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A guide to important health screenings and checkups women may need at different stages of life.
What is normal in the first years of menstruation, which symptoms need a doctor, and how to have these conversations without embarrassment on either side.
Being told your pregnancy is high risk sounds alarming. It usually means closer monitoring rather than a bad outcome. What qualifies, and what extra care involves.
A comparison of contraceptive methods by effectiveness, reversibility and side effects, including the long acting options that are underused in India.
Most breast lumps are not cancer, but every new one deserves assessment. How to know your own breasts, what triple assessment involves, and when screening should start.
Thyroid disease affects women far more often than men and its symptoms mimic ordinary life. What TSH means, when to test, and how treatment is monitored.
UTIs are common, uncomfortable and frequently mistreated. How to tell a bladder infection from a kidney infection, why leftover antibiotics are a bad idea, and what prevents recurrence.
More than half of Indian women of reproductive age are anaemic. Why it is so common, the symptoms that get dismissed, and how to correct iron deficiency properly.
The six weeks after birth get far less attention than the nine months before. What physical recovery actually involves, and how to recognise postnatal depression.
Fibroids are found in a large proportion of women and most cause no trouble at all. When they need treating, what the options are, and how to preserve fertility.
Endometriosis takes an average of seven years to diagnose because severe period pain gets normalised. What it is, how it is found, and what treatment can achieve.
India carries a fifth of the world's cervical cancer burden, and almost all of it is preventable. What Pap smears and HPV testing find, and who should be vaccinated.
Hot flushes are only part of it. A guide to perimenopause and menopause, the symptoms nobody warns you about, treatment options and protecting bone and heart health.
Gestational diabetes affects a significant number of Indian pregnancies. Why screening matters, what the diet actually looks like, and what it means for you and your baby.
Many women assume painful, heavy periods are simply their lot. Often there is a treatable cause. How to tell what is excessive and what the investigation involves.
An honest comparison of vaginal birth and caesarean section, when each is genuinely recommended, what recovery involves, and how to have this conversation with your obstetrician.
Polycystic ovary syndrome affects roughly one in five Indian women and is far more than irregular periods. What it does to metabolism, fertility and long term health.
The first pregnancy appointment sets the pattern for the next nine months. Here is what gets checked, which tests are done and when, and the questions worth asking.
