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PCOS or Polycystic Ovary Syndrome is a gynaecological disorder that affects 8 to 20% of the female population. It is an endocrine system disorder in which fluid-filled sacs or cysts develop in the ovaries and affect women in their reproductive years. The problem is often neglected and goes undiagnosed, creating problems at the time of conception.

Infertility- Read about the causes of male and female infertility. Know about symptoms, signs and tests, treatment and prevention. Click to read & explore more.

Know about the process in which the Gynecologist/Obstetrician decides to artificially stimulate labour pains if these are not occurring naturally, and prepare for delivery.

Poly Cystic Ovarian Disease is also known as Poly Cystic Ovary Syndrome, PCOD or PCOS in short. It is globally prevalent in 4%-8% of women in reproductive age group.

India rank's no. 1 in cancer cervix, this is largely because we believe that leucorrhoea (white discharge per vagina) is normal to occur. This leucorrhoea is primarily because of a variety of genital infections like candidiasis, trichomoniasis, vaginosis etc. These vaginal infections render the genital tract susceptible to HPV (Human Papilloma Virus) infection. When we come across HPV, usually 80% of HPV infections are cleared off by our immunity. But if our immunity is hampered due to these vaginal infections, promiscuity, early age at intercourse, smoking etc, we tend to harbor this organism in our cervical cells (cells the f mouth of uterus). There HPV causes sequence of changes ranging from ASCOUS, AGOUS, CIN1, CIN2, CIN3, carcinoma in situ to florid Cancer cervix (cancer of mouth of uterus). These changes take about 10-12 years before conversion to florid cancer giving us a window for catching the diseases in its infancy.

Here are details of few products you should be well informed of before applying during pregnancy.

The moment you find out you're pregnant, the very first step is to have a healthy pregnancy and find a good gynaecologist. It may take time to find and research a good gynaecologist but its worthy of doing it.