In Vitro Fertilization or IVF is a widely used technique to treat patients suffering from infertility. Infertility is defined as the inability of an organism to reproduce. There are multiple factors that can be responsible for infertility. It can affect both males and females. In females, factors like improper ovulation, fallopian tube damage or uterine abnormalities to name a few, can be responsible for infertility. […]
You must be excited when your partner would have told you that she is expecting. You must be in a stage of mixed emotions so below are a few tips on how to deal with this big news. While your partner becomes the centre of attraction during pregnancy, you may feel sidelined. However, you need not worry and focus on how you can keep yourself […]
Pregnancy is considered as a phase wherein women appear to be bright and glowing all the time but it is not just joy but also a period of emotional and psychological turmoil affecting her mental and physical well-being. A woman responds to frequent rise and drop in hormonal levels differently during pregnancy. A pregnant woman may experience lot of mood swings, other may have sleeping […]
Placenta has a vital role in pregnancy that is responsible for transport of blood, oxygen and food supply to the baby through the umbilical cord. A low lying placenta is a condition of placenta previa wherein your placenta is on abnormally lower side of the uterus. Women who are pregnant under 20 weeks generally have a low lying placenta but once it cross 28 weeks, […]
Uterine Prolapse: when the pregnant mother’s uterine muscular structure becomes stretchy, weak or are incapable to carry a baby. In rare cases, it may result is slipping of the uterus from its original position towards the vagina or beyond. It may be categorized as complete or incomplete depending upon the position of the uterus at the time of its occurrence. Types of Uterine Prolapse: Incomplete […]
Are you in the final phase of your pregnancy? If yes then your D-Day is not far! Your baby is about to arrive. Delivering a baby if one of the priceless moments of every woman. While you sit back and prepare for the big day, you might have questions popping in your mind about the actual birth and how does it happen. You might have […]
Water birth is a gentler process of labor in a tub filled with warm water. It can be carried out at a hospital or at home. Many women are opting for this method at the time of delivery. The prime advantage of water birth is that the baby has grown in the gestational sac filled with amniotic fluid and while water birth, it creates a […]
White discharge can be matter of concern when you are pregnant. Women or expecting women both observe vaginal discharge. However, the quantity and consistency of the vaginal discharge may vary in terms of frequency in women. Usually, women report of white, thick and creamy vaginal discharge. Sometimes, it is clear in appearance and it is not any infectious disease. Such a discharge is normal during […]
Cramps in first trimester of Pregnancy: Pregnant women during their pregnancy days should watch out for mild to severe cramping. It may be indicative of a pregnancy complication or simply, uterine contractions. Now you must be thinking why cramping occurs? Here are few reasons behind cramping and early and late pregnancy phase. Cramps in first trimester of Pregnancy: 1. Cramping due to implantation Implantation occurs […]
Know your most fertile period If you are planning to have a baby, you need to have better understanding of your most fertile period i.e when are you ovulating. Ovulation is a part of woman’s menstrual cycle where her ovaries release a certain amount of eggs, which travel towards the fallopian tube and wait for the sperm to reach the egg and cause fertilization. Ovulation […]