Chances are, if diagnosed with PCOS, someone already told you to “fix your diet.” No one explains what that means. Not in practical, Indian-kitchen terms, anyway. Should you give up rice completely? Is your evening chai secretly working against you? Can you still enjoy your mother’s rajma-chawal on a Sunday? [...]
Heavy Periods at Different Life Stages What counts as a cause worth investigating can shift depending on where you are in life: Can stress cause heavy periods? Stress alone rarely causes heavy bleeding directly. But it can disrupt ovulation and cycle regularity. That sometimes leads to heavier or more unpredictable [...]
There’s a particular kind of quiet math that starts happening in your head. It begins once you decide you’re ready for a baby. You count days, then weeks, then months. You start noticing pregnancy announcements everywhere. And somewhere around month four or five of trying, a question creeps in. It’s [...]
For a lot of women, a gynaecological check-up is the appointment that keeps getting pushed to “next month.” Years pass between visits. But regular gynaecological check-ups are one of the simplest, most effective things you can do for your long-term health. Most conditions affecting the reproductive system are far easier [...]