Losing your hair and going bald can be a very big blow to your self-esteem. Worse still is having a botched hair transplant procedure by a quack that ends up costing you a fortune and achieving very little if any hair growth. There are thousands of hair transplant experts that you can go to but not all are genuine or offer the best hair transplant service. If you are looking for a really quality service for your transplant, here are some important procedures that you can put into consideration in order to find the best service ever for your needs:-

Know the Credentials for the Hair Transparent Specialist

It really pays to know if the doctor that you are going to is really specialized in hair transplant and restoration treatments and whether they are certified to carry out the same. Hair restoration is a critical surgical operation and you really cannot risk entrusting this to a quack. Take time to do some homework in order to assess the credentials of your doctor. For the best hair transplant surgeon, always go for the reputation and ask other patients. Look for a doctor who is not only certified, but also a member of the major professional associations in the country.

Look at experience

Do the doctors have a long experience carrying out successful hair transplant operations? Is this verifiable? If they are experienced in this, then you should look forward to the best hair transplant procedure. The best hair transplant surgeons will establish their reputation through years of successful practice. If your doctor has been in the industry for a long duration of time without a track record of botched transplant procedures, chances are that they will offer you the best quality hair transplant service.

Choose a doctor that is readily available

Look for a surgeon who will be available for many post-operative care services. If you have chosen a doctor away from your home, make sure the doctor is readily available on phone, Skype or whatsapp for post-operative care services.

Look at the finer details

As they say, the smaller details are always very indicative of the bigger picture. When you are shopping for the best hair transplant clinic, it is therefore important to pay very close attention to what they call the fine details. For example, what is the condition of the hair transplant clinic? How are they responding to your inquiries? Are they responsive to your inquiries? How was the initial consultation at the clinic handled? Were they meticulous in explaining the procedure to you or did they rush you through without adequate information?

Ask for references and testimonials: Is the clinic able to provide you with testimonials of people who have used its hair transplant services? What were the personal experiences of the referrals who used the service like? It is also important to look at the before and after pictures of real people who used the clinic�s hair transplant services.

Hair transplant is not a procedure that you should take lightly. So it is important to take your time when looking for the best hair transplant service. For the best hair transplant in India, check out what Athena Hair Now Hair Transplant has to offer. The clinic is based in Chandigarh.

GLOBAL GURU KRUPA: DR. SHRINIWAS KASHALIKAR

My guru Shri Gondavalekar Maharaj taught throughout his life; that NAMASMARAN is the way of individual and universal emancipation.

But we don't see expected results in our personal life and global life as an effect of NAMASMARAN. This creates doubt!

Gradually we learn to appreciate that our comprehension is limited and fallible whereas the GRUKRUPA; in personal as well as global terms is accurate and beyond our imagination and often different from our predictions! We realize that it is our inevitable privilege to be immersed in NAMASMARAN and NAMASMARAN is an incoming and blissfully unstoppable global spring!

Blessed and privileged are those of us, who realize this; and rejoice in welcoming this spring, by practicing NAMASMARAN and globalizing it; by sharing its grandeur with others in one way or another!

Artificial insemination is a form of assisted reproductive technology technique. Artificial insemination is a technique that can help treat certain kinds of infertility in both men and women. In this procedure, sperm are inserted directly into a woman's cervix, fallopian tubes, or uterus. This makes the trip shorter for the sperm and bypasses any possible obstructions. Ideally, it makes pregnancy possible where it wasn't before. Intrauterine insemination (IUI), in which the sperm is placed in the uterus, is the most common form of artificial insemination.

Artificial insemination techniques available include intra cervical insemination and intrauterine insemination. Artificial insemination is a fertilization procedure in which sperm is artificially placed into a woman�s cervix (intra cervical insemination) or uterus (intrauterine insemination). During the treatment, the woman�s menstrual cycle is closely monitored using ovarian kits, ultrasounds, and blood tests. The semen to be implanted is �washed� in a laboratory, which increases the chances of fertilization while removing unnecessary, potentially harmful chemicals. The semen is inserted into the woman, and if the procedure is successful, she conceives. The chances of becoming pregnant using artificial insemination depends a lot on what type of fertility issue is preventing a natural conception. Generally there is a 5-25% rate of success per treatment for women who use AI to get pregnant, and these chances increase if the woman uses fertility drugs before the treatment.
Artificial insemination has been a popular form of fertility treatment for couples trying to conceive. The original technique used for artificial insemination was referred to as Intra cervical insemination or ICI. Today�s most common technique is called intrauterine insemination or IUI and is more effective procedure than the original. This process turns the dreams of having a child into a reality for many couples facing infertility issues and single women.

