier for DMD mutation. Sufficient number of embryos were obtained through multiple cycles and PGT-M for DMD followed by PGT-A. We have several pregnancies after PGT-M for this condition.

Achievements & Credits

The Department has many firsts to its credit

State-Of-The-Art Genetic Tests

  • DNA Fragmentation Index (DFI)/ Sperm apoptosis quantification by TUNEL method.
  • Preimplantation Genetic Testing (PGT) for all chromosomal aneuploidies (PGT-A) using Next Generation Sequencing (NGS).
  • Preimplantation Genetic Testing for monogenic disorders (PGT-M) and PGT-M with HLA matching.
  • Preimplantation Genetic Testing of chromosomal anomalies by FISH for subtelomeric translocations and inversions.
  • Y chromosome microdeletion detection (29 sequence tagged sites including partial deletions) by multiplex PCR.
  • Sperm aneuploidy detection by FISH.
  • Beta thalassemia mutation analysis.
  • MTHFR, prothrombin mutation analysis.
  • Karyotyping with polymorphic variants analysis on blood, CVS, amniotic fluid, cord blood, products of conception.
  • Rapid aneuploidy screening for Prenatal Diagnosis by FISH.
  • FISH analysis to check for chromosomal mosaicism.
  • FISH for microdeletion syndromes.
  • Chromosome breakage study in Fanconi Anemia, Ataxia Telangiectasis, Blooms syndrome.
  • Qualitative analysis of bone marrow by conventional karyotyping in leukemias.
  • Quantitative analysis of many translocations and XX/XY ratio in case of sex mismatched bone marrow transplantation by FISH in leukemias.
  • Urovysion test by FISH for early detection of bladder cancer or recurrence.
  • Her2/neu FISH on formalin fixed paraffin embedded (FFPE) tumor tissue (Breast, ovarian, esophageal cancer).
  • FISH for double and triple-hit Lymphomas.
  • Genetic analysis of periodic fever syndromes like Familial Mediterrian Fever (FMF), Blau syndrome, Crohn’s disease, Cryopyrin associated Autoinflamatory  Periodic Syndrome (CAPS), Hyperimmunoglobulinemia D (HID) Syndrome, Tumor necrosis factor receptor associated periodic syndrome (TRAPS), Deficiency of Interleukin-1 receptor antagonist (DIRA), Deficiency of adenosine deaminase 2 (DADA).

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Our Scientific Publications

Our Scientific Publications

Original Articles:

 

