• Menopause: Menopause is a natural biological process that marks the end of your menstrual cycles. After menopause, your body produces very low levels of estrogen and progesterone, which affect your health and cause symptoms including vaginal dryness, hot flashes, night sweats, sleep problems, chills, and loss of breast fullness.
• Fibroid: Fibroid is benign tumours that are made up of fibrous connective tissue and smooth muscle cells. It develops in the uterus and causes pelvic pain, prolonged period, frequent urination, pain during intercourse, bleeding between periods, and difficulty getting pregnant.
• Ovarian masses: Ovarian masses are growths on or in the ovaries. Ovarian masses include functional cysts and tumours. There are two types of functional cysts:
  • Follicular cysts: This kind of cysts are developing from the Graafian follicles.
  • Corpus luteum cysts: This kind of cysts are developing from the corpus luteum.

  Functional cysts are harmless and rarely cause pain. There are other cysts which are not related to the normal function of your menstrual cycle. They are – Dermoid cysts, Cystadenomas and Endometriomas.

• Pelvic pain: Pelvic pain is steady and occurs mostly in the lower abdomen area. Women may experience pelvic pain during their period or when they are having sex. Pelvic pain can be a sign that there is a problem with one of the organs in your pelvic area including the ovaries, uterus, cervix,fallopian tubes, or vagina.
• Dysmenorrhea (painful periods): Dysmenorrhea is a medical term for pain during periods. There are two types of dysmenorrhea including primary and secondary.
  • Primary Dysmenorrhea: It is a common menstrual cramp that women experience during their periods. It usually starts 1 or 2 days before, or when the period starts. You may feel the pain in the lower abdomen, thighs, or back.
  • Secondary Dysmenorrhea: It is a pain caused by a disorder in the women’s reproductive organs including adenomyosis, endometriosis, infection, or uterine fibroid. The pain usually starts earlier in the menstrual cycle and lasts for a longer period of time.
• Vulvodynia: Vulvodynia is discomfort or chronic pain around the opening of the vagina. The pain maylast at least three months. With pain, you may also experience burning, soreness, stinging, rawness,itching, and throbbing.
• Pelvic inflammatory disease: Pelvic inflammatory disease or PID is caused by an infection in thewomen’s reproductive organs. It occurs when sexually transmitted bacteria spread from the vagina to the fallopian tubes, uterus, or ovaries.
• Genital herpes: Genital herpes is a common sexually transmitted infection caused by a virus knownas Herpes Simplex Virus (HSV). It may cause itching, pain and sores in your genital area.
• Painful sexual intercourse: Many women experience pain during sexual intercourse. When painoccurs, there is a possibility of negative emotional effects. Therefore, it is recommended to see a doctoras soon as it arises.
• Polycystic ovarian syndrome: Polycystic ovarian syndrome or PCOS is a hormonal disorder amongwomen. Women who have PCOS may experience prolonged or infrequent menstrual periods or excess androgen levels.

The institute specializes in providing diagnostic, clinical & preventive care in treating women’s sexual health issues. The Institute has well-formulated clinics and awareness programs to provide support for aspects related to counselling & detection. Equipped with the state-of-the-art diagnostic equipment and operation theatres the team of gynecologists has the expertise to perform surgeries through minimal invasive & laparoscopic technique.

The gynaecological conditions treated are:

General gynaecological issues:

• Ovarian cysts
• Pelvic pain
• Endometriosis
• Uterine fibroids
• Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS or PCOD)
• Female endocrine diseases
• Acne and abnormal female hair distribution
• Genital tract infections
• Urinary tract infections
• Vulva and vagina skin disorders

Physiotherapy for Pregnant Women

What to expect at your first visit

At your first visit to the physical therapist, an evaluation of your current condition is done. This will include questions about your lifestyle, routine and a detailed medical history. At this evaluation, it is recommended that you include all the pertinent information without gaps. Based on this oral assessment, an external or internal physical examination may also be conducted if required.

Women living with following conditions may benefit from physical therapy:

• Coccyx disorders
• Fibromyalgia
• Lymphoedema
• Osteoporosis
• General orthopaedics
• Obesity management
• Pain management