Dr Anagha Karkhanis

Gynaecologist and Fertility Specialist · Reg. No. 2006/02/1187

Leads women's midlife health at Cocoon × Dr Tvacha, 2nd Floor, Suraj Arcade, Thane West.

Symptoms Are Symptoms.

I built my practice in IVF and fertility care, and that work still runs. Many women I treated in their 30s came back to me in their 40s and 50s with the same set of symptoms: poor sleep, brain fog, irritability, weight around the middle. The line I hear most is "I don't feel like myself anymore."

About two years ago I had hot flashes myself. If this is what women suffer day in and day out, I was not ready to just bear it. I treated myself, and only then did I understand the gravity of what my patients describe.

The years from perimenopause onwards are 30 to 40 percent of a woman's life. They are neglected by women themselves, by doctors and by society. My consultations go long, because every symptom on your list deserves a conversation.

I treat by symptoms, not by a single blood test, because in perimenopause hormones swing through the day. I explain every test I ask for, and husbands and daughters are welcome in the counselling.