  1. Sherdiwalla F., Hansotia M., Parikh M.N. The Adolescent Mother- A Study of 162 Adolescent Pregnancies. Journal of the Association of Medical Women in India. LXII: 7, 1982.
  2. Sherdiwalla F., Parikh M.N., Patel D.N. The Grandmultipara – A Dangerous Multipara. Myth or Truth? Journal of the Medical Women in India. LXII: 13, 1982.
  3. Parikh F.R., Criscuolo E., Pinto M., LaMastra P. Profile of women with Chlamydia Positive Papanicolaou Smears. The Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology of India. 1988; 36: 356-59.
  4. Parikh F.R., Pinto M. Ovarian Cancer- A 5 Year Study of Thirty Patients. The Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology of India. 1989.36:406-10.
  5. Parikh F.R., Lavy G., DeCherney A.H. Dyskinetic Cilia Syndrome associated with Polycystic Kidney Disease and Primary Infertility. The Journal of obstetrics & Gynaecology of India. 1989.36(6):815-17.
  6. Parikh F.R., DeCherney A. H. Computer Assisted Semen Analysis Its relevance in Male Factor Infertility Diagnosis & Treatment. The Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology of India. 1989; 3 6(6)799-803.
  7. Parikh F.R., Ianello M., Kashgarian M., DeCherney A.H., Lavy G. Multinuclear Spermatozoa Associated with Polyploidy. The American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology. 1991; 164: 128-9.
  8. Pinto M., Bernstein L., Brogan D., Parikh F., Lavy G. Measurement of CA 125, Carcinoembryonic Antigen and Alpha- fetoprotein in Ovarian Cyst fluid: Diagnostic Adjunct to Cytology. Diagnostic Cytopathology. 1990; 6(3):160-3.
  9. Parikh F.R., Criscuolo E. The efficiency of the Cytobrush Versus the cotton swab in preparation of Cervical smear. The Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology of India. 1991; 41(2):235-7.
  10. Parikh F.R., Joshi N., Gokul P., Alimchandani K., Parikh M. N. Combination of GIFT and IVF/ET/. The Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology of India. 1992; 43(3):362-5.
  11. Parikh F.R., Kodwaney G., Kamat S., Parikh R.M. Successful Human Micromanipulation with Subzonal Sperm Insemination and intracytoplasmic Sperm Injection. The Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology of India. 1994; 44(3):458-463.
  12. Parikh F.R., Joshi N., Kodwaney G., Parikh R. M., Alimchandani Successful Pregnancy with Donor Oocytes in a Women with Primary Amenorrhoea and Streak Ovaries. The Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology of India. 1994; 44(3):489.
  13. Kamat S., Kodwaney G., Balaiah D., Parikh F. R. Importance of Computer Assisted Semen analysis and Sperm Function in I.V.F. Molecular Andrology. 1995; 7: 65-74.
  14. Nadkarni S., Lalwaney S., Parikh F. R. Cervical pregnancy after Intrauterine insemination. The Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology of India.
  15. Chabria S., Kodwaney G., Kamat S. A., Nadkarni S., Parikh F. R. The role of pure FSH in controlled ovarian stimulation. The Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology of India. 1995; 45:245.
  16. Parikh F.R., Kamat S.A., Nadkarni S., Sonawalla S., Parikh R. M. Assisted Reproductive Technology – An Update. In Doctor’s Post. 1995; 1:2.
  17. Parikh F.R., Kamat S.A., Nadkarni S., Arawandekar D., Parikh R. M. Assisted Hatching. The Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology of India. 1996; 46:200.
  18. Parikh F.R., Kamat S.A., Kodwaney G., Nadkarni S. Micromanipulation- An Indian Experience (Abstract). Journal of Assisted Reproduction and Genetics 1995; 12 (suppl): 58.
  19. Parikh F.R., Nadkarni S., Kamat S.A., Kodwaney G. Tubal Factor in Indian Women (Abstract). Journal of Assisted Reproduction and Genetics.1995; 12(Suppl):121.
  20. Joshi N., Kodwany G., Balaiah D., Parikh M., Parikh F. R. The importance of Computer Assisted Semen Analysis and Sperm Function testing in an IVF Program. Int.J.Fertil.1996; 41(1):46.
  21. Parikh F.R., Kamat S.A., Nadkarni S., Arawandekar D., Parikh R. M. Assisted Hatching in an IVF Program. Journal of Reproduction and Fertility Supplement 1996. 50, 121-125.
  22. Parikh F.R., Kamat S.A., Nadkarni S., Arawandekar D., Sonawala S., Sonawalla F. P., Chibber P., Parikh R. M. Successful Pregnancy with MESA and ICSI. Indian Journal of Urology. 1996.
  23. Parikh F.R., Kamat S.A., Kodwaney G., Balaiah D. CASA parameters in men with varicocele. Is surgery helpful? Fertility and Sterility. 1996. Vol.66, No.3, 440-445.
  24. Parikh F.R., Nadkarni S., Kamat S.A., Sonawalla S., Parikh R.M. Assisted Reproductive Technology. An Update. In: Quality Care for Women’s Health. Themis Pharmaceuticals 1996; 1:1-5.
  25. Kamat S.A., Nadkarni S., Parikh R.M., Chibber P.J., Parikh F.R. Successful pregnancy following MESA and ICSI. Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology of India 1996; 46:700-701.
  26. Parikh F.R., Nadkarni S.G., Kamat S., Naik N., Sonawalla S.B., Parikh R.M. Genital Tuberculosis- a major pelvic factor causing infertility in Indian women. Fertility and Sterility, Vol. 67, No.3, 1997, 497-500.
  27. Parikh F.R., Kamat S.A., Nadkarni S., Naik N., Manjrekar S., Uttamchandani S., Parikh R. New Horizons in Micromanipulation. Obs. & Gynae. Today 1997, 2(6), 61-63.
  28. Uttamchandani S., Kamat S.A., Naik N., Manjrekar S., Nadkarni S., Parikh F.R. Azoospermia – Is it really the end to fatherhood ? Bio-Med. 1997, 5(2), 26-29.
  29. Uttamchandani S., Kamat S.A., Naik N., Manjrekar S., Nadkarni S., Chibber P., Raina S., Parikh F.R. Intracytoplasmic Sperm Injection. Bio-Med. 1998, 5, 42-44.
  30. Parikh F.R., Kamat S.A., Nadkarni S., Raina S., Parikh R.M. Successful Pregnancy from Testicular Sperm obtained from Cryptorchid Testis having undergone Orchiopexy. Indian Journal of Urology 1997; 13: 97-98.
  31. Parikh F.R., Nadkarni S., Kamat S.A., Naik N., Sonawalla S., Parikh R.M. Genital Tuberculosis – A Major Pelvic Factor causing Infertility in Indian Women. Fertility and Sterility 1997; 67: 497-500.
  32. Parikh F.R., Kamat S.A., Shah R., Naik N., Manjrekar S., Nadkarni S., Parikh R.M. Successful Pregnancy following Intracytoplasmic Sperm Injection using Electroejaculated Spermatozoa from a Man with Paraplegia. Indian Journal of Urology 1998.
  33. Kamat S. A., Kodwaney G., Chitale A.R., Parikh R.M., Parikh F.R. Pregnancy and Birth after Intracytoplasmic Sperm Injection with Immotile Spermatozoa from a Patient with the Immotile Cilia Syndrome: A Case Report. Indian Journal of Urology. 1998. 70-72.
  34. Parikh F.R. – Participation in Survey by ESHERE task Force of ICSI. Assisted Reproduction by Intracytoplasmic Sperm Injection: a survey on the clinical experience in 1994 and the children born after ICSI, carried out until 31 December 1993. Hum. Reprod. 1998; 13 (6): 1737-1746.
  35. Parikh F.R., Naik N., Uttamchandani S., Nadkarni S., Manjrekar S. Laser – The Miracle Beam of Light in Assisted Reproductive Technology. BioMed. Vol. 6., Feb.- March 1999, Pages 30- 32.
  36. Sonawalla S, Parikh RM, Parikh FR, Coping mechanism in patients presenting for In-vitro Fertilization. Int. Journal of Psychiatry in Medicine, 29(2): 1999; 251-260.
  37. Parikh F.R., Nadkarni S., Naik N., Manjrekar S., Uttamchandani S. Laser Assisted Embryo Hatching – A Ray of Hope for the Infertile. Indian Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology. November, 2000.
  38. Madon P.F., Athalye A.S., Lulla C.P., and Parikh F.R. Fanconi anemia with triphalangeal thumbs, syndactyly and contractures of the fingers in a 2-year-old boy. International Journal of Human Genetics 2001 Vol. 1(2) Pg. 87-90.
  39. Parikh F.R., Naik N., Gada S., Bhartiya D., Athalye A.S and Madan P.F. Preimplantation genetic diagnosis for the better management of couples during assisted reproduction. International Journal of Human Genetics, 1(2), 117-121, 2001.
  40. Madon P.F., Athalye A.S., Soonawala R.P and Parikh F.R. 46,XX/46, XY karyotype in a phenotypically female abortus. Bulletin of the Jaslok Hospital and Research Centre, 25: 3, 7-8, 2001.
  41. Parikh F.R., Madon P.F., Athalye A.S., Naik N., Gada S.D., Ganla K.N., Nadkarni S.G., Patki A.S. and Khot S.S. Preimplantation genetic diagnosis of chromosomal abnormalities by multicolour FISH – The Jaslok experience. Journal of the Indian Medical Association, 99: 441-444, 2001.
  42. Parikh F.R., Embryonic Stem Cells – Their impact on the Future of Medicine. IJS, 63(6): 2001; 431-435.
  43. Parikh FR, Madon PF, Athalye AS, Naik NJ, Gada SD, Ganla KN, et al. Preimplantation genetic diagnosis of chromosomal abnormalities by multicolour fluorescence in situ hybridisation. J Indian Med Assoc 2001; 99: 441-4.
  44. Madon P.F., Athalye A.S., Saxena S.G., Naik N.J. and Parikh F.R.. The multifaceted use of Fluorescent in-situ Hybridization (FISH) in clinical diagnosis and research. Journal of the J.J. Group of Hospitals and Grant Medical College.
