Dr. Ankita Kaushal - infertility and IVF Doctor in Mumbai

1. Thanda Thanda Cool Cool -  Men should avoid steam / sauna  keeping laptop on their lap tight clothing  2. Cleaning Master : Moderate amount of exercise for women from routine household cleaning, gardening is very helpful. Sedentary lifestyle reduces chances of conception. 3. Phone App FTW : use a phone app to monitor your menstrual cycle, ovulation date, fertile week. 4. Reduce Alcohol : Both partners should limit their alcohol intake. It affects the oocyte fertilization and implantation process. 5. Stop Smoking : Both partners should stop smoking, also passive smoking is harmful. Nicotine directly harms DNA in the sperm resulting in miscarriages. 6. Loose weight : Obesity affects both male and female partners Fertility potential. Keeping a scheduled physical activity helps. 7. Have Regular Sex : It helps Improve the quality of sperms. Studies have shown People who have sex every alternate day have better motile sperm count. 8. Know...

CERVICAL CANCER IS :- ⭕5th most common cancer in the world ⭕3rd most common cancer in WOMEN ⭕2nd leading cause of CERVICAL CANCER deaths in women in INDIA Association of HPV infection and Cervical cancer is well documented ( 70-80% cases of CERVICAL CANCER are due to HPV infection acquired in young age) WHO 2010 states that every 7 minutes one women die of CERVICAL CANCER in India. The main reason is less awareness about the disease, and much less awareness about its prevention. Need of HPV Vaccination is the need of the hour! Why you ask? Natural HPV infection induces a weak immune response, which is not strong enough to prevent reinfection. On the other hand, Vaccination induces a very strong immune response. There are 2 types of vaccines available in India - Bivalent ( HPV strains 16,18) and Quadrivalent (6,11,16,18) Strains 16,18 are associated with cervical cancer Strains 6,11 are associated with genital warts In females less than 15 years, only 2 doses are required ...

When a couple visits their fertility doctor (when should a couple visit – please read the blog post ) a basic evaluation is performed or both husband and wife. In this blog post, we will be discussing the evaluation of the female partner. The first step is HISTORY TAKING, paying extra attention to 1.     Menstrual cycles: what was her age when menses started, if they are regular or irregular, how is the bleeding- average, more, less? Are her periods painful, if yes, how painful are they; so on and so forth. 2.     Any previous treatment is done, records available. 3.     On any current medications 4.     Any surgeries in the past, again special attention is given to any surgery involving the ovary, uterus or fallopian tubes. 5.     Any pregnancies in the past. If yes, details of those pregnancies. 6.     Sudden weight loss, weight gain. On any weight loss/ gain programm...