by Dr. Manisha Mehta | Jul 21, 2026 | Blog
Period cramps that get worse with age aren’t normal, they’re a red flag. Pain that builds year on year, spreads beyond the first two days, or comes with pain during sex points toward endometriosis far more often than people realise. Roughly 1 in 10 women...
by Dr. Manisha Mehta | Jul 13, 2026 | Blog
If you’ve searched this question late at night, you’re not alone. Maybe you’re an Indian couple living abroad, wondering whether to fly home. Maybe you’re weighing options after a cycle that didn’t work elsewhere. It’s a question...
by Dr. Manisha Mehta | Jul 13, 2026 | Blog
Almost every week, a woman sits across from Dr. Manisha Mehta and asks the same thing, usually in a lowered voice: “Doctor, I was on the pill for six years. Did I ruin my chances?” The answer is no. And as an IVF doctor in India with over 20 years in...
by Dr. Manisha Mehta | Jul 9, 2026 | Blog
Sex during IVF isn’t banned across the whole cycle, but it does get restricted at specific points. The follicular phase, before stimulation peaks, is generally safe. After day 8 of stimulation, intercourse risks ovarian torsion because the ovaries are enlarged...
by Dr. Manisha Mehta | Jul 7, 2026 | Blog
Sleep does more than rest the body, it’s when hormones quietly reset themselves overnight. Under 6 hours a night and male testosterone slides by 15 percent, female LH pulsing loses its rhythm. Melatonin, which only shows up in proper darkness, sits inside the...
by Dr. Manisha Mehta | Jul 5, 2026 | Blog
Yoga isn’t a fertility cure, it just nudges the right levers, pelvic blood flow, cortisol, and how relaxed the nervous system actually is. After 35, when reserve drops and stress hormones climb, those nudges matter more. The poses that earn their keep are Baddha...