  45. Athalye A.S., Madon P.F., Dhumal S.B., Saxena S.G., Naik N J. and Parikh F. R.. The application of FISH in routine cytogenetic diagnosis of aneuploidies and management of maliganancies. Expanding Horizons in Human Genetics, Ed. Bhasin and Kalla Jan. 2002, Chapter 2; 9-13.
  46. Berde P., Koppaka N., Banerjee M., Bhartiya D., Parikh F.R. Fluorescent in situ hybridization and detection of microdeletion syndromes. Expanding Horizons in Human Genetics, Ed. Bhasin and Kalla Jan. 2002, Chapter 3; 15-30.
  47. Koppaka N., Berde P., Bhartiya D., Parikh F. Significance of conventional cytogenetic procedures in modern genetic laboratory – a case report. Expanding Horizons in Human Genetics, Ed. Bhasin and Kalla Jan. 2002, Chapter 4; 31-36.
  48. Madon P.F., Athalye A.S., Bandkar V.M., Dhumal S.B., Sopariwala A. A. and Parikh F. R. Cytogenetic analysis of haemotologic malignancies. In: Expanding Horizons in Human Genetics, Ed. Bhasin and Kalla Jan.2002. Chapter 5; 37-42.
  49. Madon P., Athalye A., Bandkar V., Dhumal S., Sopariwala A., Parikh F., Fluorescence in situ Hybridization (FISH) – A Rapid and useful Technique for the diagnosis and Management in Leukemia. Internataional Journal of Human Genetics. 2003; 3(2): 115-119.
  50. Athalye A.S., Madon P.F., et al. Study of Y chromosome microdeletions in infertile males – the Indian scenario. Bulletin of the Jaslok Hospital and Research Centre, 28(3): 17-23, 2004.
  51. Parikh F.R., Nadkarni S.G, Naik N. J., Naik D. J, Uttamchandani S. A. A Novel Way of Enhancing Pregnancy Rates in ART Cycles- Cumulus Co-culture and Cumulus Aided Embryo Transfer (COCAET).Journal Obstet Gynecol Ind, 2004; 54(6): 571-574.
  52. Athalye A.S, Madon P.F, Naik N., Naik D., Gavas S., Dhumal S.B., Bandkar V.M., Kawle M. and Parikh F.R. A study of Y Chromosome Microdeletions in Infertile Indian Males. International Journal of Human Genetics, 2004; 4(3): 179-185.
  53. Madon P.F., Athalye A.S., Parikh F.R. Polymorphic variants on chromosomes probably play a significant role in infertility. Reproductive Biomedicine Online. 2005;11(6): 726-732.
  54. Parikh F.R., Nadkarni S.G, Naik N. J., Naik D. J, Uttamchandani S. Cumulus coculture and cumulus-aided embryo transfer increases pregnancy rates in patients undergoing in vitro fertilization. Fertil Steril 2006; 86:839-847
  55. Minocherhomji S, Athalye A.S., Madon P.F., Kulkarni D, Uttamchandani S. and Parikh F.R.A case-control study identifying chromosomal polymorphic variations as forms of epigenetic alterations associated with the infertility phenotype. Fertil Steril 2009; 92:88-95.
  56. Above article Reprinted in: Fertility and Sterility, Indian edition, July 2009.
  57. Sheroy Minocherhomji, Prochi F. Madon and Firuza R. Parikh. Epigenetic mechanisms and infertility: cause or effect? Obstetrics and Gynecology International. Manuscript number OGI/198709.
  58. Prochi F. Madon, Arundhati S. Athalye, Nandkishor J. Naik, Dattatray J. Naik, Firuza R. Parikh. PGD for a Robertsonian translocation by FISH: First successful pregnancy from India. J Prenatal Dignosis and Therapy Jan-June 2010 1(1):20-22.
  59. Prochi F. Madon, Arundhati S. Athalye, Kunal Sanghavi and Firuza R. Parikh Microdeletion Syndromes Detected by FISH – 73 Positive from 374 Cases. Int J Hum Genet,2010;10(1-3): 15-20
  60. Eusebio S Pires, Firuza R Parikh, Purvi V Mande, Shonali A Uttamchandani, Sujata Savkar and Vrinda V Khole. (2011) Can anti-ovarian antibody testing be useful in an IVF-ET clinic? Journal of Assisted Reproduction and Genetics.2011January; 28(1):55-64.
  61. P.F. Madon, N.J.Naik, A.S.Athalye, D.J.Naik, F.R.Parikh, 2012. PGD by FISH in India: first live birth after PGD for a reciprocal translocation RBM Online, 24: Suppl 2,P15,S51
  62. Dr Madhavi Panpalia, Dr Meenal Khandeparkar, Dr Firuza Parikh. Causes of Pretem Birth in India- Multiple Pregnancies. Delivered Too Soon Action Report. 2013.
  63. Firuza Parikh. Affordable in vitro fertilization. Fertility and Sterility (Impact Factor: 4.59). 05/2013; 100(2). DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2013.04.049
  64. Rupesh Sanap, Arundhati Athalye, Prochi Madon, Boman Dhabhar, Mahendra Sute, Amit Mahabale, Dhanashree Warang, Firuza Parikh. Detection of t(14;16)(q32;q22) and monosomy 13 by FISH analysis in a patient with multiple myeloma associated with Sjogren’s Syndrome: The first case report from India.Case Reports in Genetics, Hindawi Publishing Corporation, Volume 2013, Article ID 279801, 3 pages.
  65. Meenal Kandeparkar, Arundhati Athalye, Madhavi Panpalia, Datta Naik, Nandkishor Naik, Rupesh Sanap, Firuza R Parikh et al., Increased Sperm Apoptosis and Compromised Semen Parameters in Diabetic Men Undergoing ART. Oral Presentation at All India Conference of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (AICOG) 2013. Awarded the Indumati Jhaveri 1st Prize for best oral presentation. 
  66. Dr Firuza Parikh, Dr Madhavi Panpalia, Dr Meenal Khandeparkar. Has noninvasive fetal trisomy testing (NIFTY) rung the death knell for the other forms of prenatal testing? Fertil Steril 2014;102:34-35.
  67. Dattatray J. Naik, Prochi F. Madon, Nandkishor J. Naik, Arundhati S. Athalye and Firuza R. Parikh. PGD by FISH for a reciprocal translocation: First baby from India. J Fetal Med. 2014. 1:41-43. DOI: 10.1007/s40556-014-0005-z. 
  68. Mamata D, Ray SK, Pratap K, Firuza P, Birla AR, Manish B. Impact of different controlled ovarian stimulation protocols on the physical and psychological burdens in women undergoing in vitro fertilization/intra cytoplasmic sperm injection. J Hum Reprod Sci. 2015 Apr-Jun;8(2):86-92. doi: 10.4103/0974-1208.158615. 
  69. Rupesh R. Sanap, Arundhati S. Athalye, Prochi F. Madon, Nandkishor J. Naik, Dattatray J. Naik, Trupti V. Mehta, Firuza R. Parikh. First successful pregnancy by pre-implantation genetic diagnosis by FISH for an inversion together with a cryptic translocation in India. Fetal Med.March 2016, 3: 25-30. DOI 10.1007/s40556-016-0078-y. 
  70. Das Partha S., Madon Prochi F, Athalye Arundhati S, Parikh, Firuza R. Varying manifestations of Ring chromosome 18. Indian Journal of Genetics and Molecular Research. 2016;5(2):51-55.
  71. Arundhati Athalye, Rupesh Sanap, Prochi Madon, Dattatray Naik, Dhanashree Warang, Prashant Padyal, Vasant Dhumal, Firuza Parikh.Preimplantation genetic testing for a complex chromosome rearrangement, case report of a cryptic translocation detected on pre-PGT workup. Obstetric and Gynecology International Journal, 2018;9(2):138-141.
  72. Athalye AS, Sute MB, Madon PF, Nair SB, Sanap RR, Padyal PM, Dhumal VJ, Lele HM, Warang DJ, Tari P, Deshmukh PA, Makwana PK, Parikh FR. Chromosome stress test in Fanconi Anemia. J Hematol Mult Myeloma. 2018;3(1):1014.
  73. Sona B. Nair, Arundhati S. Athalye, Prochi F.Madon, Partha Sarathi Das, Firuza R. Parikh. Hematological and molecular findings in the first case of Hb J-Norfolk [HBA2: c.173GàA (or HBA1)] in an Indian patient. Hemoglobin. 2018 Sep-Nov;42(5-6):333-335. https://doi.org/10.1080/03630269.2018.1561462.
  74. Nair SB, Athalye AS, Sanap RR, Warang DJ, Padyal PM, Madon PF, Parikh FR. Prenatal Diagnosis and Preimplantation Genetic diagnosis in hematological disorders – A preliminary data from India. J Transl Sci. 2018; 4(5):1-3.
  75. Madon Prochi F., Shah Samir S., Sanap Rupesh R., Athalye Arundhati S., Lele Hrushikesh M., Parikh Rupali S., Vaswani Lakshmi P., Yargop Mamta V., Parikh Firuza R. Characterization of a Partially Cryptic 3-way Translocation t (8;6;21)(q22.1;q27;q22.3) in AML by Reflex FISH. Ind J Gen and Mol Res June 2018:7(1), 19-22. 
  76. Firuza R. Parikh, Dattatray J. Naik, Nandkishor J Naik, Rupesh R. Sanap, Prochi F. Madon, Mangesh V. Sanap, Suresh B. Dhumal, Anahita D. Pandole, Arundhati S. Athalye. First successful twin delivery in India after Preimplantation genetic diagnosis for BRCA1 mutation. August 2018:8(8), 3-4. 
  77. Firuza Rajesh Parikh, Arundhati Sitaram Athalye, Nandkishor Jagannath Naik, Dattatray Jayaram Naik,Rupesh Ramesh Sanap, and Prochi Fali Madon. Preimplantation Genetic Testing: Its Evolution, Where Are We Today? J Hum Reprod Sci. 2018 Oct-Dec; 11(4): 306–314. 
  78. Khandeparkar M, Jalkote S, Panpalia M, Nellore S, Mehta T, Ganesan K, Parikh FR. High resolution Magnetic Resonance Imaging in the detection of Subtle Nuances of Uterine Adenomyosis in Infertility. Global Reproductive Health 2018. 3(3):e14, September 2018.
  79. Firuza R. Parikh, Arundhati S. Athalye, Dhananjaya K. Kulkarni. Commentary-Breaks and bends in Sperm DNA: their impact on the future of the embryo. Fertil Steril April 2019:111(4), 672.

