Dr. Ruma Satwik

Dr. Ruma Satwik

Dr. Ruma Satwik is a specialist in Reproductive Medicine and Surgery, a sub-specialty of gynaecology that deals with infertility, endocrinological issues like PCOS, hirsutism and acne, perimenopause and menopausal issues. Infertility treatments administered by her incorporate IUIs IVF, ICSI, blastocyst transfers, embryo freezing, egg freezing, PGT (A) etc. as well as advanced surgical procedures meant for enhancing fertility like laparoscopic myomectomy, endometriotic cystectomy, tubal cannulation and hysteroscopic procedures like polypectomy, myomectomy, etc. She believes in a patient oriented approach, and strives to help her patients choose their treatments after an informed, and shared decision making.

Publications

Research Papers:

1. Satwik, Ruma & Sinha, D & Tiwari, B. (2024). Prevalence of poor body image and its correlation with self-esteem and depression in middle-aged women. Climacteric : the journal of the International Menopause Society. 27. 1-8. 10.1080/13697137.2023.2297876.
2. Satwik R, Majumdar A, Mittal S, Tiwari N, Majumdar G. Fertility outcomes in women undergoing Assisted Reproductive Treatments after COVID-19 vaccination: A prospective cohort study. Int J Fertil Steril. 2024 Jun 9;18(3):207-214. doi: 10.22074/ijfs.2023.1990869.1444. PMID: 38973272; PMCID: PMC11245583.
3. Satwik R, Satwik A, Katoch S and Saluja S. ChAdOx 1 effectiveness during an acute surge in SARS CoV2 infections. European Journal of Internal Medicine. 2021; 93:112-113. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8364816/
4. Satwik R, Majumdar A, Mittal Gupta S, Tiwari N, Majumdar G, Kochhar M. Natural cycle versus hormone replacement cycle for transferring vitrified-warmed embryos in eumenorrhoeic women. A retrospective cohort study. Eur J ObstetGynecolReprod Biol. 2021 Aug;263:94-99. Doi: 10.1016/j.ejogrb.2021.06.005. Epub 2021 Jun 10. PMID: 34171636 https://www.ejog.org/article/S0301-2115(21)00276-1/fulltext.
5. Satwik R, Kochhar M. Unexplained infertility categorization based on female laparoscopy and total motile sperm count, and its impact on cumulative live-births after one in-vitro fertilization cycle. A retrospective cohort study involving 721 cycles. Reprod Med Biol. 2021 Feb 1;20(2):190-198. Doi: 10.1002/rmb2.12368. PMID: 33850452; PMCID: PMC8022093. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8022093/
6. Satwik R, Kochhar M. Effect of simultaneously started clomiphene citrate andgonadotropins in antagonist regimes, on cumulative live births, fresh-cycle live births and cost of stimulation in IVF cycles. J ObstetGynaecol Res. 2018Jun;44(6):1107-1117. Doi: 10.1111/jog.13624. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29644764/
7. Satwik R, Kochhar M, Gupta SM, Majumdar A. Anti-mullerian hormone cut-off values for predicting poor ovarian response to exogenous ovarianstimulation in in-vitro fertilization. J Hum Reprod Sci. 2012 May;5(2):206-12 https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/23162361/
8. Satwik R. Majumdar A. Early diagnosis of female genital tuberculosis by laparoscopy and endometrial polymerase chain reaction. Int. J. Tubercular Lung Dis. 2011.Aug; 15(8): 1135-5 https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/21740684/
9. Satwik R, Majumdar A. Endometrial TB-PCR positivity in women with unexplained infertility with no visible, microbiological or histopathological evidence of disease in a high TB burden area: whether to ignore or treat. Hum Reprod. 2013 Dec;28(12):3377-8 https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/24060534/.
10. Jain, Aditi & Satwik, Ruma & Majumdar, Abha & Rastogi, Deeksha & Rao, Seema & Kankra, Mamta. (2024). Categorisation of Adnexal Masses in Infertile Women: A Retrospective Cohort Analysis. Fertility Science and Research. 11. 17. 10.25259/FSR_22_2024
11. Gupta S, Satwik R, Majumdar A, Mittal S, Tiwari N. Clomiphene based ovarian stimulation in a commercial donor program. J. Hum Reprod Sci. 2015 Jul-Sep;8(3): 142-5 https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/26538856/
12. Ahemmed B, Sundarapandian V, Gutgutia R, Balasubramanyam S, Jagtap R,Biliangady R, Gupta P, Jadhav S, Satwik R, Dewda PR, Thakor P, Esteves SC.Outcomes and Recommendations of an Indian Expert Panel for Improved Practice inControlled Ovarian Stimulation for Assisted Reproductive Technology. Int J ReprodMed. 2017;2017:9451235. Doi: 10.1155/2017/9451235.
13. Ruma Satwik. Natural Birthing in the time of Litigation. Current Medicine Research and Practice 6 (2016) 164–166
14. Bajpai J, Majumdar A, Satwik R, Rohatgi N, Jain V, Gupta D, Agarwal R, Mittal S, Verma SK, Parikh PM, Aggarwal S. Practical consensus recommendations onfertility preservation in patients with breast cancer. South Asian J Cancer. 2018; Apr-Jun;7(2):110-114.
15. Nikita, Jindal Jain, Abha Majumdar, Ruma Satwik. Demography, expectations and experiences of oocyte donors in northern India – an interview-based study.January 2019.Fertility Science and Research 6(2):126.DOI:10.4103/fsr.fsr_19_19
16. Vasudha Gupta, Shweta M Gupta…. Ruma Satwik. Comparison of pregnancy outcomes in women undergoing frozen thawed embryo transfer (FET) cycles following ultrasound for endometrial morphology with and without Doppler studies- a prospective cohort study. January 2020. Fertility Science and Research 7(2):183 DOI:10.4103/fsr.fsr_32_20 https://journals.lww.com/fsar/pages/default.aspx
17. Tejashree M. Borkar, Neeti Tiwari, Shweta M Mittal, Ruma Satwik, Abha Majumdar. Independent effect of body mass index on clinical pregnancy rate in single blastocyst frozen embryo transfer cycle in Asian women. January 2019. Fertility Science and Research 6(2):115. DOI:10.4103/fsr.fsr_14_19
18. Satwik R. Factors affecting live birth after a single completed cycle of IVF in women with low ovarian reserve. AOGD Bulletin. 2022. 21 (11): 44-49

