Everyday Health
UTI in women: symptoms, causes and how to prevent it
Burning urine, urgency and lower tummy pain are common UTI signs in women. Learn why UTIs happen, home care, prevention and red flags for kidney infection.
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Everyday Health
Thyroid in women: symptoms, causes, tests and pregnancy
Signs of an underactive or overactive thyroid in women, how it affects periods and pregnancy, what the TSH test shows, and when to see a doctor.
Postpartum
Postpartum depression: symptoms, baby blues and getting help
Postpartum depression symptoms, how it differs from baby blues and postpartum psychosis, how long it lasts, what helps, and when to get help the same day.
Everyday Health
Painful sex reasons: why it hurts and what can help
Painful sex is common and treatable. Learn the usual reasons, from dryness and infection to vaginismus and endometriosis, what helps and when to see a doctor.
Menstruation
Ovulation symptoms: signs, timing and your fertile days
Learn the common signs of ovulation, when it usually happens, how irregular periods change the timing, and when ovulation pain needs a doctor.
Menstruation
Ovarian cyst symptoms: types, causes and when to worry
Most ovarian cysts are harmless and go away on their own. Learn the symptoms, causes, how they differ from PCOS and which pain needs urgent care.
Pregnancy
Morning sickness: symptoms, when it starts and what helps
Morning sickness symptoms, when it starts and eases, why it can be worse at night, food tips that help, and signs of severe sickness that need a doctor.
Pregnancy
Miscarriage symptoms: signs, causes and care afterwards
Gentle guide to miscarriage symptoms and bleeding, late period vs early miscarriage, common causes and myths, care afterwards and where to find support.
Everyday Health
Lower abdominal pain in females: causes and when to worry
Common causes of lower tummy pain in women, from periods and UTIs to cysts, appendicitis and ectopic pregnancy, plus clear signs to get help fast.
Everyday Health
Hemoglobin low symptoms: signs of anaemia in women and what helps
Tired, breathless or dizzy? The signs of low haemoglobin in women, common causes like heavy periods and pregnancy, iron-rich foods and when to see a doctor.
Everyday Health
Low libido in women: why desire dips and what can help
Low libido in women is common and not your fault. Learn the causes, from stress and having a baby to menopause and thyroid, what helps and when to see a doctor.
Pregnancy
IVF process explained: steps, IUI vs IVF and what to expect
What IVF means, each step of the IVF process in simple words, how IVF differs from IUI, age limits in India, and caring for your feelings along the way.
Menstruation
Fibroids in uterus: symptoms, causes and treatment options
Fibroids are common, non-cancerous growths in the uterus. Learn the symptoms, causes, treatment options, fibroids in pregnancy and their meaning in Hindi.
Pregnancy
Fertility in women by age: what changes after 30, 35 and 40
How a woman's fertility changes with age, what happens after 30, 35 and 40, what an AMH test can and cannot tell you, and when to see a gynaecologist.
Menstruation
Endometriosis symptoms: signs, causes and getting a diagnosis
Endometriosis symptoms include severe period pain, painful sex and heavy periods. Learn the causes, how it differs from PCOS and when to see a gynaecologist.
Everyday Health
Breast pain reason: why it happens and when to worry
Why breasts hurt before periods, in pregnancy, while breastfeeding and in perimenopause, what helps at home, and when breast pain needs a doctor.
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Breast lump: common causes, symptoms and what to do next
Most breast lumps are not cancer, but every new lump needs a check. Common causes, warning signs, lumps after delivery, and how doctors test.
Pregnancy
Bleeding in pregnancy: what's common and when to worry
Spotting or bleeding in pregnancy? Learn the common causes by trimester, how it differs from miscarriage, and when to see a doctor the same day.
Postpartum
After delivery, how many days of bleeding is normal?
Bleeding after delivery (lochia) usually lasts up to about 6 weeks. Learn normal colour changes, C-section bleeding, home care and warning signs to act on.
Everyday Health
HPV vaccine, Pap smear and cervical cancer: what women should know
How the HPV vaccine and Pap smear protect you from cervical cancer: who should get the vaccine, its side effects, early symptoms and when to get tested.
Menstruation
Heavy periods: how much bleeding is too much and why it happens
How to tell if your periods are too heavy, what causes heavy bleeding and clots, why it can leave you tired, and when to see a gynaecologist.
Menstruation
Period pain relief: home remedies that help and when to worry
Why period cramps happen, simple home remedies and gentle exercises for relief, and the signs that period pain may need a gynaecologist's check.
Menstruation
Brown discharge: why it happens and when to worry
Brown discharge is usually old blood. Learn why it appears before or after a period, in early pregnancy or with no period, and when to see a doctor.
Menstruation
Vaginal itching: common causes, safe home care and when to worry
Vaginal itching is common and usually easy to treat. Learn the causes, what discharge can tell you, safe home care, and when to see a gynaecologist.