 

 

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  1. Sherdiwalla F.M., Nanavati M., Hansotia M., Parikh M. N. The Adolescent Mother. Annual Conference of the Bombay Obstetrics and Gynaecology Society. Bombay. 1981.
  2. Sherdiwalla F.M., Parikh M. N. Aspirotomy – An outpatient procedure for second trimester pregnancy termination. Annual All India Obstetrics and Gynaecology Conference. Calcutta. 1981.
  3. Sherdiwalla F.M., Parikh R. P., Parel D.N. The Grandmultipara. 18th conference of the Medical Women’s International Association. Manila, Phillipines. 1982.
  4. Sherdiwalla F.M., Parikh M. N. Termination of second trimester of pregnancy in Adolescents. National Conference of the Indian Academy of Juvenile Adolescent Gynaecology and Obstetrics. Bombay 1992.
  5. Sherdiwalla F.M., Mataliya M., Durandhare J., Soonawala R. Have the changing trends in the management of accidental haemorrhage altered the maternal and perinatal outcome? Annual Conference of the Bombay Obstetrics and Gynaecology Society. Bombay. 1983.
  6. Sherdiwalla F.M., Mataliya M., Durandhare J., Soonawala R. Reconstructive tubal surgery in cases of infertility due to tubal factor. World Congress of Human Reproduction. Bombay 1983.
  7. Parikh F.R., Mhatre A.S., Shaikh V.B., Nagarkatti R.S., Dastur N.A., Walvekar V.R., Pandit R. D. Past and present obstetric performance in patients who have undergone tightening of incompetent cervix. Annual Conference of the Bombay Obstetrics and Gynaecology Society. Bombay 1984.
  8. Nagarkatti R.S., Jassawalla M. J., Parikh F.R., Dastur N.A., Walvekar V.R., Pandit R. D. Manual Removal of Placenta. Annual Conference of the Bombay Obstetrics and Gynaecology Society. Bombay 1984.
  9. Shaikh V.B., Jassawalla M. J., Parikh F.R., Dastur N. A., Walvekar V.R., Pandit R.D. Role of Forceps in Modern Obstetrics. Annual Conference of the Bombay Obstetrics and Gynaecology Society. Bombay 1984.
  10. Mhatre A. S., Jassawalla M. J., Shroff R., Parikh F. R., Dastur N. A., Walvekar V. R., Pandit R. D. Dysfunction uterine Bleeding. Annual Conference of the Bombay Obstetrics and Gynaecology Society. Bombay 1984.
  11. Parikh F.R., Nagarkatti R., Dastur N., Walvekar V., Pandit R. Differential diagnosis of threatened abortion by ultrasonography. 28th All India Obstetrics and Gynaecology Conference. Durgapur, 1984.
  12. Parikh F.R., Crisculo E., Pinto M., LaMastra P. Profile of women with chlamydia positive papanicolau smears. 30th All India Obstetric And Gynaecology Conference. Ahmedabad, 1986.
  13. Huzar G., and Parikh F.R. Sperm creatine content in normospermic and oligospermic specimens. American Society of Andrology, Houston, Texas, 1987.
  14. Parikh F.R., Huszar G. Time related changes of sperm motion parameters and sperm membrane integrity in semen. American Fertility Society Conference. Atlanta, Georgia. 1988.
  15. Huszar G., Parikh F.R., Corrales M. HOS and Supravital staining in The initial and migrated sperm fractions of normospermic (NS) and oligospermic (NS) specimens. American Fertility Society Conference, Atlanta, Georgia. 1988.
  16. Parikh F.R., Lavy G., DeCherney A.H. Comparison of two Ovarian stimulation Protocols in an I.V.F. Program. Proceedings of the 17th Bombay Obstetrics & Gynaecology Society Conference, Bombay, April 1990.
  17. Parikh F.R., Gokul P., Agarwal M., Parikh M.N., Joshi N. The HOS Test in Native & Processed Semen Samples. Proceedings of the 18th Bombay Obstetrics & Gynaecology Conference, Bombay, March 1991. Page A-21.
  18. Joshi N., Gokul P., Veigas M., Parikh M., Parikh F.R. Computer Automated sperm Motility Patterns in Normal & Oligospermic Semen Samples. Proceedings of the 18th Bombay Obstetric & Gynaecology Conference, Bombay, March, 1991. Page A-16.
  19. Gokul P., Joshi N., Karwa S., Parikh M., Parikh F. Computer Automated Analysis of Semen in Migrated & Capacitated Fraction of Sperm Preparation. Proceedings of the 18th Bombay Obstetric & Gynecology Conference, Bombay, March 1991. Page A-18.
  20. Chitale A., Rathour R., Joshi N., Parikh F. Electron Microscopic Study of Sperm in Fertile & Infertile Men. Proceedings of the 18th Bombay Obstetric & Gynaecology Conference, Bombay, March Page A-25.
  21. Karwa S., Agarwal M., Agarwal U., Alimchandani K., Nagarwala G., Soonawala R., Parikh F.R. Lupus Anticoagulant Syndrome- A Report of Five Cases. Proceedings of the 18th Bombay Obstetric & Gynaecology Conference, Bombay, March, 1991. Page A-17.
  22. Parikh F.R., Chitale A., Rathour R., Kodwaney G., Joshi N., Electron Microscopic Study of Sperm in Infertile Men. International Conference on Fertility Regulation, Nov. 5-8, 1992. Bombay. Page 257 Abstract 20.
  23. Joshi N., Parikh F.R., Balaiah D., Kodwaney G., Parikh M. Correlation of Human Sperm Motility Assessed With Hamilton – Thorn Motility Analyser, Sperm Morhology And Hypoosmotic Sweeling with Fertilization Rates In Vitro. International Conference on Fertility Regulation, Nov. 5-8 1992. Bombay. Page 242 Abstract 5.
  24. Parikh F.R., Kodwaney G., Balaiah D., Parikh M., Joshi N. The Value of computer Assisted Semen Analysis & Sperm Morphology in an I.V.F. Program. The 36th All India Conference of the Federation of Obstetrics & Gynaecological Societies of India. 27-30 Dec. 1992. Page 145.
  25. Parikh R.M., Sonawalla S., Joshi N., Parikh F.R. Psychiatric Co- Morbidity in Patients Undergoing In-Vitro Fertilization/Gamete Intra-Fallopian Transfer. The 36th All India Conference of the Federation of Obstetric Gynaecology Societies of India. 27-30 Dec.1992. Page 146.
  26. Kamat S.A., Kodwaney G., Rathaur R., Joshi N., Balaiah D., Parikh F.R. Sperm motion parameters by CASA and IVF. Poster presented at the National Symposium on Reproductive Health Care, University of Rajasthan, Jaipur, February 1994.
  27. Nadkarni S., Parikh F.R. Tubal Factor in Indian Women. The First National Conference on Assisted Reproduction and Advances in Infertility Management. Nov.1994, Abstract. Pg.4
  28. Kamat S., Kodwaney G and Parikh F.R. Sperm and Oocytes. How many and how healthy? The First National Conference on Assited Reproduction and Advances in Infertility Management. Nov. 1994. Abstract. Pg. 11.
  29. Parikh F.R., Kodwaney G., Kamat S., Micromanipulation. New Frontiers in Reproductive Medicine. The First National Conference on Assisted Reproduction and Advances in Infertility Management. Nov. 1994. Abstract. Pg.14.
  30. Kodwaney G., Kamat S., Parikh F.R., Peritoneal Oocyte Sperm Transfer (POST). The First National Conference on Assisted Reproduction and Advances in Infertility Management. Nov. Abstract. Pg.27.
  31. Kodwaney G., Kamat S., Soonawalla F., Parikh F.R. Epididymal Sperm aspiration with I.V.F. & Micromanipulation. The First National Conference on Assisted Reproduction and Advances in Infertility Management. no.1994. Abstract. Pg.25.
  32. Parikh F.R., Rathaur R., Kodwaney G., Kamat S.A., Parikh R.M. Micro-Manipulation. Paper presented at the Annual Conference of Bombay Obstetrics and Gynaecological Society, Bombay, April 1994.
  33. Parikh F.R., Kodwaney G., Kamat S.A., Nadkarni S. Micromanipulation: An Indian Experience. Paper presented at the 38th All India Congress of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Coimbatore, December 27-30 1994.
