Research


Our Ongoing Research

  • Myoinositol(2gms) + D-Chiroinositol (50gms) + Vit.D3(1000iu) Vs Placebo in the prevention of Gestational Diabetes in women with a prior history of Gestational Diabetes / PCOS women with Infertility
  • The single dose study with 500mg Vs 1000mg Ferric Carboxy Maltose Intravenous Injection in the management of Postpartum Iron Deficiency Anemia.
  • A randomized double blind, parallel, multicenter placebo-controlled study to demonstrate bioequivalence of Estradiol Vaginal Cream.
  • To the study the association between Granulosa Cell FSH & LH receptor gene expression & the outcome of Gonadotropin induced controlled ovarian hyper stimulation in infertile women undergoing in-vitro fertilization & embryo transfer (IVF-ET)
  • A randomized controlled trial of Dermal Vs Oral Estrogen for hormone replacement therapy in frozen embryo replacement IVF: A Pilot Study
  • A randomized, double blind, active & placebo controlled, comparative, multi-center study to evaluate bioequivalence of Estradiol Vaginal Cream (0.01% from Cipla) and Estrace Estradiol Vaginal Cream (0.01% from Warner Chilcott Inc.) with clinical endpoint in postmenopausal females with Vulvar & Vaginal Atrophy.
  • A clinical study to evaluate the efficacy & safety of Curcumin supplementation (CurQfen – The enhanced bioavailable formulation of curcumin) on Dementia patients having mild to moderate decline in Locomotor activities & impairment in Learning/Memory


Our Published Research

Original Article in Journal of Evidence Based Medicine and Healthcare Ferric Carboxymaltose (FCM) Complex in the Treatment of Postpartum Anaemia: Non-Inferiority of a 500 Mg versus 1000 Mg Single Dose Administration For Full Article Please Click the below link

