Can PCOS Affect Mental Health? What the Evidence Actually Shows
Women with PCOS are nearly four times more likely to have depression than women without it. A psychiatrist explains why the connection is neurobiological — not just emotional — and what it means for treatment.
PCOS Has a New Name. Here Is What PMOS Means for You.
PCOS has been officially renamed PMOS — polyendocrine metabolic ovarian syndrome. The change is not cosmetic. It reflects a fundamental shift in how medicine understands this condition, and it has real consequences for how women are diagnosed and treated.
When a Mother Does Not Feel Connected to Her Baby
Not feeling connected to your baby after birth is more common than anyone talks about. The causes are clinical — postpartum depression, traumatic birth, severe sleep deprivation — and so is the treatment. You are not a bad mother. You are unwell, and that is different.
What Is Perinatal Psychiatry? Why It Matters More Than You Think
One in five Indian mothers develops postpartum depression. Postpartum psychosis is a psychiatric emergency. Perinatal OCD is not psychosis. Here is what perinatal psychiatry actually covers, why it matters, and what treatment looks like.