  34. Parikh F.R., Kamat S.A., Kodwaney G., Nadkarni S. Micromanipulation – An Indian Experience (Abstract). Journal of Assisted Reproduction and Genetics 1995; 12 (suppl):58.
  35. Parikh F.R., Nadkarni S., Kamat S.A., Kodwaney G. Tubal Factor in Indian Women (Abstract). Journal of Assisted Reproduction and Genetics. 1995; 12(Suppl): 121.
  36. Parikh F. R., Naik N. J., Uttamchandani S. A., Nadkarni S.G., Athalye A.S., Madon P.F and Sarangdhar V. C. Preimplantation Genetic Diagnosis using the Diode Laser in a couple with family history of Haemophilia. Indo-European seminar cum Workshop on advances in Human Cytogenetics. 133; 1999.
  37. Madon PF, Athalye AS, Naik DJ, Uttamchandani SA, Sarangdhar VC, Nadkarni SG, Naik NJ, Kiran Bala, Ranade CV, Gawas SS, Parikh FR. 46, XY, t(8;10) (p23;q24) in a case of bad obstetric history. Indo-European seminar cum Workshop on advances in Human Cytogenetics. 133-134; 1999.
  38. Madon P.F., Athalye A.S., Naik D.J., Sarangdhar V.C., Parikh F.R. Satellite-like Projection of Chromatin – a possible marker for anticipation of fragile sites, detected in a case of Fanconi Anemia. The American Journal of Human Genetics. October 2000. Vol. (67) No. (4) Suppl. (2): 166.
  39. Parikh F.R., Madon P.F., Athalye A.S., Sonawala R.P. 46,XX/46,XY karyotype in a phenotypically female abortus. The American Journal of Human Genetics. October 2000. Vol. (67) No. (4) Suppl. (2): 424.
  40. Athalye A.S., Madon P.F., Khubchandani R.P., Parikh F.R. Cytogenetic and Molecular discrepancy in a suspected case of fragile X syndrome. XXVI Annual Conference of the Indian Society of Human Genetics. February, 2001: 47.
  41. Parikh F.R., Naik N.J., Athalye A.S., Madon P.F., Sarangdhar V.C. Preimplantation Genetic Diagnosis. 5th ADNAT Convention. February, 2001: 30
  42. Madon P.F., Athalye A. S., Naik N. J., Naik D. J., Gawas S. S. and Parikh F. R.. Investigations of genetic causes of male infertility and its treatment with assisted reproduction technology. VI National Conference of Indian Society of Prenatal Diagnosis and Therapy (ISPAT), Pune, January 2002.
  43. Madon P. F., Saxena S.G., Athalye A.S., Bandkar V.M., Sopariwala A. A., Naik N.J. and Parikh F.R. FISH – A rapid reliable technique for prenatal and preimplantation genetic diagnosis of chromosomal aneuploidies: Our experience at Jaslok Hospital, Mumbai. VI National Conference of Indian Society of Prenatal Diagnosis and Therapy (ISPAT), Pune, January 2002.
  44. Madon P.F., Athalye A.S., Saxena S.G., Naik N.J and Parikh F.R. FISH in PGD to eliminate common chromosomal aneuploidies and inherited unbalanced translocations. XXVII Annual Conference of the Indian Society of Human Genetics. “Recent Trends in Genomics”. Thiruvanantapuram, February 2002.
  45. Madon P.F., Athalye A.S., Bandkar V.M., Dhumal S.B., Sopariwala A.A and Parikh F.R. Routine management of common haematologic maliganancies by FISH on Bone Marrow. XXVII Annual Conference of the Indian Society of Human Genetics. “Recent Trends in Genomics”. Thiruvanantapuram, February 2002.
  46. Madon P.F., Athalye A.S. and Parikh F.R.. FISH – A new diagnostic test for quick detection of common chromosome abnormalities. XVIII All India Congress of Perinatology and Reproductive Biology (ISOPARB), Tata Hospital, Mumbai, February 2002.
  47. Madon P.F, Athalye A., Bandkar V., Dhumal S., Sopariwala A., Parikh F.R. Cytogenetic Abnormalities in Leukemia – Jaslok Experience. Annual Conference of Mumbai Hematology Group, Wadia Hospital, Mumbai, March 2002.
  48. Madon P.F., Athalye A. S., Saxena S. G., Naik N. J. and Parikh F.R.. FISH in Infertility, Prenatal Diagnosis and PGD in India, Cytogenetics Genome Research, 97; 275:2002.
  49. Madon P.F., Athalye A.S., Advani S. H., Parekh S. J and Parikh F. R. Unusual Cytogenetic Abnormalities in Leukemia. Cytogenetics Genome Research, 97; 275:2002.
  50. Madon P.F, Berde P.P, Shewale L.H, Koppaka N.T, Saranghdar V., Sharma V., Parikh F.R., The increasing use of FISH in oncology. 27th Annual Conference of Mumbai Hematology Group, February 2003.
  51. Madon P.F., Athalye A.S., Parikh F.R. et al. 45,X,t(Y;13)(q11.2;q11),-der(13) with Y microdeletions in an azoospermic male Annales de Genetique, 46(2-3): 178, 2003.
  52. Athalye A.S., Madon P.F,. Naik D., Dhumal S., Bandkar V., Saxena S. and Parikh F.R. A study of Y chromosome microdeletions in infertile males – the Indian scenario.Int J Hum Genet, 4(3): 179-185 (2004).
  53. Sopariwala A.A, Madon P.F, Athalye A.S, Bandkar V., Dhumal S., Kawle M., Gawas S. and Parikh F.R. Karyotyping and FISH analysis in leukemias.  29th Anuual Conference of Indian Society of Human Genetics (ISHG-2004), NIMHANS, Banglore, January 2004 pg. 62.
  54. Bandkar V., Madon P.F, Athalye A.S, Dhumal S., Sopariwala A.A, Mahadev Kawle, Nandkishor N., Gawas S., Naik D. and Parikh F.R. FISH in prenatal diagnosis, preimplantation diagnosis and products of conception. 29th Anuual Conference of Indian Society of Human Genetics (ISHG-2004), NIMHANS, Banglore, January 2004, pg. 107.
  55. Naik N., Athalye A.S, Madon P.F, Naik D., Dhumal S., Bandkar V., Gawas S., Kawle M. and Parikh F.R. Analysis of male factor infertility – A case report. 29th Anuual Conference of Indian Society of Human Genetics (ISHG-2004), NIMHANS, Banglore, January 2004, pg. 132.
  56. Athalye A.S, Madon P.F, Naik N., Naik D., Dhumal S., Kawle M. and Parikh F.R. PGD using the FISH technique for detection of chromosomal aneuploidies and translocations. VII National conference and workshop of Indian Society of Prenatal Diagnosis and Therapy (ISPAT), Ahmedabad, January 23-25, 2004, pg 66.
  57. Naik D., Athalye A.S.,Madon P.F, Dhumal S., Bandkar V., Kawle M., Naik N., Gawas S. and Parikh F.R. A study of semen analysis, karyotyping and Y chromosome microdeletion in infertile Indian males. VII National conference and workshop of Indian Society of Prenatal Diagnosis and Therapy (ISPAT), Ahmedabad, January 23-25, 2004, pg 80.
  58. Kawle M., Madon P.F, Athalye A.S., Dhumal S., Sopariwala A. and Parikh F.R. FISH (Fluorescent in situ hybridization) in products of conception. VII National conference and workshop of Indian Society of Prenatal Diagnosis and Therapy (ISPAT), Ahmedabad, January 23-25, 2004, pg 83.
  59. Dhumal S.,Madon P.F, Athalye A.S., Kawle M., Bandkar V., Sopariwala A.A and Parikh F.R. FISH in prenatal diagnosis. VII National conference and workshop of Indian Society of Prenatal Diagnosis and Therapy (ISPAT), Ahmedabad, January 23-25, 2004, pg 83.
  60. Athalye A.S., Madon P.F, Bandkar V., Dhumal S., Kawle M., Sopariwala A.A and F.R Parikh. Genetic analysis of haematological malilgnancies by Karyotyping and FISH. 28th Annual Conference and CME of Mumbai Hematology Group, March 26-28, 2004, pg.97.
  61. Madon P.F., Athalye A.S, Dhumal S., Kawle M., Bandkar V., Sopariwala A.A and Parikh F.R. Genetic analysis of CML using karyotyping and FISH technique. 28th Annual Conference and CME of Mumbai Hematology Group, March 26-28, 2004, pg.118.