http://www.jebmh.com/data_pdf/Hema%20Diwakar%20-%20FINAL.pdf

List of publications

  1. FERRIC CARBOXYMALTOSE (FCM) COMPLEX IN THE TREATMENT OF POSTPARTUM ANAEMIA- NON-INFERIORITY OF A 500 MG VERSUS 1000 MG SINGLE-DOSE ADMINISTRATION - Hema Divakar, Arulmozhi Ramarajan, Ambarish Bhandiwad, Vidya Thobbi, Shelly Dutta, Isaac Manyonda
  2. Iron-deficiency Anemia in Pregnant Women: What preventing Practitioners from using IV Iron Sucrose - Hema Divakar
  3. THE CURRENT PRACTICES FOR TESTING FOR HYPERGLYCAEMIA IN PREGNANCY (HIP) IN THE MEDICAL COLLEGE INSTITUTIONS IN INDIA - Hema Divakar, Shelly Dutta, Uday Thanawala
  4. Human papillomavirus vaccination: Good clinical practice recommendations from the Federation of Obstetric and Gynecological Societies of India - Neerja Bhatla, Jyoti Meena, Krishnendu Gupta, Bhaskar Pal, Hema Divakar, Sarita Bhalerao, Abraham Peedicayil, Shikha Srivastava, Partha Basu, Chittaranjan Purandare, For Group
  5. DUAL ENDOCRINOPATHY- THE NEXUS BETWEEN HYPERGLYCAEMIA (GESTATIONAL DIABETES) AND HYPOTHYROIDISM AMONG PREGNANT WOMEN IN INDIA- Hema Divakar, Rita Singh, Poorni Narayanan, Bhagyashree Kulkarni, Asha Hegde
  6. O228 Rapid versus slow intravenous iron sucrose administration in pregnant women with iron deficiency anemia in a rural setting in India- Divakar, N. Kumar, I. Manyonda
  7. POSTPARTUM PERIOD- A WINDOW OF OPPORTUNITY FOR ANAEMIA CORRECTION- Hema Divakar, Priti Kumar, Kavita Bansal, Pragya Tripathi, Shelly Dutta, Isaac Manyonda
  8. Chapter-20 Fetal Infections - Hema Divakar
  9. [Prevalence of vitamin D deficiency in populations at risk for osteoporosis: impact on bone integrity].- Pedro Raya, Manuel Torres, Francisca Rodríguez, Nuria Martín, Alicia Valero, Norberto Centeno, Jorge Calvín, Enrique Alvarez, Juan de Dios Luna, Fernando Jiménez, Hema Divakar, Rita Singh, Poorni Narayanan, R. Mezquita, T. Muñoz
  10. Management of prepregnancy, pregnancy, and postpartum obesity from the FIGO Pregnancy and Non‐Communicable Diseases Committee: A FIGO (International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics) guideline - Fionnuala McAuliffe, Sarah Killeen, Chandni Jacob, Mark Hanson, Eran Hadar, David McIntyre, Anil Kapur, Anne Kihara, Ronald Ma, Hema Divakar, Moshe Hod
  11. GESTATIONAL DIABETES MELLITUS- TESTING IN THIRD TRIMESTER- NEW DATA AND FRESH THINKING - Hema Divakar, Shelly Dutta, Rita Singh, Poorni Narayanan, Asha Hegde, Bhagyashree Kulkarni
  12. FIGO postpartum intrauterine device initiative: Complication rates across six countries - Anita Makins, Neda Taghinejadi, Maya Sethi, Kazuyo Machiyama, Projestine Munganyizi, Elly Odongo, Hema Divakar, Parveen Fatima, Kusum Thapa, Gamini Perera, Sabaratnam Arulkumaran
  13. Menstrual Health and Hygiene- Study of Knowledge Attitudes and Practices of Obgyns on Usage of Menstrual Cups - Hema Divakar, Rita Singh, Poorni Narayanan, Raksha Suvarna
  14. ANAEMIA ERADICATION IN ADOLESCENTS- A NEW HOPE WITH WEEKLY IRON FOLIC ACID SUPPLEMENTATION (WIFS) (PILOT STUDY) - Hema Divakar, Shelly Dutta, Bhagyashri Kulkarni
  15. Chapter-21 Postpartum Intrauterine Contraceptive Device (PPIUCD) - Hema Divakar
  16. Prevention of noncommunicable diseases by interventions in the preconception period: A FIGO position paper for action by healthcare practitioners - Chandni Jacob, Sarah Killeen, Fionnuala McAuliffe, Judith Stephenson, Mark Hanson, Moshe Hod, Ivonne Yamal, Jaideep Malhotra, Edgar Mocanu, David McIntyre, Anne Kihara, Ronald Ma, Hema Divakar, Anil Kapur, Rui Ferriani, Ernest Ng, Laurie Henry, Zephne Van Der Spuy, Zev Rosenwaks
