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Dr. Akanksha A Gupta is an obstetrician and gynecologist with a special interest in infertility and ultrasound. She is currently based in Noida and Delhi. Having worked in fertility centers in Mumbai and Delhi over a period of seven years, as well as in Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston with Harvard Medical School, she believes in a patient-centric, holistic, and evidence-based approach. Dr. Gupta has over nine years of experience and won multiple prizes in poster and paper presentations in national conferences. She also has over 50 international and national publications and book chapters to her credit. She believes in educating the patients to help them make informed decisions and has an online presence for the same. She is specialized in handling high-risk pregnancies, period problems, various infertility procedures, hysteroscopies, IUI, IVF, PCOS patients, STIs, family planning, and menopause.
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Teenage is the stage in which a girl encounters menarche. In most populations, the median age for teenage menstruation is 12 to 13 years. However, lately, the age for menarche has shifted to nine years. This trend is mostly seen among girls who are obese, physically inactive, or have a genetic history of early menarche…