  62. Madon P.F., Athalye A.S, Dhumal S., Kawle M., Bandkar V., Sopariwala A.A and Parikh F.R. Diagnosis of Fanconi Anemia – Our Experience. 28th Annual Conference and CME of Mumbai Hematology Group, March 26-28, 2004, pg.103.
  63. Parikh F.R. CAT and IVF. ISAR 2005, Mumbai 24th –27th February 2005.
  64. Madon P.F., Athalye A.S and Parikh F.R. High Incidence of Chromosome Polymorphic Variants in Infertile Couples. ISAR 2005, Mumbai 24th –27th February 2005.
  65. Athalye A.S, Madon P.F., Dhumal S., Kawle M., Bandkar V. and Parikh F.R. A study of Y Chromosome Microdeletions in Infertile Indian Males. ISAR 2005, Mumbai 24th –27th February 2005.
  66. Mehta T. and Parikh F.R. Spontaneous Pregnancy after Treatment of Genital Tuberculosis. ISAR 2005, Mumbai 24th –27th February 2005.
  67. Das P., Madon P.F., Athalye A.S and Parikh F.R.. Chromosome abnormalities in individuals attending the IVF clinic at Jaslok Hospital. ISAR 2005, Mumbai 24th –27th February 2005.
  68. Madon P, Athalye, A, Parikh, F.Urovysion – a FISH test for Bladder Cancer Detection. In: Proceedings and abstract book of 2nd Scientific Conference of the Asia Pacific Society for Sexual Medicine (APSSM) & 1st Conference of the Aging, Gender, Andrology & Sexual (Sciences) Society of India (AGASSI), pp.60, 2006.
  69. Athalye A, Madon P, Uttamchandani S, Kulkarni D, Minocherhomji S, Parikh F. Genetic aspects of Male Infertility. In: Proceedings and abstract book of 2nd Scientific Conference of the Asia Pacific Society for Sexual Medicine (APSSM) & 1st Conference of the Aging, Gender, Andrology & Sexual (Sciences) Society of India (AGASSI), pp.86, 2006. 
  70. Madon P, Athalye A, Parikh F.Cytogenetic aspects of Intersex, Pseudohermaphroditism, Turner and Klinefelter syndrome. In: Proceedings and abstract book of 2nd Scientific Conference of the Asia Pacific Society for Sexual Medicine (APSSM) & 1st conference of the Aging, gender, Andrology & Sexual (Sciences) Society of India (AGASSI), pp.92, 2006.
  71. Parikh FR, Pires ES, Sawkar S, Uttamchandani SA, Ghosalkar M, Khole VV. The presence of antiovarian antibodies (AOA) in women with poor reproductive outcome following IVF, in poor responders and those with premature ovarian failure. Fertility and Sterility, Volume 86, Issue 3, Pages S26-S26
  72. Madon P. F., Parikh F. R. Prenatal and Preimplantation Genetic Diagnosis (PGD) of Chromosome Anomalies. Proceedings of AMWI Centenary Congress 2007, pp. 16, 2007.
  73. Madon, P., Athalye, A., Bandkar, V., Kawle, M., Sanap, R., Padyal, P., et al., (2010). Cytogenetic analysis of prenatal samples, abortuses and arrested embryos at a private hospital in India. Prenatal Diagnosis, 30 (Suppl. 1): S91,P2-46.
  74. F.Madon, N,J,Naik, A.S.Athalye, D.J.Naik, F.R.Parikh, 2012. PGD by FISH in India: first live birth after PGD for a reciprocal translocation RBM Online, 24: Suppl ,P15,S51.
  75. Arundhati S. Athalye, Prochi F. Madon, Nandkishor J. Naik, Dattatray J. Naik, Rupesh R. Sanap, Mangesh V. Sanap, Prashant M. Padyal, Suresh B. Dhumal, Dhanashree J. Warang and Firuza R. Parikh. Preimplantation Genetic Diagnosis by
    FISH: 55 Cycles at Jaslok Hospital. International conference on Next Revolution in Genetics & Genomics – Applications in Health and Disease. 27-29 Jan 2013, pp 85-86.
  76. Madon, A. Athalye, R. Sanap, D. Naik, N. Naik, F. Parikh. Preimplantation genetic diagnosis by FISH in India: The Jaslok Hospital experience. Preprint, Cytogenet Genome Res . 2014;142:226. Doi:10.1159/000360710
  77. Prochi F. Madon, Arundhati S. Athalye, Dattatray J. Naik and Firuza R. Parikh. Preimplantation genetic diagnosis (PGD) of chromosome anomalies and single gene disorders at Jaslok Hospital. Dr. Purnima Nadkarni Award for best embryology paper, ISAR 2016; 27th-28th February 2016, Indore, pp – 39. (First Prize)
  78. Arundhati S. Athalye, Rupesh R. Sanap, Prochi F. Madon, Dhanashree J. Warang, Hrushikesh M. Lele. Prashant M. Padyal, Vasant J. Dhumal, Mahendra B. Sute and Firuza R. Parikh. FISH on isolated plasma cells in 208 cases of multiple myeloma. Dr. J. C. Patel best paper award session; 39th Annual conference of Mumbai Hematology Group (MHG), 12th-13th March 2016; J-4 pp 57-58.
  79. Hrushikesh Lele, Prochi Madon, Arundhati Athalye, Firuza Parikh.A novel approach to cytogenetic analysis of CLL by culturing immunomagnetically sorted CD20+ cells using DSP30 and interleukin 2, to pick up a higher level of anomalies by karyotyping and FISH. Diamond Jubilee Celebration, NIIH 2017, Mumbai.
  80. Mamta Katakdhond, Shubhada Khandeparkar, Trupti Kharosekar, Sapna Agarwal, Firuza Parikh. Platelet rich plasma – An emerging therapy for endometrial regeneration. ISAR 2018, Kolkata, pp 111.
  81. Madhvi Panpalia, Sujatha Reddy, Sangeeta Deshmukh, Chitra Ishwar, Firuza Parikh. Correlation of endometrial receptivity status and pregnancy outcome in woman with prior failed implantation: the value of ERA. ISAR 2018, Kolkata, pp 155.
  82. Jyotshna Palgamkar, Anahita Pandole, Kayomars Kapadia, Trupti Mehta, Firuza Parikh. An interesting complications of placenta previa following an ART conception. ISAR 2018, Kolkata, pp 145.3rd Prize
  83. Arundhati Athalye, Prochi madon, Mangesh Sanap, Pratiksha Khandare, Firuza Parikh. Preimplantation genetic testing for translocation (PGT-SR): The Jaslok experience of 12 cases. ISAR 2018, Kolkata, pp 170.
  84. Rupesh Sanap, Suresh Dhumal, Smita Gavas, Sneha Naik, Firuza Parikh. Sperm Apoptosis in Male Factor Infertility: The Jaslok Experience. ISAR 2018, Kolkata, pp 171.
  85. Dattatray Naik, Arundhati Athalye, Nandkishor Naik, Rupesh Sanap, Firuza Parikh. Preimplantation Genetic Testing (PGT) – Where are we now? The Jaslok Experience of 112 couples. ISAR 2018, Kolkata, pp 180.
  86. Rupesh Sanap, Vasant Dhumal, Mahendra Sute, Prochi Madon, Firuza Parikh. Cytogenetic analysis in 1173 products of conception (poc) cases: our experience of past 19 years. ISAR 2019, 1st March 2019, Mumbai.
  87. Arundhati Athalye, Dhanashree Warang, Prashant Padyal, Smita Gavas, Firuza Parikh.Importance of preimplantation genetic screening (PGS) in cases with preimplantation genetic diagnosis (PGD) for monogenic disorders. ISAR 2019, 2nd March 2019, Mumbai.
  88. Suresh Dhumal, Prashant Makwana, Meenal Khandeparkar, Pratiksha Khandare, Firuza Parikh. Does DNA Fragmentation Index (DFI) correlate with sperm count, motility & morphology?: The Jaslok Experience.ISAR 2019, 2nd March 2019, Mumbai. 
  89. Dattatray Naik, Nandkishor Naik, Mangesh Sanap, Firuza Parikh. MitoScore – Is it different in eupolid vs Aneuploid embryos?: The Jaslok Experience.ISAR 2019, 2nd March 2019, Mumbai.
  90. Trupti Mehta, Firuza Parikh. Common aneuploidies in PGT-A and their association with maternal age and blastocyst growth. ISAR 2019, 2 march 2019, Mumbai.
  91. Madhavi Panpalia, Firuza Parikh. Incidance of high blood sugar levels in males attending our clinic for fertility treatment at Jaslok Hospital and Resarch Centre, from November 2018 to January 2019. ISAR 2019, 2 March 2019, Mumbai (Awarded 1st Prize).
  92. Mamta Katakdhond, Firuza Parikh. Women with previous failed IVF benefit from intrauterine instillation of platelet rich plasma. ISAR 2019, 2 March 2019, Mumbai.

