Morning Sickness refers to nausea and vomiting which is experienced by women during pregnancy. Though, so called due to its belief that it occurs in the morning, there is in reality, no particular time of the day when the symptoms…
Miscarriage is the common term used to describe spontaneous abortion of pregnancy. This refers to spontaneous loss of pregnancy prior to 20 weeks from the last menstrual period. Spontaneous abortion is a common complication of early pregnancy, occurring in 8…
In a normal pregnancy, the ovum (egg) from the mother is fertilized by the sperm from the father to form a zygote in the female fallopian tube (a tube leading from the ovary connecting to the uterus). This zygote divides…
Cervical Intraepithelial Neoplasia (CIN) or cervical dysplasia is the term used to describe a pathological disease state of the uterine cervix (the lower part of the cervix extending to the vagina) caused by infection from the Human Papilloma virus (HPV).…
Braxton Hicks contractions are irregular, brief periods of uterine contraction felt by women who is pregnant which do not signify true labor pains. These contractions are felt by all women during pregnancy and is usually felt in their third trimester,…
The normal female vagina is colonised by bacteria, predominantly lactobacilli which maintain an acidic pH, typically less than 4.5. An alteration in the normal flora can occur with increased growth of other bacterial species. This leads to bacterial vaginosis (BV)…
I am a 40 year old lady working in the media sector, I was married at 35 and me and my husband started planning for a baby 2 years back. We were busy in our careers and we overlooked the…
Vaginoplasty is a surgery to tighten the pelvic muscles present around the vagina. This surgery can be performed for medical and cosmetic purposes. There has been a gradual rise in the number of cosmetic vaginoplasty over the years. Vaginoplasty, also called…
In vitro fertilisation (IVF) is a form of assisted reproductive technology which helps a couple conceive a baby. In vitro means outside the body, IVF is the process of fertilising a woman’s egg with a sperm from a man outside…
Oophorectomy is a surgical procedure for the removal of ovary(s) from the body. Ovaries are a part of the female reproductive system; they produce an egg every month which on fertilisation by a sperm may lead to conception. Sometimes the tubes,…