What People Don’t Tell You About Stretch Marks And PCOS
While people were quick to point out that stretch marks look ugly, or to ask how did I get them at such a young age in the first place, they never told me that stretch marks can be a symptom of PCOS.
Maternal Mortality Rate: Does India Really Care About Its mothers?
A country’s maternal mortality rate is one of the most crucial indicators of how it prioritises it’s women.
Living With Chronic Illness And Its Lasting Impressions
Having an invisible chronic illness means, you are constantly being scrutinized, judged and often misunderstood. Added to it is this predilection towards females.
Why Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder Is Not Your Regular PMS?
According to the medical experts, Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder or PMDD causes extreme mood shifts that can disrupt daily life, work and relationships. It consists of intense sadness, hopelessness and anxiety.
Why Are Unmarried Women Stigmatised While Accessing Sexual Health Services?
The medical fraternity present in the discussion acknowledged the prejudices that gynaecologists carry by virtue of being situated in a patriarchal society and also voiced their support to provide judgement-free sexual health services to unmarried women.
The Surrogacy Bill, 2019 Denies Women Agency Over Their Bodies
This Monday, August 5, 2019, the Lok Sabha passed the Surrogacy Bill, 2019 (Bill No. 156-C of 2019) and was introduced to the Rajya Sabha, restricting surrogacy to being only altruistic and banning its commercial form.This Monday, August 5, 2019, the Lok Sabha passed the Surrogacy Bill, 2019 (Bill No. 156-C of 2019) and was introduced to the Rajya Sabha, restricting surrogacy to being only altruistic and banning its commercial form.
In Photos: The Many Journeys Of Pregnancy And Pain In India
According to the National Family Health Survey IV, 2016(NFHS IV), 53 % of the respondent women in India were anaemic. This is the main reason why women like Sarita suffer so much pain during pregnancy.
Why Reproductive Rights Must Be Taken More Seriously In India
Reproductive rights are especially important in contexts, where highly restrictive social mores attach a morality constraint to women’s agency and prevent them from exercising their bodily autonomy.
Woman Shamed For Demanding Sanitary Pads In Railways
A female traveller requested on her tweet to the Indian Railways for providing sanitary pads in trains. However, many people did not respond positively to the same, and started criticising the girl.
MRKH Syndrome: A Rare Congenital Disorder
Mayer-Rokitansky-Küster-Hauser syndrome or MRKH syndrome is a congenital disorder of the female reproductive system. It causes the vagina and uterus to be underdeveloped or absent, although external genitalia is normal.
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These Are The 15 Women Who Helped Draft The Indian Constitution
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Can Today’s Hook Up Culture Harm Women More Than Men?
Though still stigmatised, hook up culture is steadily becoming a norm among millennials and university students, especially given the high incidence of dating apps like Tinder and Bumble.