Gynecologist in Mylapore

Diagnosing endometriosis starts with your story: when the pain comes, how bad it gets, and what it stops you doing. A pelvic ultrasound in the same visit can show the ovarian cysts linked to endometriosis, though smaller patches often don't show on a scan.

Many women do well on medicines that quieten the cycle and control pain. When they don't, or when a cyst is large, Dr. P. Lakshmi Priyaa, whose specialities include laparoscopic surgery, hysteroscopy and endometriosis surgery, can advise whether an operation would help. Mylapore has no operation theatre, so any surgery is planned at a Yaal centre that has one, while your check-ups stay on Luz Church Road.

For women in Alwarpet, R.A. Puram, Mandaveli, Santhome, Abhiramapuram and Gopalapuram, most visits stay in the neighbourhood, a short ride along TTK Road or Royapettah High Road, or from Thirumayilai MRTS.

Indian women often reach menopause in their mid to late forties, and the changes can start a few years before periods stop. Hot flushes that wake you at night, mood swings, dryness and aching joints are easy to put up with quietly, but each of them can be treated. The doctor also checks thyroid, blood count and bone health along the way.

Any bleeding after your periods have stopped for a full year should be checked. At Mylapore that starts with an ultrasound of the womb lining in the same visit, and your doctor explains what, if anything, needs to happen next.