Sexual Health

There are certain parts of our body that can leave us wondering about their unique capabilities. Our vagina is one of them. The vagina is a muscular tube that connects the cervix to the exterior. It is around 7 to 10 cm in length…

Growing up in a society which imparts valuable knowledge but restrains itself when it comes to sex education, means that most of us had little to no scope of talking to our parents about sex. We have a very high adolescent population whose sexual,…

I believe that our “first time” is a milestone which marks a special transition in our lives. It is a nervous and an exciting moment of our lives. A lot of questions pop in our minds right when we have intercourse for the first…

Growing up is a strange phase in our lives. It is a confusing and exciting phase. We realise the essence of our personality and discover several needs of our body. Sex education programs in schools can play a major role in helping us understand…

  – “Doctor, I’ve got a pimple down there and it’s painful!” – “Ok, did you shave your vagina?’ – “Yes, I did.” That’s how patients come to us most of the time. So what is vulvar acne or pimple on vagina? Vulvar acne…

These days, we speak about female sexuality a lot more than what we used to two decades ago. Thanks to education and a generation of parents who made the conscious effort of sending their daughters to school, women are now more aware about what…

It was sometime during the year 2010 when my mother was hospitalised. She had been suffering from profuse bleeding for close to a month, and a week before being admitted, I had witnessed her staying up all night from agonising pain. My mother has…

Let’s accept it – vaginal itching can be an awkward topic, and controlling the urge to itch socially can be a nightmare! While COVID-19 and the lockdown wasn’t enough to deal with, the humidity and soaring temperatures brings its own concerns. Pruritus Vulvae is…

Urinary Tract Infection or famously known as a UTI is an infection caused in your urinary tract from microbes. The causes of most UTIs include bacteria, fungi and viruses. It is one of the most uncomfortable infections to contract and makes passing urine one…