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INSIGHTFUL INTERVIEW WITH DR.FIRUZA PARIKH The woman behind South East Asia’s firstICSIbaby, 1994, the one to set up the firstPGDlaboratory in India 1999 and thepioneer ofCumulus Aided Transfer (CAT)for the first time in the world, author of over 100 books with a number of eminent awards, Dr Firuza Parikh has woven dreams of several couples and has been a major hand in revolutionizing healthcare. This is my 25th year as the Director of the IVF centre at Jaslok Hospital. My training in the field of ART started in 1986 when I began my fellowship at Yale University in USA. I consider myself fortunate to be able to help childless couples. Power for me is a translation of my medical knowledge put to use to help people. How challenging has your journey been? The biggest challenge has been to cha