 

 

Research posters:

 

  1. Parikh F.R, Naik N.J., Uttamchandani S.A., Madon P.F., Athalye A.S. et al Preimplantation Genetic Diagnosis using Diode Laser in a couple with a family history of Haemophilia. Tata Memorial Hospital, December 1999.
  2. Madon P.F., A.S. Athalye., Parikh F.R, et al. 46, XY, t(8;10) (p23;q24) in a case of Bad Obstetric History. Tata Memorial Hospital, December 1999.
  3. Parikh F.R, Naik N.J., Uttamchandani S.A., Madon P.F., Athalye A.S., et al. Preimplantation Genetic Diagnosis using the Diode Laser in a couple with a family history of Haemophilia. The Indo-European Seminar cum Workshop on Advances in Human Cytogenetics, SGPGI, Lucknow, December 1999 (1st prize).
  4. Madon P.F., Athalye A.S., Parikh F.R, et al 46, XY, t(8;10) (p23;q24) in a case of Bad Obstetric History. The Indo-European Seminar cum Workshop on Advances in Human Cytogenetics, SGPGI, Lucknow, December 1999.
  5. Madon P.F., Athalye A.S.., Parikh F.R, et al. 46, XX/46,XY in a phenotypically female abortus. 50th Annual Meeting of the American Society of Human Genetics, Philadelphia, USA, October 2000.
  6. Madon P.F., Athalye A.S.., Parikh F.R, et al. Satellite like projection of chromatin – a possible marker for anticipation of fragile sites, detected in a case of Fanconi’s Anemia. 50th Annual Meeting of the American Society of Human Genetics, Philadelphia, USA, October 2000.
  7. Athalye A.S, Madon P.F., Parikh F.R, Cytogenetic and Molecular discrepancy in a suspected case of Fragile X syndrome, at CCMB, Hyderabad, February 2001.
  8. Athalye A.S., Madon P.F and Parikh F.R. Preimplantation Genetic Diagnosis at CCMB, Hyderabad – February 2001.
  9. Madon P.F, Athalye A.S., Bandkar V. M., Dhumal S.B., Sopariwala A.A. and Parikh F.R. Uncommon cytogenetic abnormalities in haematologic malignancies. XXVII Annual Conference of the Indian Society of Human Genetics. “Recent Trends in Genomics”. Thiruvanantapuram, February 2002.
  10. Madon P. F., Athalye A.S., Advani S. H., Parekh S. J. and Parikh F. R. Variant Ph translocations detected by FISH. Annual Conference of Mumbai Hematology Group, Mumbai, March 2002.
  11. Madon P. F., Athalye A.S., Bandkar V. M., Dhumal S. B., Sopariwala A.A. and Parikh F. R. Cytogenetic abnormalities in leukemia – Jaslok experience. Annual Conference of Mumbai Hematology Group, Wadia Hospital, Mumbai, March 2002.
  12. Parikh F.R, Madon P.F., Naik N.J., Athalye A.S. and Saxena S.G. Pregnancy following Preimplantation Genetic Diagnosis in a case of mosaic Turner Syndrome with a history of recurrent spontaneous abortions. – Case report. MOGS. March 2002
  13. Madon P.F., Athalye A.S, Parikh F.R.,.et al. Variant Ph translocations detected by FISH. Annual Conference of Mumbai Haematology Group; Mumbai, March 2002.
  14. Madon P.F., Athalye A.S, Parikh F.R., et al. Cytogenetic abnormalities in Leukemia – Jaslok Experience at Annual conference of Mumbai Hematology Group, Mumbai, March 2002.
  15. Parikh F.R, Madon P.F., Naik N.J., Athalye A.S. and Saxena S.G. Pregnancy following Preimplantation Genetic Diagnosis in a case of mosaic Turner Syndrome with a history of recurrent spontaneous abortions – Case report. 9th ISAR Conference, Indore – 14th – 16th February 2003.
  16. Athalye A.S., Madon P.F, Parikh F.R. et al. Y Chromosome Microdeletion Analysis. EAA (European Academy of Andrology) International Symposium on Genetics of Male Infertility: from Research to Clinic, University of Florence, Italy, October 2003, pg. 76.
  17. Bandkar V., Madon P.F., Athalye A.S, Dhumal S., Sopariwala A.A., Kawle M., Parikh F.R., Advani S.H.,Parikh S. and Agarwal M.B. Karyotyping and FISH in Hematological Malignancies. 9th ADNAT & 30th ISHG Hyderabad, 20th –23rd February,2005
  18. Madon P.F., Athalye A.S., Dhumal S., Kawle M, Bandkar V., Sopariwala A.A, Naik N., Naik D., Nadkarni S. and Parikh F.R. Aneuploidy detection by FISH for postnatal, prenatal and preimplantation genetic diagnosis (PGD) in India. ISAR 2005, Mumbai-24th –27th February 2005.
  19. Parikh F. R., Athalye A. S., Uttamchandani S. A., Kawle M. T., Dhumal S. B., Madon P. F. Gonadal chromosome mosaicism in cells of the follicular fluid predicts reproductive failure in women undergoing in vitro fertilization. American Society for Assisted Reproduction ASRM 2006 Annual Meeting . October 21-25, New Orleans, Louisiana. Fertility and Sterility, Volume 86, Issue 3, Pages S143-S143. 
  20. FR Parikh, PF Madon, AS Athalye.Follicular fluid – a novel source of cells to detect gonadal chromosome mosaicism. In: Program and Abstract book of 11th International Congress of Human Genetics, Brisbane.  Poster Abstract 1135, pp. 170, 2006. 
  21. Athalye Arundhati S., Madon Prochi F., Dhumal Suresh B., Kawle Mahadev T., Bandkar Vijay M., Sopariwala Arifa A., Sanap Mangesh V, Kulkarni Dhananjaya K., Sanap Rupesh R. and Parikh Firuza R. FISH – A genetic diagnostic test for the management of hematological malignancies. International conference on emerging trends in haematology and Immunohaematology, Mumbai, 31st January – 3rd February 2007.
  22. Prochi Madon, Arundhati Athalye, Vijay Bandkar, Suresh Dhumal, Arifa Sopariwala, Mahadev Kawle, Mangesh Sanap, Rupesh Sanap, Prashant Padyal, Dhananjaya Kulkarni and Firuza Parikh. Uncommon cytogenetic abnormalities in leukemia. Symposium on Leukemia, by Lady Tata Memorial Trust and Tata Memorial Centre, Mumbai, July 2007. (First prize).
  23. Madon P.F., Parikh F. R., Athalye A.S.,  Bandkar V., Dhumal SB , Kawle MT, Sanap M, Sopariwala AA, Minocher S, Uttamchandani SA. Cytogenetic .Significance of a high frequency of Chromosome Polymorphic Variations in Infertility. Genome Res. (Karger) 116:324A8, 2007.
  24. Prochi Madon, Arundhati Athalye, Firuza Parikh. Diagnosis of Microdeletion syndromes by FISH: Presented at National Childhood Disability Conference (NCDC), with VI Annual national Conference of IAP: Childhood disabilities group, Kokilaben Ambani Hospital, Mumbai, Sept. 2009
  25. Arundhati Athalye, Prochi Madon, Firuza Parikh and B K Thelma. Fragile X chromosome study at the site Xq27.3 by cytogenetic and molecular analysis. Presented at National Childhood Disability Conference (NCDC), with VI Annual national Conference of IAP: Childhood disabilities group, Ambani Hospital, Mumbai, Sept. 2009. 
  26. Arundhati Athalye, Prochi Madon, Rupesh Sanap, Prashant Padyal, Mahadev Kawle, Vijay Bandkar, Vasant Dhumal, Mahendra Sute and Firuza Parikh. Importance of prenatal testing for fragile X syndrome. 10th Annual conference of Indian Society for Prenatal Diagnosis and Therapy (ISPAT), April 2010, Mumbai pg. 45 (Journal of Prenatal Diagnosis and Therapy, Jan-June 2010 1(1): 45.
  27. Prochi Madon, Arundhati Athalye, Prashant Padyal, Vijay Bandkar, Mahadev Kawle, Rupesh Sanap, Vasant Dhumal, Mahendra Sute, Firuza Parikh. Cytogenetic abnormalities detected in products of conceptions by FISH and Karyotyping 10th Annual conference of Indian Society for Prenatal Diagnosis and Therapy (ISPAT), April 2010, Mumbai pg. 47-8 (Journal of Prenatal Diagnosis and Therapy, Jan-June 2010 1(1): 47-48.
  28. Prochi Madon, Arundhati Athalye, Rupesh Sanap, Vijay Bandkar, Mahadev Kawle, Prashant Padyal, Vasant Dhumal, Mahenddra Sute, Firuza Parikh. Prenatal diagnosis by FISH and karyotyping: >3100 cases at Jaslok Hospital. 10th Annual conference of Indian Society for Prenatal Diagnosis and Therapy (ISPAT), April 2010, Mumbai.
  29. Rupesh R. Sanap, Arundhati S. Athalye, Prochi F. Madon, Mahendra B. Sute, Amit A. Mahabale, Vasant J. Dhumal, Prashant M. Padyal, Vijay M. Bandkar, Dhanashree J. Warang, Dr. Firuza R. Parikh. Cytogenetic studies in Multiple Myeloma with special reference to comparison of FISH results before and after plasma cell isolation. International conference on Next Revolution in Genetics & Genomics – Applications in Health and Disease. 27-29 Jan 2013, pp 58.
  30. Arundhati Athalye, Prochi Madon, Anaita Hegde, Trupti Jadhav, Puja Kapoor, Jayanthi Undamatia, Charita Bhupatiraju, Arvind Kumar, Vineeta Singh, Firuza Parikh. Array CGH – Our experience in 40 cases of autism. International conference on Next Revolution in Genetics & Genomics – Applications in Health and Disease. 27-29 Jan 2013, pp 100.
  31. S. Khandeparkar, A. S. Athalye, R. R. Sanap, P. F. Madon, D. J. Naik, F. R. Parikh. Is there any correlation between sperm apoptosis and sperm head morphology in teratospermic semen samples? International conference on Transforming Reproductive Medicine Worldwide, organized by IFFS/ASRM. 12-17 October 2013, Boston, M.A.
  32. Dhanashree J. Warang, Arundhati S. Athalye, Anaita Udwadia-Hegde, Prochi F. Madon, Firuza R. Parikh.Fragile-X, CNVs and single gene disorders in selected cases from western India. Indian J Hum Genet 2014;20:suppl. 1, P87, S76.
  33. Mahendra B. Sute, Prochi F. Madon, Prashant M. Padyal, Arundhati S. Athalye, Vasant J. Dhumal, Rupesh R. Sanap, Dhanashree J, Warang, Hrushikesh M. Lele, Firuza R. Parikh. Cytogenetic studies in chromosome instability syndromes. Indian J Hum Genet 2014;20:suppl. 1, P86, S76.
  34. Rupesh R. Sanap, Arundhati S. Athalye, Prochi F. Madon, Hrushikesh M. Lele, Prashant M. Padyal, Dhanashree J, Warang, Mahendra B. Sute, Vasant J. Dhumal, Firuza R. Parikh.FISH in Multiple Myeloma: Comparison between FISH results on unsorted bone marrow and isolated plasma cells. Indian J Hum Genet 2014;20:suppl. 1, P89, S77.
  35. Hrushikesh M. Lele, Arundhati S. Athalye, Prochi F. Madon, Abhay Bhave and Firuza R. Parikh. A higher pick up of cytogenetic abnormalities of B-CLL Lby FISH on immunomagnetically sorted CD20+ cells and use of CpG oligonucleotide plus interleukin-2 stimulation for karyotyping. 39th Annual conference of Mumbai Hematology Group (MHG), 12th-13th March 2016; P-13 pp 133-34. (First Prize)
  36. Importance of maternal cell contamination testing prior to prenatal molecular analysis. Sona Nair, Arundhati S. Athalye, Prochi F. Madon, Firuza R. Parikh. Diamond Jubilee Celebration, NIIH 2017, Mumbai.
  37. Arundhati Athalye, Rupesh Sanap, Sona Nair, Dhanashree Warang, Prashant Padyal, Prochi Madon and Firuza Parikh. Preimplantation Genetic Diagnosis (PGD) and Prenatal Diagnosis in hematological disorders. 41st Annual conference of Mumbai Hematology Group (MHG), March 2018; J-4 pp 236-37 (Third Prize).
  38. Mahendra B. Sute, Prochi F. Madon, Arundhati S. Athalye, Ruepsh R. Sanap, Prashant M. Padyal, Vasant J. Dhumal, Dhanashree J. Warang, Pritam R. Tari, Hrushikesh M. Lele, Parachi A. Deshmukh, Prashant K. Makwana, Firuza R. Parikh. Chromosome Stress Test in Fanconi Anemia. 41st Annual conference of Mumbai Hematology Group (MHG), March 2018; J-4 pp 240-41.
  39. Pritam Tari, Prochi Madon, Arundhati Athalye, Rupesh Sanap, Prashant Padyal, Hrushikesh Lele, Vasant Dhumal, Mahendra Sute, Dhanashree Warang, Prachi Deshmukh, Prashant Makwana, Sona Nair, Firuza Parikh. Complex Cytogenetic aberrations in AML. 41st Annual conference of Mumbai Hematology Group (MHG), March 2018; J-4 pp 238-39.
  40. Prachi Deshmukh, Prashant Padyal, Vasant Dhumal, Mahendra Sute, Rupesh Sanap, Dhanashree Warang, Pritam Tari, Arundhati Athalye, Prochi Madon, Firuza Parikh. Cytogenetic analysis in 1080 products of conceptions. ISHG 2018, Hyderabad, P-54.
  41. F. R. Parikh, S. Uttamchandani, A. S. Velumani, A. Athalye, P. Sinkar, N. Naik, P. Khandare, A. Velumani.. Higher follicular fluid (ff) levels of di(2- ethylhexyl) phthalate (dehp) metabolites in indian women with poor ovarian reserve (por). ASRM abstracts Sept 2018:110(4) e170, P-158.
  42. F. R. Parikh, S. Uttamchandani, A. Athalye, P. Sinkar, A. S. Velumani, M. Panpalia, P. Makwana, A. Velumani. Bisphenol a (bpa) levels in the serum of Indian women collected at the time of oocyte retrieval may predict bpa levels in their follicular fluid (ff). ASRM abstracts Sept 2018:110(4) e171, P-159.
  43. Rupesh Sanap, Prashant Padyal, Vasant Dhumal, Mahendra Sute, Dhanashree Warang, Pritam Tari, Prachi Deshmukh, Sona Nair, Arundhati Athalye, Anahita Pandole, Prochi Madon, Firuza Parikh. Cytogenetic analysis in 1200 spontaneous abortions. 3MGM2019-4th Annual Conference of MMM Genetics Meeting on “Genetic and Genomic Medicine in Maternal and Fetal Care” 13th September 2019, The Madras Medical Mission, Chennai.
  44. Mamta Katakdhond, Sangeeta Deshmukh, Shubhada Khandeparkar, Nandkishor Naik, Mangesh Sanap, Gajanan Naik, Pratiksha Khandare, Firuza Parikh. Women with Previous failed IVF benefit from Intrauterine instillation of Platelet Rich Plasma. ASRM 2019. Fertil Steril 2019:112(3), supl e185 P197.
  45. Jyotshna Palgamkar, Sapna Agarwal, Nilesh Shah, Deepak Sanghavi, Flavia Almeida, Trupti Mehta, Dhananjay Kulkarni, Arundhati Athalye, Firuza Parikh. Declining trends of AMH levels in Indian women of reproductive age group: The Jaslok Experience. ASRM 2019. Fertil Steril 2019:112(3), supl e386 P659.
  46. Madhvi Panpalia, Sujatha Reddy, Chitra Ishwar, Meenal Khandeparkar, Dattatray Naik, Suresh Dhumal, Prashant Makwana, Firuza Parikh. Elevated blood sugar parameters in young Indian men attending our fertility clinic. ASRM 2019. Fertil Steril 2019:112(3), supl e368 P70.

