Insights by Dr. Shelly Singh

Vaccines During Pregnancy: What Every Mother Should Know
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Vaccines During Pregnancy: What Every Mother Should Know

Pregnancy is a precious journey filled with joy, curiosity, and responsibilities. Among the many health decisions you make, one of...
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Weight gain during pregnancy
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Weight gain during pregnancy

Pregnancy is a time of great changes in the body . One of the requirements of pregnancy is weight gain...
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Menstrual cramps – What you should know
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Menstrual cramps – What you should know

Dysmenorrhea or menstrual cramps are painful cramps that come just before or during the menstrual period . About 50 %...
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                            I pill- No magic pill – What Every Woman Should Know
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                            I pill- No magic pill – What Every Woman Should Know

  Picture this - patient XYZ reports to the OPD with irregular spotting through out the month . On taking...
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Advantages of a Normal Delivery
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Advantages of a Normal Delivery

 A question often asked is why normal delivery ? Let me explain the reasons why . A normal vaginal delivery...
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Endometriosis decoded
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Endometriosis decoded

What is Endometriosis? Endometriosis is a common condition that requires a bit of understanding. Normally there is a uterine lining...
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Vulvovaginal Trauma
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Vulvovaginal Trauma

  This is an unusual topic as the incidence of vulvovaginal trauma is not very high .   What is...
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PRETERM BIRTHS ARE MORE SIGNIFICANT IN TWIN PREGNANCIES THAN IN SINGLETONS
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PRETERM BIRTHS ARE MORE SIGNIFICANT IN TWIN PREGNANCIES THAN IN SINGLETONS

There is an increased number of twin pregnancies and higher order births owing to more cases of pregnancies due to...
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Using abortion kits at home can be life threatening
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Using abortion kits at home can be life threatening

  An unwanted pregnancy - alarm bells start sounding ! Panic buttons set and there is a need to immediately...
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Dr Google – friend or foe ?
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Dr Google – friend or foe ?

Over the past few years medical practice has changed a lot , and so has the online pursuit of it...
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What is Premature Ovarian Insufficiency (POI)?
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What is Premature Ovarian Insufficiency (POI)?

POI is a condition where ovaries stop functioning before the age of 40 years ; ovulation stops and so does...
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Herpes infections

Herpes infections are of 2 types - Oral Herpes and Genital Herpes . Oral herpes is caused by Herpes simplex...
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What are menstrual cups?
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What are menstrual cups?

Menstrual cups are small, flexible, funnel-shaped cups made of silicon or rubber that are inserted inside the vagina to collect...
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Menopause – no time to pause

The time in a woman’s life when periods stop can be seamlessly simple or it may be fraught with many...
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The first trimester of pregnancy

What is the first trimester of pregnancy ?  This begins from the first day of your Last Menstrual Period (...
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Ideal time to conceive after caesarean delivery

When to plan a delivery after a Caesarean delivery  A delivery is an overwhelming event . Even though it comes...
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Downs Syndrome Day
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Downs Syndrome Day

21st March is celebrated as Down’s syndrome day . Let us know a little about this .  What is Down’s...
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Cancer Cervix – Ominous but largely preventable – Here’s what we know
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Cancer Cervix – Ominous but largely preventable – Here’s what we know

Cancer cervix is cancer that affects the cervix, the mouth of the uterus which connects to the vagina. It is...
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Stress in Pregnancy – has it increased?
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Stress in Pregnancy – has it increased?

It’s a known fact that stress and emotional upheavals are part and parcel of pregnancy. The hormones of pregnancy are...
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Cancer cervix
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Cancer cervix

Cancer cervix is the second most important cancer in India over the last two decades.Why must we know these figures?...
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