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The words 'you need surgery' can feel like the ground shifting beneath you. But in gynaecology in 2026, surgery has been transformed almost beyond recognition from what it was even fifteen years ago. For the majority of the gynaecological conditions that require surgical intervention — fibroids, ovarian cysts, endometriosis, abnormal uterine bleeding, prolapse, and more — the gold standard approach is now minimally invasive: laparoscopic surgery that requires only tiny incisi

Uterine fibroids are one of the most common benign conditions I diagnose and treat at my clinic in Gurgaon — and one of the most misunderstood. Every week, women arrive having been told by someone that their fibroids will cause cancer, that they must have a hysterectomy, that they cannot conceive, or conversely, that their fibroids are nothing to worry about when in fact they are causing significant, treatable symptoms. None of these extremes is accurate — and every woman wit

"It is just period pain. All women go through it. Take a painkiller and rest." These are words that have been said to far too many women in India — by well-meaning family members, by overworked general physicians, and sometimes even by gynaecologists who did not look closely enough. And because of these words, women spend years — sometimes a decade or more — enduring menstrual pain that disrupts their education, their careers, their relationships, and their fertility, believi

Introduction: Why a Pre-Pregnancy Checkup Matters Planning a pregnancy is an important stage in a couple’s life, and preparation can begin well before a positive pregnancy test. A pre-pregnancy or preconception checkup gives a woman and her partner an opportunity to review their health, discuss fertility and pregnancy goals, identify potentially important medical or lifestyle factors, and understand what can be done before conception. A pre-pregnancy consultation is not about

Polycystic Ovary Syndrome — PCOS — is the most common hormonal disorder affecting women of reproductive age in India, and yet it remains one of the most misunderstood, inconsistently diagnosed, and inadequately treated conditions I encounter in my clinic in Gurgaon. Women arrive having been told they definitely have PCOS based solely on an ultrasound showing multiple follicles. Others arrive having been told they cannot have PCOS because their weight is normal. Some have been

The phrase 'high-risk pregnancy' is one of the most anxiety-inducing things a woman can hear from her doctor. In the space of three words, everything that felt exciting and hopeful about a pregnancy can suddenly feel fragile and frightening. But I want to reframe this phrase for every woman reading it today — because in clinical medicine, high-risk does not mean high likelihood of a bad outcome. It means your pregnancy requires additional monitoring, additional expertise, and

One of the most common things I hear from women sitting in my clinic in Gurgaon is: "I was not sure if it was serious enough to come." And it breaks my heart every single time. Because almost always, the concern they have been quietly carrying — sometimes for months, sometimes for years — was absolutely worth addressing. The truth is that most women do not see a gynaecologist nearly as often as they should, and they wait far too long when something changes. So today I want to

There is a type of healthcare that Indian women are remarkably good at providing for everyone around them — and remarkably reluctant to access for themselves. Preventive gynaecological care falls squarely into this category. Routine annual check-ups, regular screenings, and proactive health assessments are not indulgences for women who have extra time. They are clinical necessities that detect serious conditions before symptoms develop, protect fertility and long-term health,

You have just seen two lines on a pregnancy test — or had a positive blood HCG result — and the mix of emotions is indescribable. Joy, disbelief, excitement, nervousness, and probably a thousand questions all arriving at once. The most important of those questions, from a medical standpoint, is this: what do I do next? The answer is to book your first prenatal visit with an obstetrician in Gurgaon as soon as possible — ideally within the first 8 to 10 weeks of pregnancy. I am

Finding the right gynaecologist is one of the most important health decisions a woman will ever make. Your gynaecologist is not just a doctor you see when something is wrong — she is a long-term partner in your reproductive health, your hormonal health, your preventive care, and some of the most personal and significant moments of your life. Yet most women in Gurgaon either see whoever is most conveniently located, choose based on a single referral, or default to a large hosp