 

Book Chapters and Review Articles:

 

  1. Parikh F.R., Book chapter- Haemolytic Disease of the Newborn-A Textbook of Obstetrics Eds. Masani K.M., Parikh M.N. Pub. Bombay Popular Prakashan, 4th edition 1986 Pg.615-23.
  2. Parikh M.N., Parikh F.R., Book chapter- Computers in In-Vitro Fertilization (IVF) Programmes. Ed. Malhotra N., Pub. Food & Drugs & Medicosurgical Equipment Committee of F.O.G.S.I., 1stEdition 1991 Pg. 86-9.
  3. Parikh F.R., Parikh R.M., Book chapter – Hypothalamic Amenorrhoea, in The Adolescent Girl. Ed. Krishna Usha et al, Pub. Federation of Obstetric & Gynaecological Societies of India, 1st edition, 1991 pg.71-5.
  4. Parikh F.R., Manju Jain. Book Chapter – Pregnancy Loss and Endometriosis in Pregnancy At Risk – Current Concepts. Eds Usha Krishna, Shirish Daftary. pub. Federation of Obstetrics and Gynaecological Societies of India, 1st Edition, 1993. Pg.50-53.
  5. Parikh R.M., Sonawalla S., Parikh F.R. Book Chapter- Stress and Early Pregnancy Loss in Pregnancy at Risk – Current Concepts. Eds Usha Krishna, Shirish Daftary. Pub. Federation of Obstetrics and Gynaecological Societies of India, 1st Edition, Pg. 54-57.
  6. Parikh F.R., Bharatiya D, Kamat S. Book Chapter – Future Directions In Assisted Reproduction in Infertility Update. Pub. The Federation of Obstetrics and Gynaecological Societies of India. 1994.
  7. Parikh F.R., Nadkarni S. Book Chapter – The Premature Menopause in A Monogram on Menopause. Eds. Krishna U. & Shah D. Pub. Orient Longman. 1995.
  8. Parikh F.R., Nadkarni S., Lulla C.P. Book Chapter – Vaginal Ultrasound in Assisted Reproduction. Book Chapter in Vaginal Sonography in Obstetrics and Gynecology. Ed. Allahbadia G.N. Pub. C.B.S. New Delhi. 1998.
  9. Parikh F.R., Kamat S.A., Naik N., Manjrekar S., Uttamchandani S., Nadkarni S., Parikh R. M. Impact of Sperm and Oocyte Orientation on Fertilization Events: Heads and Tails. Assisted Reproduction Reviews, 1998. Vol.8, No.4, 174 -179. Review Article.
  10. Parikh R.M., Sonawalla S.B., Uttamchandani S.A. and Parikh F.R. Depression and anxiety in couples presenting for In Vitro Fertilization in Women’s Health and Psychiatry. Ed. K.H. Pearson, S.B. Sonawalla, and J.F. Rosenbaum, Women’s Health and Psychiatry, Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, Philadelphia, 2002.
  11. Madon P.F., Athalye A.S and Parikh F.R Fluorescence in-situ hybridization (FISH)-Application in Genetic Diagnostics. Recent Advances in Genetics & Health. Ed.Rani U.P., Jyothy A. and Prasad H.M. Osmania University, Hyderabad, 2004.
  12. Madon P.F., Athalye A.S, Naik N, Parikh F.R In: Mangala Telang (ed) Preimplantation Genetic Diagnosis.: Atlas of Human Assisted Reproductive Technologies, Chapter 13, pp.167-174, Jaypee, 2007.
  13. Madon P F, Athalye A, Parikh F R. In: R. Colah, K. Vasantha, S. Shetty (eds): Application of FISH in Hematological Malignancies. Proceedings of International Conference on Emerging Trends in Hematology and Immunohematology, Mumbai, pp 245-250, 2007.
  14. FISH – Introduction and setting up a FISH lab. Arundhati Athalye, Prochi Madon, Firuza Parikh. In: Molecular Hematology, Ed: M. B. Agarwal, 2007.
  15. Madhavi Panpalia and Firuza R. Parikh. Book Chapter – High order pregnancy in Pregnancy at Risk. Eds Usha Krishna et al. Pub. Federation of Obstetrics and Gynaecological Societies of India, 5th Edition, Pg. 701-708.
  16. Ishita Pateria, Rajesh M Parikh, Shamsah Sonawalla and Firuza R. Parikh. – Book Chapter- The role of stress in first trimester miscarriage in Pregnancy at Risk. Eds Usha Krishna and Nozer Sheriar. 
  17. Firuza R. Parikh, Nandkishor J Naik, Dattatray J Naik, Dhananjay Kulkarni. Book Chapter-Cumulus Aided Embryo Transfer in Practical Manual of In Vitro Fertilisation. Eds Nagy, Varghese and Agarwal Publisher Springer Pg 575-580. 
  18. Author of the best seller, “The Complete Guide To Becoming Pregnant”. Pub: Random House India, 1st Ed:, 2011.
  19. Madhavi Panpalia, Neeta Warty and Firuza Parikh. Rectovaginal Endometriosis: A distinct entity. In: A Manual on Endometriosis. Eds. P.C. Mahapatra and  Kanthi Bansal. (2013) chapter 14; 163-186. 
  20. Madhavi Panpalia and Firuza Parikh. IUI Techniques and difficulties faced during insemination. In: Intrauterine insemination- An Update. Ed. B.N.Chakravarty and Gita Ganguly Mukherjee. (in press). 
  21. Madhavi Panpalia, Meenal Khandeparkar and Firuza Parikh. Current methods of improving endometrial receptivity. In: Clinical update in Obstetrics and Gynecology – Endometrial Receptivity. Ed: B.N.Chakravarty 2014; 121-54. 
  22. Madhavi Panpalia, Meenal Khandeparkar and Firuza Parikh Causes of Preterm birth in India – Multiple Pregnancies. Delivered too soon. In: Action Report on Preterm Birth in India (in press). 
  23. Arundhati S. Athalye, Prochi F. Madon, Firuza R. Parikh.Preimplantation Genetic Diagnosis for Single Gene Disorders. In: Hematology Today 2015 – a case based approach. Ed: M. B. Agarwal. Chapter 12, 125-128. 
  24. Prochi Madon, Arundhati Athalye and Firuza Parikh. Preimplantation genetic diagnosis.In: Principles and Practice of Fetal Medicine. Publisher: Jaypee brothers. Chapter 26, 2016. 
  25. Firuza Parikh. Back to basics: DNA, Genes, Chromosomes, ICSI and PGT. ISARCON 2017 Manual of Preimplantation Genetic Diagnosis and Screening, vitrification of gametes, embryos and tissues. Eds: Ahuja M, Malhotra N, Loomba P. 2017. Jaypee, New Delhi. Firuza Parikh was the national coordinator for this international conferenceand played a major part as editor in compiling this book. 
  26. Trupti Mehta, Sangeeta Deshmukh, Meenal Khandeparkar, Firuza Parikh. Treatment for Poor Responders: Recent Consensus: Book chapter in ‘Advances in IVF’ 2018. (in press) 
  27. Arundhati Athalye, Datta Naik, Nandkishore Naik, Prochi Madon, Madhvi Panpalia, Meenal Khandeparkar, Firuza Parikh. Role of Micromanipulation in Recent Advancement of ART Procedure:In ‘Practical Guide in Andrology & Embryology’ ISAR 2018 Eds: Mukherjee G, Khastgir G, Chattopadhyay R. 2018. Jaypee, New Delhi.