  17. International federation of gynecology and obstetrics staging of endometrial cancer 1988 - John Mikuta, Augusto Pereira, Tirso Pérez-Medina, Javier Magrina, Paul Magtibay, Ana Rodríguez-Tapia, Irene Peregrin, Elsa Mendizabal, Luís Ortiz-Quintana, J. Sciarra, Hee Kim, Yong Song, Mark Hanson, Anne Bardsley, Luz De-Regil, Sophie Moore, Emily Oken, Lucilla Poston, Ronald Ma, Fionnuala McAuliffe, Ken Maleta, Chittaranjan Purandare, Chittaranjan Yajnik, Hamid Rushwan, Jessica Morris, Moshe Hod, Anil Kapur, David Sacks, Eran Hadar, Mukesh Agarwal, Gian Renzo, Luis Roura, Harold McIntyre, Hema Divakar, Jeanne Conry, Jennifer Blake, Mark Defrancesco, Nathaniel Denicola, James Martin, Kelly McCue, David Richmond, Abid Shah, Patrice Sutton, Tracey Woodruff, Sheryl van der Poel, Linda Giudice, Liona Poon, Andrew Shennan, Jonathan Hyett, Fabricio Costa, Peter Dadelszen, Anne Kihara, Roberto Romero, Mary D'Alton, Vincenzo Berghella, Kypros Nicolaides, Carlos Fuchtner, Gerard Visser, Rachel Gooden, Augusto Sanchez, Nadir Chan
  18. Asymptomatic uterine fibroids - Hema Divakar
  19. Population estimates, consequences, and risk factors of obesity among pregnant and postpartum women in India: Results from a national survey and policy recommendations - Mansi Chopra, Naman Kaur, Konsam Singh, Chandni Jacob, Hema Divakar, Giridhara Babu, Phuong Nguyen, Arti Bhanot, Manisha Sabharwal, Sila Deb, Dinesh Baswal, Sarah Killeen, Fionnuala McAuliffe, Mark Hanson, Vani Sethi
  20. Towards a global consensus on GDM diagnosis: Light at the end of the tunnel? - Anil Kapur, David McIntyre, Hema Divakar, Gian Di Renzo, Anne Kihara, Fionnuala McAuliffe, Mark Hanson, Ronald Ma, Moshe Hod, Hector Bolatti, Luis Roura, Mary D’Alton, Blami Dao, Gernot Desoye, Fidelma Dunn, Tahir Mahmood, Mohamed Momtaz, Umbeto Simeoni, Huixia Yang, Gerard Visser, Yirgu Ferede, Working Pregnancy
  21. Chapter-04 Genetics of Recurrent Pregnancy Loss - Hema Divakar
  22. IDF Diabetes Atlas: Projections of the prevalence of hyperglycaemia in pregnancy in 2019 and beyond: results from the International Diabetes Federation Diabetes Atlas, 9th edition - Lili Yuen, Pouya Saeedi, Musarrat Riaz, Suvi Karuranga, Hema Divakar, Naomi Levitt, Xilin Yang, David Simmons
  23. HIV-challenges and controversies - Patil, H. Divakar
  24. Critical Factors Influencing the Acceptability of Post-placental Insertion of Intrauterine Contraceptive Device: A Study in Six Public/Private Institutes in India - Hema Divakar, Ajey Bhardwaj, Chittaranjan Purandare, Thelma Sequeira, Pooja Sanghvi
  25. Need for testing glucose tolerance in the early weeks of pregnancy - Seshiah Veeraswamy, Hema Divakar, Sanjay Gupte, Manjula Datta, Anil Kapur, Balaji Vijayam
  26. Chapter-02 Antenatal Assessment - Hema Divakar
  27. Chapter-38 Postpartum Family Planning - Hema Divakar, Shobha Gudi
  28. THE EFFECTIVENESS OF ORAL HAEMATINIC SYRUP IN CORRECTING IRON DEFICIENCY ANAEMIA IN PREGNANT AND POSTPARTUM WOMEN - Hema Divakar, Rita Singh, Poorni Narayanan, Diwakar Thipe, Vidya Thobbi
  29. Classification of hyperglycemia in pregnancy. - Veeraswamy Seshiah, Sanjay Kalra, Sanjay Gupte, Hema Divakar, A. Murugananthan, Samar Banerjee, Sunil Gupta, Vijayam Balaji, Ah Zargar, Ak Das, Rakesh Sahay, Jitendra Singh, Shaukat Sadikot, Rajesh Khadgawat, Murugananthan Arumugam
  30. A perspective on testing for gestational diabetes mellitus - Seshiah Veerasamy, Anil Kapur, V. Balaji, Hema Divakar
  31. Chapter-16 Antibiotic Prophylaxis - Hema Divakar
