Pre and POST COVERAGE of International Womens Day Manipal Hospitals, Bangalore.
A panel of experts heard women of all ages and backgrounds share health concerns at an event organised by DH-PV and Manipal Hospitals to mark International Women’s Day.
Anxious mothers walking with young girls aged nine getting their first period is common these days, said Dr.Hemanandini Jayaraman, Consultant - Obstetrics & Gynaecology, Manipal Hospitals, Old Airport Road.
If there is a medically indicated reason like a woman's mother having reached early menopause, they have a reason to check their fertility potential and freeze their eggs to conceive at a later stage,said Dr. Arthi Rama Rao, Consultant - IVF and Fetal Medicine, Manipal Hospitals, Whitefield.
Early detection of cancers affecting the cervix paves the way for better chances of treatment, said Dr.Gayathri Karthik Nagesh, HOD & Consultant - Obstetrics & Gynaecology,Manipal Hospitals, Old Airport Road.
Women should try conceiving between 25 and 35 years. There is a risk of mothers developing BP in later-age pregnancies, said Dr.Meena Muthiah, Consultant - Obstetrics & Gynaecology, Manipal Hospitals, Jayanagar.