Uterine Fibroids
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Uterine Fibroids can be defined as the abnormal yet noncancerous growth that form inside or on a woman’s uterus. Most often seen during the woman’s childbearing years, such fibroids are also known by various other terms like leiomyomas, myomas, uterine myomas or fibromas. There could be a single fibroid or even multiple ones and as […]
Nutrition in Pregnancy – Busting the ‘Eat for Two’ Myth
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The role played by nutrition during the pregnancy period is something that has implications on the health of the mother, the baby as well as on the baby’s health in later adult life. Optimal nutrition is what needs to be stressed here and not the myth of ‘eat for two’ that is still doing the […]
Concept of Birth Planning
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The birth of a child has and will always be something that is unpredictable, but birth planning is something that can go a long way in communicating a mother’s expectations and goals regarding the birth of a child. The time of labor is difficult for everyone and the mother may not be in the right […]
Vaginal Infections
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Vaginal infections vaginitis, or inflammation of the vagina are fairly common and the tendency to treat by self-medicating is also on the rise these days, with medicines being made available at the click of a button and Google being at everyone’s beck and call. Maybe it has to do with the stigma of not being able […]
Medical Abortion
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The two different medicines used in medical abortion to terminate a pregnancy are mifepristone and misoprostol. The abortion pills can be had up to 77 days (11 weeks) after the first day of your last period. Another thing to understand is that these pills can never act like the “morning-after pill” which is designed to prevent pregnancy. […]
Is Twin Pregnancy double trouble?
The chances for twin pregnancy are often higher in older women because hormonal changes can cause more than one egg to be released at a time. Other methods like the use of assisted reproductive technologies like in vitro fertilization can also increase the odds of a twin pregnancy. Twins occur only in one in every 80 pregnancies. There are many unique issues in twin pregnancies when compared to single pregnancy and this calls for double the care as only40 percent of twin pregnancies go full term.
Hirsutism & Acne – Simple but unresolved?
Hirsutism which is excessive hair growth on the body and acne are two conditions that are majorly impacted by hormonal changes in a person’s body and there is always going to be a connection between both. Both hirsutism and acne that could be symptomatic of other diseases can have a great impact upon a person’s psychological well-being in part due to its negative impact on body image.
Infertility – Understanding Treatment Options
It’s a widely known fact that infertility is on the rise in our present society and it is so common that one in seven couples trying to have a baby will experience difficulty in conceiving spontaneously. This trend is expected to increase in the future and by 2025, around 30 million couples are predicted to grapple with infertility problems in our country. Infertility treatment depends on certain factors like what’s causing the infertility, how long the couple has been infertile, the age of the couple and other personal preferences.
Bleeding at birth…What is Postpartum Hemorrhage?
Death due to pregnancy is an important cause of premature mortality of women across the globe in developed as well as in developing countries. Postpartum haemorrhage also called PPH is when a woman has heavy bleeding after giving birth. It’s a serious but a preventable condition. It usually happens within few minutes after the birth of the baby , or in the next 48 hours. About 1 to 5 in 100 women who have a baby (1 to 5 percent) have PPH.
Diabetes in Pregnancy
Diabetes in Pregnancy or Gestational Diabetes Mellitus is a medical condition when the blood sugar levels are higher than normal range. Milder forms of Gestational Diabetes can be managed with diet and exercise whereas more severe forms will require the administering of insulin or other medicines to achieve glycemic targets. Gestational Diabetes have found to occur in around 10 % of all pregnancies, in India. The Asians are 10 times more prone, therefore, every pregnant woman in our country needs to have her sugars tested at least twice during her pregnancy. The condition is at times picked up as early as 3rd month of pregnancy, but more often diagnosed during the second trimester, around the 24th week, most often, the woman will have no symptoms.
