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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.

ಹಿಂದಿನ ಕಾಲದಲ್ಲಿ, ರಕ್ತ ಪರೀಕ್ಷೆಗಳು ಮತ್ತು ಅಲ್ಟ್ರಾಸೌಂಡ್ ಪರೀಕ್ಷೆಗಳ ನಂತರ ಗರ್ಭಧಾರಣೆಯನ್ನು ಖಚಿತಪಡಿಸಲಾಗುತ್ತಿತ್ತು. ಆದರೆ, ಕಳೆದ ಕೆಲವು ವರ್ಷಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ತಾಂತ್ರಿಕ ಪ್ರಗತಿಯೊಂದಿಗೆ, ನಿಮ್ಮ ಮನೆಯ ಗೌಪ್ಯತೆಯೊಳಗೆ ಗರ್ಭಾವಸ್ಥೆಯನ್ನು ಪತ್ತೆಹಚ್ಚಲು ಮೂತ್ರ ಗರ್ಭಧಾರಣೆಯ ಪರೀಕ್ಷೆ ಸಹಾಯ ಮಾಡುತ್ತದೆ.

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”

Hormonal changes within the body are responsible for regulation of Menstrual Cycle. Every month the female sex hormones prepare the body to support a pregnancy, and without fertilization there is menstruation

On Day 1 of the menstrual cycle that is the first day of bleeding, estrogen, and progesterone levels are low. Low levels of estrogen and progesterone signal the pituitary gland in our brain to produce Follicle Stimulating Hormone (FSH). FSH, as the name indicates, begins the process of maturing a follicle in the ovary(fluid-filled sac in the ovary containing an egg).

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.

 This is the story of pregnancy from conception to the birth of a child. What does a pregnant woman experience in each week of her pregnancy, How is the growth of her baby in each week of her pregnancy? We will start with the first week of pregnancy. The conception has still not taken place in the first week of pregnancy. It is still the preparation for pregnancy.