Though the pregnancy rates for women undergoing artificial insemination may not be as high as they are for some more advanced techniques, this technique has some key advantages: It's a simple procedure with few side effects and it is not expensive.
For these reasons, doctor may recommend it as an initial form of treatment for infertility.

Why is Artificial Insemination used?

Artificial insemination can be used for many kinds of fertility problems. Artificial insemination is beneficial to couples or individuals in many circumstances. For example a couple may be producing healthy sperm and eggs but not necessarily be able to have a child due to a medical condition. Some other scenarios where artificial insemination could be beneficial are listed below.

1. IUI is often performed as a first treatment for unexplained infertility along with ovulation-inducing medications.

2. It is often used to impregnate women whose partners have very low sperm counts or sperm that aren't strong enough to swim through the cervix and up into the fallopian tubes.

3. IA is used for infertility issues dues to cervical factor infertility. It means that cervix is unable to produce enough mucus and allows the sperm to travel to the womb. The mucus surrounding the cervix is hostile to sperm and prevents sperm from getting into the uterus and fallopian tubes. Artificial insemination allows the sperm to bypass the cervical mucus entirely.

4. Fertility issues caused by endometriosis.

5. When the male partner is impotent or suffers from infertility those results from medical issues.

6. In rare cases, some women suffer from a semen allergy that prohibits having direct contact with the sperm.

7. Women that want a child without a partner may consider artificial insemination.

8. Couple that is in a same-sex relationship may use artificial insemination to have a child.

Donor Sperm and Artificial Insemination

Women can use their husband�s sperm for insemination if it is viable, or they can choose to use donor sperm. In this case they will be using Artificial Insemination by Donor (AID) to get pregnant. This process may be needed if the husband�s sperm is not viable or if the female is single and wishes to have a baby on her own. This type of fertility treatment can also be utilized by couples where the male partner has a genetic disorder, or when more advanced treatments like intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI) is too expensive.

The process of Artificial Insemination

An insemination procedure uses a thin, flexible tube (catheter) to put sperm into the woman's reproductive tract. For some couples with infertility problems, insemination can improve the chances of pregnancy. Donor sperm are used if the male partner is sterile, has an extremely low sperm count, or carries a risk of genetic disease. A woman planning to conceive without a male partner can also use donor sperm. Prior to insemination, the sperm usually are washed and concentrated (placing unwashed sperm directly into the uterus can cause severe cramps). Concentration is accomplished by selectively choosing highly active, healthy sperm that are more capable of fertilizing an egg.
Intrauterine insemination (IUI): Intrauterine insemination (IUI) is the placing of sperm into a woman's uterus when she is ovulating. This is achieved with a thin flexible tube (catheter) that is passed into the vagina, through the cervix, and into the uterus. IUI can use sperm from the male partner or a donor. It is often combined with super ovulation medicine to increase the number of available eggs.

Artificial insemination (AI): Artificial insemination (AI) is another name for intrauterine insemination but can also refer to placing sperm in a woman's vagina or cervix when she is ovulating. The sperm then travel into the fallopian tubes, where they can fertilize the woman's egg or eggs. AI can be done with sperm from the male partner or a donor, and can be combined with super ovulation.

Intrauterine insemination is a relatively simple and safe procedure, and the risk of serious complications is low. Risks include:

Infection: Studies indicate that less than 1 percent of women experience infection as a result of the procedure.

Spotting: Sometimes the process of placing the catheter in the uterus can cause a small amount of internal bleeding. This does not usually have an effect on the chance of pregnancy.

Multiple pregnancy: IUI itself is not associated with an increased risk of a multiple pregnancy � twins, triplets or more.
However, when coordinated with ovulation-inducing medications, the risk of multiple pregnancy increases significantly. A multiple pregnancy has higher risks than a single pregnancy does, including early labour and low birth weight.

What to Expect After Treatment?

These techniques are done on an outpatient basis and require only a short recovery time. You may experience cramping during the procedure, especially if sperm are inserted into your uterus. You may be advised to avoid strenuous activities for the remainder of the day. The treatment is pretty simple and painless with maybe a little cramping. It is performed in the fertility specialist clinic and the procedure can be done by a qualified nurse or a doctor.

