Women's HealthFertility
Vaginismus: Causes, Treatment and Getting Pregnant
Vaginismus is an involuntary tightening of vaginal muscles that makes intercourse painful or impossible. It is common, not your fault and very treatable.
Dr. Rukkayal Fathima
Fertility & IVF Insights — Page 3
Expert articles on fertility, IVF, women's health, and more from our specialists.
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Retrograde Ejaculation: Causes, Tests, Treatment & Fertility
Retrograde ejaculation means semen flows back into the bladder, causing a dry orgasm. It is harmless, and sperm can be recovered from urine for IUI or ICSI.
Dr. Rukkayal Fathima
FertilityWomen's Health
Antiphospholipid Syndrome and Miscarriage: Tests & Care
Antiphospholipid syndrome (APS) is an autoimmune clotting condition linked to repeated miscarriage. With aspirin and heparin, most women go on to have a baby.
Dr. Rukkayal Fathima
FertilityWomen's HealthWellbeing
Night Shift and Fertility: Periods, Sperm and Pregnancy
Night shifts upset the body clock that times reproductive hormones and are linked to irregular periods and poorer sperm. Most shift workers conceive; tips help.
Dr. Rukkayal Fathima
Women's Health
Period Blood Clots: What Is Normal and When to Worry
Small period blood clots on heavy days are usually normal. Clots larger than 2.5 cm, clots every period or soaking a pad hourly need a check. Causes and care.
Dr. Rukkayal Fathima
FertilityWomen's Health
How to Improve Egg Quality: What Helps and What Doesn't
You can't reverse egg ageing, but a healthy weight, no smoking, little alcohol, good sleep and a balanced diet support egg quality. See what works and options.
Dr. Rukkayal Fathima
Male InfertilityDiagnostics
AZF Microdeletion Test: Y Chromosome Test for Azoospermia
The AZF microdeletion test is a blood test for missing Y chromosome genes in men with zero or very low sperm. AZFc often still has sperm; AZFa/b usually not.
Dr. Rukkayal Fathima
FertilityWomen's Health
Signs of Ovulation: Body Clues, LH Kits & BBT Charting
Signs of ovulation include clear, stretchy discharge, mild one-sided pain and higher libido. An LH kit predicts it a day ahead; a temperature rise confirms it.
Dr. Rukkayal Fathima
FertilityDiagnostics
Blocked Fallopian Tubes: Causes, Diagnosis, and IVF Success
What causes blocked fallopian tubes, how HSG finds them, whether you can conceive with one blocked tube, and when surgery or IVF gives the best chance.
Dr. Rukkayal Fathima
FertilityTreatments
How to Increase Endometrial Thickness: Treatments & Foods
The ideal lining is 8–11 mm. See what causes a thin endometrium, the treatments that work, Indian foods that support it, and what to expect in 7 days.
Dr. Rukkayal Fathima
FertilityDiagnostics
Hyperprolactinemia & Fertility: Causes, Symptoms & Treatment
Understand hyperprolactinemia: its symptoms like irregular periods, causes like prolactinoma, and how treatments restore ovulation and fertility.
Dr. Rukkayal Fathima
TreatmentsGuides
IVF Injections (IVF Shots): Types, Side Effects & Tips
What each IVF injection does (FSH, hMG, antagonist, trigger shot), how many days they last, normal side effects, and tips to give IVF shots with less pain.
Dr. Rukkayal Fathima