Newspaper articles: 

1. https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/why-words-are-a-gynaecologists-biggest-asset-barrier/articleshow/92846445.cms
2. https://indianexpress.com/article/opinion/columns/delhi-growing-living-son-omoiyari-japan-9751269/
3. https://theprint.in/india/woman-delivers-baby-girl-at-third-attempt-after-30-weeks-of-pregnancy/1294732/
4. https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/delhi/a-pregnant-pause-before-they-decide-to-take-the-shot/articleshow/84102071.cms
5. https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/delhi/coronavirus-susceptibility-delhi-ganga-ram-hospital-study-vaccination-single-dose-7459252/

Chapters

1. Post partum evaluation of placenta, umbilical cord and foetal membranes.In the book entitled “Diagnostic procedures and minor surgical interventions in Obstetrics and gynaecology” edited by Manaktala, Gupta and Batra. 2007
2. Adolescent acne and hirsutism in the book entitled Obstetrics and gynaecology: a case based approach. 2015 edited by Dr. I. Ganguli and Dr. Harsha Khullar.
3. Fertility preservation strategies in women with cancer in the book entitled: Women and Cancer under the Sir Gangaram Hospital health series published in 2016.
4. Hysteroscopy in Asherman’s syndrome in the book entitled Jain’s manual of fertility enhancing hysteroscopy, published by Springer in 2017
5. The enigma of PCOS. In the book entitled, “Management of Common Gynecological problems: A guide for practitioners.” Edited by Dr. K. Gujral, 2018
6. “Hypogonadotropic hypogonadism” in the book entitled Algorithms for Infertility and Reproductive Medicine” 2023

Languages Spoken: Hindi, English, Marathi

Education: MBBS - GMC Miraj (2000) | DGO - Dr. V.M. Medical College, Solapur (2002) | DNB - Batra Hospital, New Delhi (2006) | FNB - Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, New Delhi (2010)