IUI may also be used if a couple would like to avoid the higher cost of IVF treatment. Even though IUI is less effective per cycle than IVF, a couple may be able to afford more attempts with IUI. Artificial insemination should not be used in women with blocked fallopian tubes. The tubes are often checked out with an x-ray test called a hysterosalpingogram. Female age is a significant factor with IUI. Intrauterine insemination has very little chance of working in women over 40 years old. IUI has also been shown to have a reduced success rate in younger women with a significantly elevated day 3 FSH level, or other indications of significantly reduced ovarian reserve. If the sperm count, motility and morphology scores are quite low, intrauterine insemination is unlikely to work. Insemination is a reasonable initial treatment that should be utilized for a maximum of about 3 months in women who are ovulating (releasing eggs) on their own. It is reasonable to try IUI for longer in women with polycystic ovaries (PCOS) and lack of ovulation that have been given drugs to ovulate.

While artificial insemination does not guarantee pregnancy, it does have success rates of around 30 percent. The success rates do depend on a variety of factors that include the insemination method used, the age of the female, egg and sperm quality, male factor infertility and the endometriosis factor. Anyone interested in artificial insemination should seek a consultation with the fertility specialist.

With today's advanced reproductive technology, you can always find a solution to all the fertility problems. You must meet an expert in the infertility field. Quality patient care and world class services are always the prime issues for Me and Mummy Clinic in Surat. Clinic gives meticulous attention to all the issues related to treatments, infrastructure, team composition and other related factors. We pride in our state of the art modern equipments for women's care, all under one roof. Our sophisticated infrastructure well aided by qualified staff has given us extra edge in gynaecological and infertility services. We are progressing rapidly with a vision of delivering finest care and service.

Dr.Praful Doshi a consultant Gynaecologist and IVF Specialist has over 15 years of experience in fertility and assisted reproduction techniques and specialises infertility, IVF and in Assisted Reproductive Techniques. Dr.Praful Doshi performs in vitro fertilization (IVF), Donor Egg IVF, ovulation induction, artificial insemination, intrauterine insemination (IUI) and intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI). Dr.Praful doshi has been playing major role in providing specialised treatments to overcome infertility problems and making your dream of family complete. We provide affordable & high quality male & female infertility treatment with advanced reproductive technologies and world class IVF lab infrastructure.

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oday 25th May is the World Thyroid Day. Thyroid disorders are one of the most common disorders of hormones in our body. Thyroid is a small gland situated in front of the neck and secretes hormones like thyroxine (T4) and tri-iodo-thyronine (T3). These hormones control various functions of our body like heart, blood pressure, digestion, metabolism, growth, blood formation, brain function etc. But one of the most important function is its association with reproduction.


In both sexes, T3 and T4 are needed for sexual development during puberty so that full maturation from a child to adult occurs. That means development of hair (pubic and axillary hair), beard and moustache in boys, breast in girls, genital organ development in both sexes and menstrual function are dependent on thyroid gland. Finally production of eggs (rather maturation and release) and sperms are also related to it. In adults, thyroid function is needed to maintain the functions of sex glands particularly ovaries and testes. Desire for sex (libido) and performance of sex are also related to thyroid function.

The thyroid glands in turn is regulated by a hormone secreted from pituitary gland, located inside the brain. That hormone- TSH (thyroid stimulating hormone) controls secretion of T3 and T4., Thyroid gland may be affected by various diseases like autoimmune diseases (body itself destroys its organs), deficinecy of iodine, radiation, tumour, congenital causes (cause present from birth) and certain drugs. The result is that thyroid hormone seceretion may be reduced (hypothyroidism) or increased (hyperthyroidism). As a result, blood tests for TSH, T3 and T4 are commonly done to detect abnormalities of thyroid gland. If abnormalities are detected, further tests may be advised, e.g., ultrasound and scanning of thyroid gland.

So what can happen to reproduction if thyroid function is affected? Thyroid disorders are particularly common in females. Menstrual cycle may be irregular (comin every 2 or 3 months ) or may be scanty in amount or more commonly very excessive flow. These respond well to correction of thyroid hormone levels by drugs.

Thyroid diorder is a common cause of anovlation- that is women cannot release eggs in each month. The result is irregular menstruation and infertility- the inability to conceive a child. Often correction of thyroid hormone levels result in pregnancy. Please remember if you are trying for pregnancy, then your TSH value should not be the same like other people. We usually treat such women if TSH is more than 2.5 (this may be normal for labaoratory standrads for other people but not for those who plan for preganncy and who are pregnant).

It can cause low libido, vaginal dryness, reduced orgasm and painful intercourse.

In case of male, the thyroid disease is not very common but is not rare. It can affect sperm production leading to infertility. Apart from that it can afect sexual performance leading to low libido, easy fatigue and erectile dysfucntion (ED). All these resolve after proper treatment.

