"I am a vegan", how can I get the required protein from vegan diet? What high protein vegan food should I eat? What are the vegan protein sources?

Vegans are bombarded with questions about where they get their protein. This concern about protein and protein nutrition is misplaced. Although protein is certainly an essential nutrient which plays many key roles in the way our bodies function, we do not need huge quantities of it. In reality, we need small amounts of protein.

How much protein do we need?

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“I have reached a plateau stage”. Please help me come out of it?

You have started to eat right, moving more and losing weight when you suddenly reach a plateau and see that your weight has stopped going down. The reason for this could be that as your weight goes down, your body requires lesser calories to maintain itself.

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What is Secondary Infertility? How is it different from Primary Infertility?

Secondary Infertility is inability to conceive in spite of having regular, unprotected sex for at least a year by a couple who already have one or more children. This category includes woman who have been pregnant before but not able to give birth to live child. In Secondary Infertility, the couples have become pregnant at least once, but in Primary Infertility the couples have never become pregnant.

What are causes of Secondary Infertility?

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Trying to conceive?  What are Fertility drugs? How do they work?

Fertility drugs are the medicines which are prescribed to restore the fertility. They induce ovulation. They are used in women who are infertile due to ovulation disorders. They act like natural hormones FSH and LH to bring about ovulation.

They are also used in IVF treatments. Here though the woman has normal ovulation, these drugs are given with intention of producing more eggs.

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Artificial Insemination is a procedure wherein the sperms are placed in female genital tract. Depending upon the site in female genital tract, AI is termed as intravaginal (inside the vagina) insemination, intracervical (inside the cervix) insemination, intrauterine (inside the uterus) insemination and intrafallopian (inside the fallopian tubes) insemination. Donor sperm can also be used.

Intrauterine Insemination (IUI) is the commonly used AI technique.

What are the indications for Artificial Insemination?

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Ovarian cysts are fluid filled sacs that are present inside or on the surface of the ovary. Most of these cysts are asymptomatic and are harmless. They disappear on their own in due course of time. But few cysts may cause problems like rupturing, bleeding, twisting and pain.

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What is PCOS? Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS) is a condition resulting due to imbalance in female hormonal system. This leads to menstrual irregularities, multiple cysts in the ovaries, skin changes, infertility and many other problems. This happens to be the prime cause of infertility in females.

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Uterine Fibroids are benign growths that develop in uterus. Benign means non-cancerous. They are commonly seen in reproductive age group women. They can be single or multiple. They can vary in size. They can be so small that it could be missed by imaging techniques and enlarge to the extent that it can press upon the neighboring structures.

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Surrogacy is one of the methods of assisted reproduction. A woman who carries pregnancy to term and delivers baby for another woman or couple is known as a Surrogate mother.

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Varicocele is often cited as the most common cause of male factor infertility.

What is a Varicocele?

A Varicocele is abnormal dilatation of network of veins within the spermatic cord. It more commonly affects the left scrotum, and are more common in men aged 15-25. It is one of the commonest causes of male infertility (40%).

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