GynaeCARE Blogs

  Summary: As your girl reaches the age of ten or eleven, it is of essence to start informing her about the basics of her gynecological health and possible problems. In the following post, I have highlighted some of the health-related terms and concepts that I educated my young daughter about.   Even to this day, many mothers feel rather awkward to discuss gynaecological issues with their daughters. It is understandable that a young girl would feel a bit shy to share the details of the physical changes in her body (which start from around the age of ten) – and the onus is on the moms, to put them at their ease and to familiarize them with the basic tips and pointers regarding sexual health. I myself have a 17-year old daughter, and, from nearly six years back, I had started to educate her about the basics of gynecological health: Cervix/vagina – I had taken my girl to a local sexology center, where detailed interactive sessions about the female reproductive sy...

  Summary: If you are not careful enough while having an intercourse, you might suffer many types of potentially problematic injuries. Over here, I have written about some sex-related injuries that I have seen in some of my patients. If you thought that sexual intercourses can hardly ever lead to physical injuries, you would be in error. Till date, I have seen ladies with a wide range of mild to serious vulvar injuries at my clinic. Most of these problems occur due to an overflow of passion during the physical unions – and they can pose problems for pregnancy and regular ovulation cycles in the long-run. Some of the cases of straddle injuries that I have treated are: Sudden dip in blood pressure levels – These mostly occur due to the usage of lubricants that contain high levels of nitroglycerin and such other harmful chemicals. During the monthly sexology sessions I conduct, I advise women to use only such lubricants that have been medically tested to be ...

  Summary: Wondering about how you can keep the fertility and reproductive capabilities in your system intact? In the following discourse, we will discuss some tips for avoiding male infertility. Infertility is a common problem among males from all over the world. If you are afflicted by this problem as well, your desire to become a dad can be thwarted, even permanently. You need not despair though, for there are several easy ways to make sure that chances of infertility problems cropping up remain low. Let’s here take a look at some of these guidelines: •              Do not smoke or drink excessively – If you are in the habit of having frequent puffs, it is high time you cut down on it. Make sure that you do not smoke more than a couple of filtered cigarettes every day (ideally, don’t smoke at all). Similarly, abstain from alcoholic drinks. Your liver will stay healthy, and your fertility levels would remain high to...

  Summary: Apart from being physically taxing, pregnancy took a significant toll on my mental health as well. When I was expecting, I was constantly afraid of something going wrong. I have here discussed some of my most potent pregnancy fears.   They say that being paranoid while expecting is not at all healthy. However, is staying absolutely cool and worry-free during pregnancy even possible? At least it wasn’t in my case – and the sheer volume of apprehensions that used to clout my mind during those nine months was enough to make me have nightmares! I am now a proud mom of a bonny seven-month old kid, and still, I recall some of the fears I was plagued by when I was expecting: a.        My diet would damage my baby’s health – My regular gynaecologist in Kolkata had prepared a regular diet chart for me to follow during this time – but I was still apprehensive about what I should or should not eat. In addition to unpasteurized dairy produc...