The onset of menstruation is one of the most important physiological changes occurring in girls during the adolescent years. Menstruation heralds the onset of physiological maturity in girls. It becomes the part and parcel of their lives until menopause. Apart from personal importance, this phenomenon also has social significance. Menstrual hygiene is a hygienic practice […]
Intrauterine insemination (IUI) is a relatively simple fertility process of inserting the male ready semen through the neck of the female internal reproductive organ (cervix) and into the uterus, close to the process of ovulation. During IUI, a woman’s eggs are surgically retrieved from her ovaries; inseminated and developed into embryos inside a lab; then transferred […]
If you want to have a child in the future but are not mentally prepared to conceive right now, then egg freezing may help you keep the options open and become pregnant in the future – once you are ready to start a family. A woman is most fertile in her 20s and early 30s […]
Aching back, swollen ankles and insomnia-sounds familiar? In other words, you’re likely to be pregnant! Is there anything you can do to minimise these uncomfortable symptoms of pregnancy? Turns out, there is exercise. Maintaining a regular exercise routine during the course of your pregnancy can help you stay hale and hearty. Working out while you’re […]
Normally, after fertilisation, the egg becomes a zygote and develops in the ovary for a certain period before migrating from the ovaries to the uterus through the fallopian tube. In the uterus, the zygote gets implanted in the uterine walls and develops into a full-grown baby gradually. An ectopic pregnancy is one that grows outside […]
What causes period cramps? During the menstrual cycle, when the flow is not being expelled in the right manner the female might have abdominal cramps. There are some common reasons why an individual has menstrual cramps. Pelvic inflammatory diseases It is an infection of the female reproductive system which is usually caused by sexually transmitted […]
Menopause is the time that reflects the end of your menstrual cycle. It is diagnosed after 12 months of you have gone without a period. It is a natural biological process. Menopause generally happens in the age group of the late 40s to 50s. Symptoms of Menopause Listed below are symptoms which may help […]
Menstrual cramps are cramping pains in your lower abdomen. Most women tend to get these cramps before or during the period. For some women, the cramps can just be annoying whereas for some it becomes very severe that it interferes in their daily routine during those days of the month. Endometriosis and uterine fibroids can […]
Menstrual Cramps are very common in women, these cramps prevail in 90% of young women. At times these become so severe that they become the cause of absence from school, college and work. Relief from Menstrual Pain Exercise helps relieve these pains as it releases beta-endorphins, which are internal opioids “human morphine”. Exercise helps in […]
