The menstrual cycle is considered a normal part of a woman’s life. It’s a reproductive process that occurs every month but the length varies from one woman to another. This is the time when your body is preparing itself for…
Is the period still taboo?
According to many people, a woman’s menstrual cycle is considered taboo. In earlier days, women weren’t allowed to enter the kitchen or sleep in bed during their menstrual cycles every month. Even in villages and underdeveloped areas of the country,…
PMS Mood Swings: Tips to Ease the Symptoms
PMS Mood Swings: Tips to Ease the Symptoms For people who menstruate, mood swings are a natural occurrence, especially when you’re about a week or two from the beginning of yet another cycle. While premenstrual symptoms such as moodiness, bloating,…
Teen Talk: How To Tell If Your Period Is Normal
The first menstrual period heralds a significant change in a young woman’s life. But as a teenager grappling with a new cycle, you can have many questions and doubts about it. This article attempts to explain a few facts. The…
Packing For A Short Trip? Here’s What Your Hygiene Box Should Have
Travel is a great leveller, but most of us have been unable to travel for all of 2020 and a greater part of 2021. But you can easily plan a road trip and go hiking or trekking, or even camp…
The Busy Girl’s Guide to An Intimate Hygiene Regime
A busy schedule and time for intimate hygiene aren’t exactly easy to juggle. However, ensuring a regular intimate hygiene regime as just as important as having your breakfast without excuses. While the vagina is a self-cleaning organ, it still requires…
How to Manage High Blood Pressure During Pregnancy?
High blood pressure (hypertension) can expose your pregnancy to problems like preeclampsia, harmful for you and the foetus. A study found pregnancy-induced hypertension in 7.8% of expectant mothers in India. Preeclampsia was prevalent in 5.4% of cases. But luckily with…
Precautions to Take After an Embryo Transfer
Embryo transfer is the last and the most crucial stage of IVF. Hereafter, it is the responsibility of the mother to take care of the body. Whether the embryo attaches or not is totally biological. No medications or exercise at…
5 advice only pregnancy specialist will give you
As an expecting mother, you may receive advice and tips from everywhere. But, how do you know which ones are best for your baby and you? Don’t worry, here are some suggestions which only a pregnancy specialist will give you.…
The Pros and Cons of Painless Delivery
First time mothers-to-be are often scared of natural birth. The anticipated pain keeps them from vaginal delivery. However, with advances in medical science, today discomforts of child-birth can be eased effectively. In fact, over 60% of women in labor are…