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प्रिया पिछले कुछ महीनों से गर्भवती होने की कोशिश कर रही थी। वह हर महीने उम्मीद  से रहती है की इस महीने वह गर्भवती होगी, लेकिन निराश है जब उसे पता चलता है कि वह नहीं है । वह पिछले 3 महीनों से किसी भी गर्भनिरोधक का उपयोग नहीं कर रही है। वह मासिक धर्म चक्र, ओव्यूलेशन और प्रजनन काल के बारे में कुछ सलाह के लिए अपने डॉक्टर से संपर्क करती है।

62% of young women in India still using cloth for menstrual hygiene says the NFHS report 2015-2016. A film on menstruation set in rural India won the Oscar in the Documentary Short Subject category at the 91st Academy Awards. In January 2019, there was a report of a  woman and her two sons suffocated to death in Nepal after she was forced to sleep in a windowless shed during her period. The ancient tradition was outlawed in 2005, yet it remains prevalent in Nepal's remote west. The monthly exclusion leaves women at risk of snake bites, attacks by wild animals and rape. Basically, both the survey and the film and the incident in Nepal show how so many taboos around menstruation still exist in many conservative societies.

Sheila had delivered a beautiful baby boy last week. She got discharged forms the hospital the next day and she was back to the hospital this week for a regular checkup. Doctor enquired about her vaginal bleeding. She said she still has bleeding but not as much as it was immediately after birth. It is her second week after pregnancy and it has definitely come down and the bleeding is lighter and thinner. This discharge is called Lochia. The Doctor explains to her - Sheila - Whether you delivered your baby vaginally or by cesarean delivery, you can expect some bleeding and vaginal discharge after giving birth. This is because your body continues to shed the blood and tissue that lined your uterus while you were pregnant.

On November 16, when Cyclone Gaja began ravaging lives and livelihoods across seven districts in Tamil Nadu, a different kind of tragedy – yet, not unrelated – hit the small, poor family of Selvaraj at Anaikaadu village near Pattukottai. His 14-year-old daughter, S. Vijaya, a class 7 student, was being made to stay alone in a hut nearby and in the wee hours of November 17, her corpse was recovered. Apparently, she had died after a coconut tree fell on the hut.

पहले के समय में, रक्त परीक्षण और अल्ट्रासाउंड के बाद क्लिनिक में गर्भावस्था की पुष्टि की जाती थी। लेकिन, पिछले कुछ वर्षों में तकनीकी प्रगति के साथ, मूत्र गर्भावस्था परीक्षण के साथ आपके घर की गोपनीयता के भीतर गर्भावस्था का पता लगाने में मदद कर सकता है।

क्या आप जानते हैं कि बच्चे के लिंग को वास्तव में पिता के शुक्राणु द्वारा निर्धारित किया जाता है? लिंग का अनुवांशिक खाका शुक्राणु में होता है। शुक्राणु और अंडा के निषेचन के समय बच्चे के लिंग को निर्धारित किया जाता है। हम में से प्रत्येक - पुरुष या महिला एक भ्रूण के रूप में शुरू हुई, शुक्राणु और अंडे के निषेचन से विकसित हुए है।

The menstrual cycle is a natural cycle and is seen to occur in a few mammals. Humans are one of the species who have this trait. Some species like dogs have an estrous cycle. They usually ovulate during this time and are fertile and are open to mating. They exhibit overt signs of receptivity, ranging from engorged and colorful genitals to behavioral changes like mating calls. It is termed as “ being in the Heat”

So what is heavy menstrual bleeding?

Heavy menstrual bleeding is defined as soaking a pad almost every hour or less, having to get up at night to change a pad and bleeding for more than a week during each menstrual cycle.. Heavy menstrual bleeding is encountered by many women and in many cases, these women become anemic, due to such heavy loss of blood.

Progesterone is produced in the ovaries and the adrenal glands. When a woman gets pregnant, it begins to be produced by the placenta too. Progesterone hormone helps in preparing the body for pregnancy and conception. When not pregnant, it helps in regulating the menstrual cycle. Not producing enough progesterone can cause difficulty getting or staying pregnant. Progesterone levels fluctuate throughout your menstrual cycle.