  32. Gestational Diabetes Mellitus—Innovative Approach to Prediction, Diagnosis, Management, and Prevention of Future NCD—Mother and Offspring - David McIntyre, Anil Kapur, Hema Divakar, Moshe Hod
  33. Chapter-10 Iatrogenic Factors in ART - Hema Divakar
  34. PREVALENCE OF VITAMIN D DEFICIENCY AND THE IMPACT OF ORAL SUPPLEMENTATION IN AN UNSELECTED PREGNANT INDIAN POPULATION - Hema Divakar, Rita Singh, Poorvi Narayanan
  35. Negotiating Gestational Diabetes Mellitus in India: A National Approach - Uday Thanawala, Hema Divakar, Rajesh Jain, Mukesh Agarwal
  36. Chapter-100 Ectopic Pregnancy - Hema Divakar
  37. Chapter-14 Management of Second and Third Stages of Labor in Hypertensive Disorders - Hema Divakar
  38. FIGO (International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics) annual report on the results of treatment in gynecological cancer. - Eyal Sheiner, Anil Kapur, Ravi Retnakaran, Eran Hadar, Liona Poon, David McIntyre, Hema Divakar, Anne Staff, Jagat Narula, Anne Kihara, Moshe Hod, Mark Hanson, Mary D’Alton, Ronald Ma, Fionnuala McAuliffe, Carlos Fuchtner, C. Purandare, Gerard Visser, Jessica Morris, Rachel Gooden, Nir Melamed, Ahmet Baschat, Yoav Yinon, Apostolos Athanasiadis, Federico Mecacci, Francesc Figueras, Vincenzo Berghella, Amala Nazareth, Muna Tahlak, Fabrício Da Silva Costa, Diogo Ayres-De-Campos, Liran Hiersch, John Kingdom, Roberto Romero
  39. The use, misuse, and abuse of hysterectomy - Navneet Magon, Hema Divakar, Alka Kriplani 
  40. The impact of using nurses to perform postpartum intrauterine device insertions in Kalyani Hospital, India - Banasree Bhadra, Sougata Burman, Chittaranjan Purandare, Hema Divakar, Thelma Sequeira, Ajey Bhardwaj
  41. Chapter-11 Off-Label Use of Prescription Drugs in Obstetrics and Gynecology - Hema Divakar
  42. Diagnosis and principles of management of gestational diabetes mellitus in the prevailing COVID-19 pandemic - Veeraswamy Seshiah, Vijayam Balaji, Samar Banerjee, Rakesh Sahay, Hema Divakar, Rajesh Jain, Rajeev Chawla, Ashok Das, Sunil Gupta, Dharani Krishnan
  43. Chapter-18 Fetal Surveillance�On Whom, When and How Often? - Hema Divakar
  44. Handbook of Obstetrics & Gynecology for Asia and Oceania - Amarnath Bhide, Hema Divakar, Sabaratnam Arulkumaran
  45. Safety, Tolerability and Efficacy of Melt-In-Mouth Oral Iron and Folic Acid Supplement in an Urban Non-Pregnant Population - Hema Divakar, Rita Singh, Poorni Narayanan, Shyam Pani, Twinkle Bellani, Raksha Suvarna
  46. Erratum to “The International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics (FIGO) initiative on pre-eclampsia: A pragmatic guide for first-trimester screening and prevention” [Int J Gynecol Obstet 145 Suppl. 1 (2019) 1-33] - Liona Poon, Andrew Shennan, Jonathan Hyett, Anil Kapur, Eran Hadar, Hema Divakar, Fionnuala McAuliffe, Fabricio da Silva Costa, Peter von Dadelszen, Harold McIntyre, Anne Kihara, Gian Di Renzo, Roberto Romero, Mary D'Alton, Vincenzo Berghella, Kypros Nicolaides, Moshe Hod
  47. Global interim guidance on coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) during pregnancy and puerperium from FIGO and allied partners: Information for healthcare professionals - Liona Poon, Huixia Yang, Anil Kapur, Nir Melamed, Blami Dao, Hema Divakar, David McIntyre, Anne Kihara, Diogo Ayres-De-Campos, Enrico Ferrazzi, Gian Di Renzo, Moshe Hod
  48. Role of vitamin D in iron metabolism, a pilot study - Uma Pandey, Hema Divakar
  49. Perspectives on diagnostic strategies for hyperglycemia in pregnancy – Dealing with the barriers and challenges in South Asia - Anil Kapur, Hema Divakar, Veeraswamy Seshiah