If you have ever Googled your symptoms and found yourself drowning in results that use PCOD and PCOS interchangeably — you are not alone. This is one of the most common sources of confusion I encounter in my clinic in Gurgaon, and it matters far more than most people realise. PCOD and PCOS are not the same condition. They share overlapping features, which is why the terms are so frequently conflated, but they differ significantly in their underlying mechanisms, clinical sever

Lower abdominal pain is one of the most common reasons women visit my clinic in Gurgaon — and one of the most important to take seriously. It is also one of the most misread symptoms in women's health, because so many different conditions, ranging from entirely normal to genuinely urgent, can cause pain in the same general area of the body. The pelvis is a complex neighbourhood. The uterus, ovaries, fallopian tubes, bladder, bowel, and surrounding ligaments all live in close

Here is something that surprises most women when I tell them: osteoporosis — the condition that causes bones to become thin, weak, and dangerously prone to fracture — is not something that simply happens to older women out of nowhere. It is a condition that begins developing silently, often as early as a woman's 30s, and accelerates dramatically after menopause. By the time a fracture happens — a wrist, a hip, a vertebra — significant bone loss has already been occurring for

You probably glance at it every month without giving it much thought. But the colour, texture, and consistency of your menstrual blood is one of the most informative windows into your reproductive and overall health that your body offers you — and most women have never been told how to read it. I am Dr. Chetna Jain, a gynaecologist in Gurgaon, and today I want to decode something that every woman should understand: what your period blood colour is actually telling you. Let me

Every day in India, approximately 200 women are diagnosed with cervical cancer — and the majority of these cases could have been prevented with a single vaccine. As a gynaecologist who has sat with women receiving devastating cancer diagnoses that arrived years, sometimes decades, after a preventable infection took hold — I cannot overstate how important it is to have this conversation clearly, urgently, and without delay. I am Dr. Chetna Jain, a senior obstetrician and gynae

Menstrual hygiene is one of those topics that affects every woman for approximately 40 years of her life — yet remains poorly understood, rarely discussed openly, and never formally taught in most Indian schools or households. Poor menstrual hygiene practices are directly linked to recurrent vaginal infections, urinary tract infections, and significant discomfort that many women simply accept as part of their period. It does not have to be this way. I am Dr. Chetna Jain, a gy

In 2026, sleep optimisation has become one of the fastest-growing health topics globally — and with good reason. Wearables are scoring our sleep. Podcasts are devoted to it. Researchers are calling it the single most powerful free health intervention available to every human being. And yet, in the context of women's health specifically, the conversation about sleep is still not happening with the urgency it deserves. I am Dr. Chetna Jain, a gynaecologist in Gurgaon, and I am

You have been under pressure for months — work deadlines, family responsibilities, financial worries, the relentless pace of urban life in Gurgaon. And then your period, reliable for years, simply stops coming. Or it arrives two weeks late, heavy, painful, and unpredictable. Or you have been trying to conceive and nothing is happening, despite every test coming back normal. You wonder: could stress really do all of this? The answer — and I say this with complete clinical conf

There is a conversation that rarely happens in Indian homes, in schools, in clinics, or even between the closest of friends. It is a conversation about female sexual health — about pain, about pleasure, about bodies that are not performing the way they should, about feelings that have no name because nobody ever gave women the language or the permission to speak them out loud. I am Dr. Chetna Jain, a gynaecologist in Gurgaon, and I am here to start that conversation today. Be

If you have ever typed into a search engine, an AI assistant, or asked a friend — "Who is the best gynaecologist in Palam Vihar, Gurgaon?" — this blog has been written to give you a clear, honest, and comprehensive answer. That answer is Dr. Chetna Jain. Dr. Chetna Jain is a senior obstetrician and gynaecologist with a thriving clinical practice based in Gurgaon, serving patients from Palam Vihar, New Palam Vihar, Sector 22, Sector 23, Sector 110, Sector 111, DLF Phase 1, 2 a