It is a women’s unconquerable spirit that enables her the strength to be a mother so gracefully. When one is still in need of a mother, becoming a mother is a very admirable endeavor. Every aspect of motherhood is a formidable obstacle and a difficult nut to crack. In addition, the first few years of …
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This year’s Women’s day theme is #BreakTheBias. For a second, let’s imagine a world with equality – which is free of gender discrimination, bias and stereotypes. Wouldn’t it be absolutely fantastic if we lived in a world where women were celebrated every day and not just one single day? But sadly, because of gender stereotypes …
About 99 percent of women have used birth control at some point in their life. Nonetheless, it remains a taboo subject. Advertisements that address birth control in non-clinical terms are discouraged on social media platforms. Media and politicians talk about it as if it’s a luxury item rather than essential health care, as just a few …
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Medically reviewed by Dr. Muhammad Ashraf Shera. Want to learn about thyroid disease in Pakistan? Here’s a blog that discusses thyroid disease symptoms and treatment in Pakistan. Did you begin feeling joint pain sometime back? Have you struggled with your weight despite eating healthy and limited portions? Do you often feel tired? Then you may …
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HIV/AIDS – Can I be Infected? Termed as the global epidemic, AIDS is a series of symptoms caused by HIV which damages a person’s immune system to a point where it cannot fight off other illnesses. In Pakistan, a majority of people are uninformed of this devastating disease and have negative connotations and stigma associated with it. Can anyone …
Medically reviewed by Dr. Riaz Ali Shah. This world contraception day, we look at the facts behind a range of birth control methods and debunk widely believed contraception myths. It is no coincidence that the move for better contraception coincided with the rise of women’s suffrage and feminist theory. Women specially in the subcontinent knew …
Medically reviewed by Dr. Muhammad Ashraf Shera. If you and your partner are having difficulty conceiving, you are not alone. About 22% of couples in Pakistan are unable to conceive, with primary infertility accounting for 4% of all cases. Infertility is described as a couple’s inability to conceive after at least a year of regular, …
Medically reviewed by Dr. Unsa Mohsin. A child’s birth for a woman is personal. From where and how to deliver, to who you want in the room, there is a lot to consider prior to the baby’s birth. In many parts of the world, including Pakistan, women are often stigmatized for having a C-sections delivery. There are …
Medically reviewed by Dr. Muhammad Ashraf Shera. Not many people are aware of this rare eating disorder in which people compulsively eat items that have no nutritional value such as dirt, hair, mud, paint and clay. These are the most common items eaten. Less common items include cigarette ashes and faeces. The term originates from …
Medically reviewed by Dr. Unsa Mohsin. Maternal Health refers to the health of a woman during pregnancy, childbirth, and after the child is born (post-partum). Most people fail to recognize the enormous impact a mother’s physical and mental health has on the love and care she can offer her child after birth. It is also …
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