  50. A literature review and best practice advice for second and third trimester risk stratification, monitoring, and management of pre‐eclampsia - Liona Poon, Laura Magee, Stefan Verlohren, Andrew Shennan, Peter Dadelszen, Eyal Sheiner, Eran Hadar, Gerard Visser, Fabricio Da Silva Costa, Anil Kapur, Fionnuala McAuliffe, Amala Nazareth, Muna Tahlak, Anne Kihara, Hema Divakar, David McIntyre, Vincenzo Berghella, Huixia Yang, Roberto Romero, Kypros Nicolaides, Nir Melamed, Moshe Hod
  51. Knowledge and Awareness about Preventive Health Seeking Behavior and Acceptability of Cervical Cancer Vaccine in Urban Women in Comparison with School Students - Hema Divakar
  52. P101 Stemming the rising tide of iron deficiency anemia in pregnancy: is intravenous iron sucrose a viable alternative to the failed iron-folate supplementation program in India? - Kumar, H. Divakar, I. Manyonda
  53. Principles and Practice of Obstetrics and Gynecology for Postgraduates - Pankaj Desai, Narendra Malhotra, Duru Shah, Jaideep Malhotra, P. Shah, Hema Divakar, Saroj Singh, Rajendra Nagarkatti
  54. Battling with Rising Prevalence of Gestational Diabetes Mellitus: Screening and Diagnosis - Hema Divakar, Issac Manyonda
  55. P102 Diagnostic criteria influence prevalence rates for gestational diabetes: implications for interventions in an Indian pregnant population - Divakar, N. Kumar, I. Manyonda
  56. Speech by Dr Hema Divakar (President, FOGSI, at SAFOG Inaugural) - Hema Divakar
  57. Universal Testing of all Pregnant Women for COVID-19: A Way Forward for Comprehensive Antenatal Care - Hema Divakar, Poorni Narayanan, Rita Singh, Divakar Girish
  58. Safety and effectiveness of intravenous iron sucrose versus standard oral iron therapy in pregnant women with moderate-to-severe anaemia in India: a multicentre, open-label, phase 3, randomised, controlled trial - Sutapa Neogi, Niveditha Devasenapathy, Ranjana Singh, Alpana Singh, Himanshu Bhushan, Duru Shah, Hema Divakar, Sanjay Zodpey, Sunita Malik, Smiti Nanda, Pratima Mittal, Achla Batra, Meenakshi Chauhan, Sunita Yadav, Harsha Dongre, Sumita Saluja, Vani Malhotra, Anjali Gupta, Roopa Sangwan, A. Radhika, Sruti Bhaskaran, Mrinalini Kotru, Meera Sikka, Sonika Agarwal, Paul Francis, Kasonde Mwingak, Dinesh Baswal
  59. Divakar H , Tyagi S, Hosmani P, Manyonda IT . Diagnostic criteria influence prevalence rates for gestational diabetes : implications for intervention in an Indian PopulationPerinatology 2008, Vol 10 (6) : 155-161
  60. Divakar H ,Chitra G,Ramesh S Fetal Supra renal Mass – Diagnosis and Implications .Perinatologu 2005, Vol 7 (1) ; 39 – 42
  61. Divakar H , Chitra P Complete Hyadatidiform Mole with Co exsistent Live Fetus . Perinatology 2003 Vol 5 (5) ; 245 – 247
  62. Divakar H , Gautam M S, Manyonda IT Rapid versus slow intravenous iron sucrose administration : efficacy, safety and potential cost savings in an Indian Rural Pregnant Population with iron deficiency anemia . journal of perinatal and neonatal care volume 12, no. 2 , jul sept 2011
  63. Diwakar H, Girish N, Ramapriya, Chandra P, Gururaj G (2008). Use of EPDS in a private obstetrics setting, Journal of the Obstetrics and Gynaecology of India, 58(1): 41-44 jan feb 2008
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  65. Divakar H , Manyonda IT cost effective Screening and diagnosis for geatational Diabetes Mellitis accepted for publication in IJIFM dec 2011
  66. Seshiah V , Sahay BK,Das AK, Divakar H ,et al Gestational Diabetes Indian Guidelines , J Indian Medical Association 2009; 107 (11) ; 799-802

