Guides
Plain-language answers on perimenopause, thyroid, hormones, and what your blood tests and scan reports can and cannot tell you, written for women in India.
“Why is my waist growing, and does fixing it mean medication?”
Why the waist grows in the years before menopause, what weight-loss injections do and don't do, who prescribes them in India, and what helps without a drug.
Symptoms
What the changes in your body can mean, and when to get them checked.
“Is this perimenopause?”
Two doctors, two answers. How perimenopause is recognised over and under 45, which blood tests help, how long it lasts, and what to rule out first.
“Why is my waist growing, and does fixing it mean medication?”
Why the waist grows in the years before menopause, what weight-loss injections do and don't do, who prescribes them in India, and what helps without a drug.
Hormonal Headaches: Why They Get Worse in Your Late 30s
Hormonal headaches cluster around your period and often worsen from your late 30s. Why oestrogen drops trigger them, red flags, and what to ask a doctor.
Signs of Hormonal Imbalance in Women: The Ones That Matter After 35
Symptoms of hormonal imbalance in women after 35, decoded by sign: perimenopause, thyroid, PCOS, low iron, B12, vitamin D, insulin resistance or stress.
Low Estrogen Symptoms in Women: Signs, Tests and What Actually Helps
The real signs of low estrogen in women, why perimenopause swings between low and high, what a blood test can show, and what helps. Written for women in India.
Thyroid or Perimenopause? How to Tell When the Symptoms Overlap
Fatigue, weight gain, irregular periods, brain fog: thyroid problems and perimenopause overlap. Which symptoms differ, which tests help, and what to do next.
Blood tests
Which tests to ask for, and how to read the numbers on your report.
Perimenopause and Menopause Blood Test Packages in India: What They Include, What They Miss
For women from their mid-30s: we read 14 blood test packages from six lab brands in India. What full body, women's and menopause packages include and miss.
Thyroid Test Results Explained: TSH, T3 and T4 Normal Ranges for Women
What TSH, T3 and T4 normal ranges mean for women, how to read high or low results, when a high TSH needs treatment, and what to ask next. Written for India.
FSH and LH Test Results for Women: Normal Ranges and What They Mean
FSH and LH full forms, normal ranges by cycle phase and after menopause, what a high FSH means, and why one FSH test cannot confirm perimenopause.
Vitamin D Test for Women: How to Read Your 25-OH Vitamin D Result
What the vitamin D (25-OH D3) test measures, normal ranges in ng/mL and nmol/L, deficiency vs insufficiency, and why it matters after 40 in India.
Cortisol Test for Women: What It Shows, Normal Ranges, and the Truth About Adrenal Fatigue
What a cortisol test shows, normal serum cortisol ranges, why timing matters, and why adrenal fatigue rarely explains midlife tiredness. Written for India.
Blood Tests for Women Over 40: Which Ones Do You Really Need?
No single panel suits every woman over 40. The basic blood tests doctors in India start with, when more are needed, and how to prepare and read your results.
Low Iron or Perimenopause? Why a Ferritin Test May Be Worth Asking About
Fatigue, hair fall and brain fog blamed on hormones are often low iron. What a ferritin test shows, why it matters for Indian women, and how to read it.
AMH Test and Menopause: What It Can Predict and What It Cannot
An AMH test measures ovarian reserve, not perimenopause. What AMH can and cannot predict about menopause, normal levels by age, and when to test in India.
Hormonal Imbalance in Women: Symptoms, What to Test, and What Actually Helps
Hormonal imbalance is a loose term, not a diagnosis. The real symptoms, the tests worth doing, the causes behind them and what helps, for women in India.
Hormone Tests for Perimenopause: What Blood Can and Cannot Tell You
A hormone blood test cannot confirm perimenopause over 45. What blood tests can rule out, when hormone levels do matter, and how to use your results in India.
Periods and scans
Heavy bleeding, fibroids, scan reports and surgery.
“I had a hysterectomy. Am I in menopause?”
A hysterectomy ends your periods. With the ovaries kept, it does not cause menopause on its own. What the research says, and five questions for your doctor.
Bulky Uterus and Fibroids on Your Scan: What the Report Actually Means
A bulky uterus or fibroid on a scan is very common after 40. Here is what the report means, which fibroids matter, and what to ask your doctor in India.
Endometrial Thickness: Normal Size by Age, Before and After Menopause
What endometrial thickness is normal in mm, by cycle stage and after menopause, when a thick lining matters, and what to ask next. Written for women in India.
Blood Clots During Your Period in Your 40s: What Is Normal and What Is Not
Small blood clots during your period are usually normal. Here is when clots and heavy bleeding in your 40s need a check, and what to ask a doctor in India.
Finding a doctor
Who to see first, and what to take with you.
Why Yellow asks so much before your first consult
Perimenopause is recognised from your symptoms and periods more than a blood test. Why Yellow asks about 80 changes, your periods and your mother first.
Which Doctor to Consult for Hormonal Imbalance in India
Gynaecologist, endocrinologist, physician or menopause specialist? Which doctor to see for hormonal imbalance in India, what to bring, and what to ask.
About Yellow
How Yellow works, and why, from the people building it.
