Author: Usha Hariprasad

Have you ever experienced sudden weight gain? Do you experience extreme changes in mood, irregular or heavy bleeding? Or are you lately stressed for no reason, and have loss of appetite/insomnia? Then you may be suffering from hormonal imbalance. An imbalance in body chemistry due to lifestyle, medications, pregnancy or menopause can cause your hormones to go awry. And as hormones are responsible for a number of body functions, the functioning of crucial organs will get affected. So what can you do? Do you live with the discomfort or do you go for synthetic hormones, anti depressants, etc. for...

When should you visit a Gynaecologist? Is it only when you are pregnant, or when you have issues in periods? What if you have not married or dated, should you go to gynecologist then? All these doubts may arise in your mind and this article tries to answer some of them.  Do I have to see a Gynecologist? Many women go to see a female doctor only if they are having a serious ailment. Routine gynecological exams are also avoided for fear of discovering something serious. But there are times when it is absolutely must to visit a Gynecologist....

Delayed periods are always a source of anxiety and stress. So what causes delayed periods? Are there any natural ways to make periods regular? Here we try to answer all these questions. Causes of Delayed Periods Stress, illness, Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS), and Thyroid disorders are some of the causes of delayed periods. If you have undergone stress or illness during ovulation, this can push your period to a later date. Stress, though, can delay your period by a day or two, but not more than that.  PCOS can result in irregular period cycles. In PCOS, women have excess...