Text book chapters

Elsever Publications ECAB Clinical Update : Obstetrics and gynecology

  1. Medical disorders in pregnancy : 2009 Editors ; dr uday thanawala , dr hema divakar Chapter on diabetes in pregnancy
  2. Gynecological endocrinology : 2010 Chapter on premature ovarian failure
  3. Obstetric Counselling 2008 Chapter on Genetic Counselling
  4. Bleeding in pregnancy 2011 Editor and Chapter on readiness is the key
  5. Abnormal Uterine bleeding 2010 Chapter on amennorohea
  6. Best practice and research Clinical obstetrics and gynecology Uterine Fibroids vol 22 number 4 August 2008 Chapter on Asymptomatic uterine fibroids
  7. Text book of pph Sapien publishing oct 2006 edited by C B- Lynch Combating pph in india – moving forward
  8. Genital tuberculosis RNGF publications 2010 Chapter on genital TB in adolescents
  9. The Rhesus Factor 2002 Jaypee Chapter on Fetal Hydrops
  10. Pregnancy at Risk 2010 Chapter on Prevention of preterm labour
  11. COGI publication 2009 Gestational anemia impact on gen next
  12. Descision making in obgyn PEEPE publications 2008 Chapter on intrauterine growth restriction
  13. Current practice in obgyn Jaypee 2005 Chapter on current approach to abnormal bleeding in adolescents
  14. Legal angle of gynec practice 2009 Ethics in clinical research – the implied and the obvious
  15. Clinical pathways 2009 FOGSI publication
  16. FOGSI FOCUS on IUCD 2010 Recent research – how much and how much more
  17. Paving the path for safe motherhood – 2010 AZ – FOGSI publication

    Divakar H : Gupte S :

    • (A) Soaring rates of At Risk pregnancy – indian data
    • (B) changing trends in labour management
  18. Text book titled “management of gestational anemia – fresh thinking and new frontiers “. 2011 McMillan publications Editors. Hema divakar / Isaac Manyonda
  19. Text book titled “the First trimester” Fogsi publication 2007 Editors dr duru shah / dr hema divakar

Publications

  • IJGO

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  • Adolescent WIFS programme for Anemia Eradication

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  • Digital Skill Transfer

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  • FCM 500 Vs 1000 for Postpartum

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  • GDM THYROID DUAL ENDOCRINOPATHY

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  • Hema Diwakar - FINAL

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  • Published final

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  • Rapid Vs slow IV iron sucrose page 45 to 50

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A – ANAEMIA RELATED CAMPAIGNS & RELATED WORKS

With more than 200,000 women employees in the garment sector in Bengaluru suffering from Anaemia, the Karnataka government has collaborated with ARTIST to tackle the issue at a micro level and then extend the programme to the rest of the state. As part of the programme, over the subsequent 100 days, the women workers were screened for Anaemia by the staff of the ESI Hospitals across Bengaluru. ARTIST then deployed its latest ‘point of care’ equipment at the screening centres to capture data on health parameters of women undergoing tests. On the basis of the test results, oral or injectable iron were administered to Anaemic factory workers at the ESI Hospitals in Bengaluru.


B- BUILDING CONTRACEEPTIVE CHOICES

C – CANCER CERVIX & VACCINE

Life-threatening cervical cancer is on the rise, next only to breast cancer in India. A nationwide campaign was conducted seeking to institutionalize vaccination against the Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) for girls in the age group of 9-13 years. The demands have to be met by strengthening the supply side and empower the mothers and daughters with the information and access to seek help. Mobile Apps and Online video chat, WhatsApp groups, Helpline, dedicated YouTube channels create access to information and ARTIST is exploring the use of digital technology to reach as far and as many in spreading awareness.


D – DIABETES

E – EMERGENCY OBSTETRIC CARE

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