WORLD HEART DAY: PCOS can also be a factor for Heart attacks

By Dr. Shobha Gupta

29th September is observed to be World Heart Day. Every year about 12 million people throughout the world die or suffer heart attacks or strokes. This disease affects rich and poor people both. Most of people thinks that this is a disease of middle aged men, But the truth is that it affects men and women equally in fact women becomes more prone to it after menopause.

Researchers found that 25 percent of the woman had at least one miscarriage. But when looking at repeated miscarriages, the researchers found that women who had more than three spontaneous miscarriages had a nine fold increased risk of heart attack. Each miscarriage increased a woman’s risk of heart attack by 40 percent. Women who had at least one stillbirth were about 3.5 times as likely to suffer a heart attack.

Women with PCOS (poly cystic ovarian syndrome) have a risk of heart attack 4 to 7 times higher than women of the same age without PCOS. Women with PCOS may have a higher rate of miscarriage because of elevated levels of luteinizing hormones, insulin or glucose. 

Smoking, more intake of tobacco, alcohol consumption, poor diet, unhealthy lifestyle, high bp , diabetes, lack of physical activity all these factors

Zero Figure is a hindrance in motherhood

By Dr. Shobha Gupta

Looking good is everyone’s desire but to compromise with your health to look good is not right. The world is getting obsessed with the “size 0” celebrities. The trend has been on the rise in the west but it seems to have taken over in India too; girls are going a step ahead to get Kareena Kapoor, Deepika Padukone or Priyanka Chopra alike figure,

What is “Size 0”? Size 0 is woman’s clothing size as per the US system, equivalent to a UK size 4. Women have a waist of 22-23 inches, a 32-inch bust, and 33-34 inch hips – the average measurements of an 8-year old girl. Their Body Mass Index is less than 18. 

Loads of women are shedding off weight in order to mimic the amazingly thin celebrities without being aware of the fact that they such dramatic weight loss can be injurious to their health. A study done in UK found that skinny women are less likely to become pregnant than those who are overweight – including those classed as dangerously obese.

It is a known fact that being very thin can make it difficult to conceive naturally caused due to a drop in the female sex hormone estrogen. Women need a good amount of body fat to store vital estrogen and other hormone to conceive and sustain the baby. If one continues to shed weight then you may perhaps stop ovulating and when the ovulation is concealed by the ovaries, the woman fails to release an egg every month, reducing chances of pregnancy. 

This happens because hypothalamus which functions as a type of thermostat for the body fails to tell the pituitary gland to produce embryos. Once the link between them is broken, it may take years before it is established again and you may be called as infertile.

A study has revealed that Personal appearance can be so important to some people that they will go to great lengths to maintain a youthful look. From luring your boyfriend to look young in your son’s marriage to kitty parties every month to corporate lobby parties the trend to look good and slim is on high. With increasing financial independence and disposable income, women now seem to be going under the knife to move on from fat to fit and boost their sense of confidence and self-worth.

Extramarital affairs are also one such cause for such demands

Just freeze it!

By Dr. Shobha Gupta

Egg-freezing, or cyro-preservation, is a recent medical development that was first offered to women prior to cancer treatment. In cases where such treatment required the removal of ovaries or potential damage to eggs, women could remove and freeze their eggs for future use. This service is now being offered to all women. Apple and Facebook are offering this service to single women under the age of 35 who are not yet ready for children but hope to have them in the future.

With thriving careers and high disposable incomes, more women are taking the gamble of egg freezing as they climb the ladder or wait for Mr. Right

One of my patient Juhi Verma (name changed), 33, unmarried a Lawyer based in NCR (gurgaon) doesn’t want to get married anytime soon but definitely wants to settle down in years to come and wants to have baby. After going through various researches she decided to freeze her eggs so her search now begin to find a good centre where she can freeze her eggs and later get it inseminated with her future husband’s sperm. 

Now, Juhi, 38 married and has one baby girl.

An increasing number of couples these days are opting for egg freezing; with little time in their hands they couldn't manage to meet. Even Apple and Facebook have announced that they will pay for the Egg freezing process to their female employees so that they can delay childbirth and prolong their careers. 

 

We have many couples working for IT firms, BPO’s and management background they freeze their sperms or even go for egg freezing. They all are very

Is Thyroid giving you infertility..?

 

By Dr. Shobha Gupta

Let’s know some facts first:

• According to Indian Thyroid society about 70% of women with PMS have low thyroid levels, which make the ovaries less able to produce progesterone leading to PMS symptoms. 
• 25.6% of Indian population have thyroid dysfunction and possibly resulted infertility
• Women are 4 times more prone to thyroid disorders than men
• About 18–20% of couples in reproductive age are infertile.

Infertility is defined as the inability to conceive after one year of regular intercourse without contraception. It is one of the medial, social and psychological burden in the world. About 18–20% of couples in reproductive age are infertile.

The thyroid hormone regulates cellular function; abnormal thyroid function can affect your fertility. Undiagnosed and untreated thyroid disease can be a cause for infertility or frequent miscarriage.

According to Indian Thyroid society about 70% of women with PMS have low thyroid levels, which make the ovaries less able to produce progesterone leading to PMS symptoms. 25.6% of Indian population have thyroid dysfunction and possibly resulted infertility.

Having trouble getting pregnant? Your thyroid could be the problem - and your doctor may not even know it. Standard blood tests miss up to 80 percent of cases in which low tissue thyroid levels are causing or contributing to infertility.

Under active thyroid (hypothyroidism) is a condition in which the thyroid gland doesn't produce enough of certain important hormones. For women, there is a link between hypothyroidism and infertility. Low levels of thyroid hormone can interfere with ovulation, which impairs fertility. In addition, some of the underlying causes of hypothyroidism — such as certain autoimmune or pituitary disorders — impair fertility.

I can recall a case of my patient Payal Mehra (name changed on request), 29, a working professional, her world came to an end when she got to know that she can’t be pregnant. As thyroid is very much common in today’s lifestyle, Payal diagnosed with thyroid but