Indira Hinduja
Indian gynecologist / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Indira Hinduja is an Indian gynecologist, obstetrician and infertility specialist based in Mumbai.[1] She pioneered the Gamete intrafallopian transfer (GIFT) technique resulting in the birth of India's first GIFT baby on 4 January 1988. Previously she delivered India's first test tube baby at KEM Hospital on 6 August 1986.[2] She is also credited for developing an oocyte donation technique for menopausal and premature ovarian failure patients, giving the country's first baby out of this technique on 24 January 1991.[3]
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Indira Hinduja | |
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Born | (1946-08-21) 21 August 1946 (age 77) |
Alma mater | Bombay University |
Awards | Padma Shri (2011) |
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Fields | Infertility |
Institutions | KEM Hospital, Mumbai |
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