Dr. Ratna Pathak

Dear lybrateuser, - One should have a well balanced diet in pregnancy consisting of all kinds of fruits & vegetables with more of green leafy ones, whole grains like whole wheat, brown rice, oats, corn, protein foods like eggs, non veg, milk & milk products, all type of nuts, almonds, walnuts, cashew, pista, peanuts, groundnuts( don't overdo on nuts as they are calorie dense & with not much exercise can lead to excessive weight gain) - all fruits & vegetables can be taken in pregnancy except if the blood sugar is high then some of the fruits like banana, chikoo, grapes, mangoes may be restricted.

Maintain good local hygiene. Are you sexually active? If so, then can get infection from your partner so ensure that he does not have any infection. Get FT4, TSH, Prolactin level in morning sample. Do FSH, LH on Day 2 of your period. Get USG of lower abdomen to rule out PCOS. Consult Gynecologist with the reports.

You have period irregularity due to approaching menopause as you are 48 years old .Ideally you can do a check up ad it can be controlled until finally the periods will stop.

Hello having sex before marriage can cause pregnancy. How ever, contraceptives can be used to prevent pregnancy. Oral hormonal tabs can be given if the condom tears.

You are pregnant and have wet cough and cold. I advise you to take proper balanced vegetarian diet. Take fruits and vegetables in daily diet. Take 8 to 10 glasses of warm water daily. Take steam inhalation. Avoid non veg and eggs. Follow this and give feedback.

First you have to confirm whether she is pregnant or not by doing urine pregnancy test (from chemist). If positive you have to meet a gynecologist immediately.

If you want to terminate this pregnancy go for surgical abortion and after MTP you should receive a shot of antiD Vaccine.

Hello, she is not pregnant as she had menses, however to control the flow she may use antifibrinolytics for a day.

There is if the girls cycles are short, say 21 days. It is always sensible to get a urine pregnancy test done if she misses her period next month.