Never ignore checking thyroid status for adolescent boys and girls. It may be responsible for delayed puberty (delay in appearance of male like features in boys and female like features in girls) or precocious puberty (early onset of menstruation or breast development in girls; or early development of beard and moustache in boys). These may be associated with serious disorders and need proper attention.

Pregnancy is a condition where there is tremenous pressure on thyroid gland and it is needed to help in proper development of baby inside uterus. Women with thyroid disorders can have miscarriage, premature delivery, death of baby inside uterus or poor growth of the baby. She can experience bleeding in pregnancy, high blood pressure (preeclampsia) and even heart failure. In initial periods babies depend on mother's thyroid gland for its development. If baby does not get proper amount of thyroid hormones, its brain and body deveopment hampers. Particularly the brain development can be affected leading to mentally handicapped baby,as it may not be corrected even after treatment. So proper diagnosis and treatment of thyroid diseases in pregnancy are essential. After birth baby should be tested for thyroid disease and appropriate treatment should be started without any delay.

So, if you feel any of the above problems, please do not hesitate to consult your doctor and request testing of thyroid functions. If drug treatment is started, do not stop the drug without consulting doctor. Uncontroled thyroid disease can lead to heart attack, stroke and emergency situations like thyrotoxicosis or myxoedema- which can be potentially life threatening if not treated in time.

Often many men come to our clinic with complaint of early discharge to such extent that they cannot enjoy sex. Often the partners are also disturbed by this short duration of intercourse. We call it Premature Ejaculation (PE). The problem of premature ejaculation occurs either prior to or a few moments after sexual penetration, leading to unsatisfactory sex for both you and your partner.

What is Premature ejaculation?

You are having PE if you ejaculate within one minute or before penetration and thus unable to enjoy intercourse and may try to avoid intercourse due to this fear and you have lost ability to control the ejaculation. The problem may even occur during masturbation.



Premature ejaculation can be classified as lifelong (primary) or acquired (secondary). Lifelong premature ejaculation occurs all or nearly all of the time beginning with your first sexual encounters. Acquired premature ejaculation has the same symptoms but develops after you've had previous sexual experiences without ejaculatory problems. But whatever be the problem, it is easily treatable although for some men it can take some time.

What are the causes of PE?

It may be due to anxiety or stress. Many men with relationship problems with their partners or wives feel this problem. Nut make sure that it's not due to Erectile Dysfunction (ED). Men who are anxious about obtaining or maintaining an erection during sexual intercourse may form a pattern of rushing to ejaculate, which can be difficult to change. Smoking and alcohol can worsen the problems. Some other diseases may sometimes be responsible- like prostatitis (infection of the prostate gland), problems in nerves supplying the penis, problems in some hormones and rarely diabetes. So, it's important to pinpoint the cause so that the treatment can be started sooner and easily.



Is it a serious illness?

Unlike erectile dysfunction, PE is not usually related to any serious diseases (remember erectile dysfunction can be sign of early heart disease or diabetes). But it can affect your family relationship. In severe cases, it may be responsible for infertility.



What to do?

Initially you can try home-remedies. Avoid anxiety and stress. Reduce alcohol and stop smoking. Other simple strategies are avoiding intercourse for 2-3 days so that you can achieve better control in it. Alternatively you can try masturbation one or two hours before actual intercourse so that the discharge can be delayed. You can try squeeze and release technique (squeezing the penis when you feel urge to ejaculate). Using thick condoms can help some men by reducing sensitivity. If these do not work, you should consult your doctor.



Why should I consult doctor for PE?

There are advertisements of various untested drugs in newspaper and TV. If you try these, you can damage your sex organs or sex life as a whole. Because, we do not know what are the contents of these medicines or oil and how do they work. Moreover we do not know how far they are safe. So if home-strategies do not work, get rid of hesitancy and consult doctor. Your doctor may ask you some questions but please be free to reply to them, however embarrassing these might be. He may examine you to find out the cause of this PE. It is important to be sure that you are not having any ED, for which separate treatment is needed. Often counseling and talking to doctor help a lot. He may help you to perform some exercises and follow some tips properly. If you cannot do these exercises properly, these will be of no benefit. Finally your doctor may give you some drugs or ointments to improve your performance. It is important to follow doctor's advice properly- to take drugs in prescribed doses and timing. Usually men with secondary or acquired PE improve faster than men with primary PE.



Conclusion-

You and your partner have full right to enjoy sex for the duration as you want. Do not disappoint you and your partner. If you feel that you cannot control your early discharge, do not feel embarrassed. Consult doctor and get cured.