Assisted Reproduction (IVF) Clinic

The Assisted Reproduction & Genetics Clinic at Jaslok Hospital and Research Centre, Mumbai, India, has been functional since October 1990. It has treated more than 9000 plus couples from every state of India and 50 different countries resulting in the birth of over 13000 plus babies.

The clinic features state-of-the-art facilities for In Vitro Fertilisation (IVF), Micromanipulation (ICSI), Laser Assisted Hatching (LAH), Semen and Embryo Cryopreservation and a fully functional Andrology Laboratory for diagnostic and therapeutic tests. It uses highly advanced technologies to perform genetic tests, such as an automated Karyotyping Workstation for chromosome analysis and Fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH). The clinic also features advanced equipment for molecular genetic testing like the Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) and Prenatal, Postnatal and Preimplantation Genetic Diagnostic tests (PGD).

The clinic is known for initiating breakthrough procedures in the country like World's first Cumulus Aided Transfer(CAT), an IVF procedure that improves pregnancy rates, ICSI (Intracytoplasmic Sperm Injection) and PGD (Pre Implantation Genetic Diagnosis). It consists of the leading experts in the field. Dr Firuza Parikh, Director Department of Assisted Reproduction, is even rated amongst India's top doctors. 

At the clinic, couples with female or male infertility are counselled for both medical and surgical causes of infertility. The clinic treatment for ovulatory disorders and other endocrine problems which cause infertility. Endoscopy & surgical management of infertility is also carried out. So far, the clinic has treated more than 2000 cases of endoscopy, including operative laparoscopy and hysteroscopy.

• In vitro fertilisation (IVF), Intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI)
• Laser-assisted hatching
• Blastocyst transfer
• Cryopreservation of sperm
• Cryopreservation of embryos
• Donor oocyte/donor embryo programme
• Isolation of sperm from testicular biopsy using testicular sperm aspiration (TESA)
• Percutaneous epididymal sperm aspiration (PESA)
• Detailed semen analysis
• Sperm preparation for intrauterine insemination
• Intrauterine insemination (IUI)
• Treatment of ovulation disorders, hirsutism and premature menopause
• Endoscopic and surgical management of infertility
• Preimplantation genetic diagnosis from cleavage-stage embryos by fluorescence in situ hybridisation (FISH)
• Psychiatric counselling

The clinic also offers genetic tests, such as:

• Karyotyping: Karyotyping from blood (routine), Karyotyping for prenatal diagnosis, Karyotyping from products of conception, Karyotyping and fragile X detection, Karyotyping