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HT Brunch cover story: Every woman’s most personal problems

Hindustan Times | By
Jun 15, 2020 12:56 PM IST

Shruti Haasan details her battle with PCOS, a common, but largely under-addressed women’s sexual health problem. Plus! The embarrassing health issue Padma Lakshmi never talked about!

She was preparing for her 27th birthday, but a medical emergency landed Shruti Haasan in the hospital instead. Her period cramps had become excruciating.

From her early teens, period cramps and the remedial painkillers have wreaked havoc on Shruti Haasan’s life. Make-up: Vishruti Vinay ; Hair: Cristiano Pereira(Tushar Bhardwaj)
From her early teens, period cramps and the remedial painkillers have wreaked havoc on Shruti Haasan’s life. Make-up: Vishruti Vinay ; Hair: Cristiano Pereira(Tushar Bhardwaj)
“I had debilitating pain from my very first period. Finally, at 18, I was prescribed birth control as a way to reduce the pain!”
“Sometimes, women dismiss the seriousness of our problems. Women as a sisterhood need to start talking among themselves!”
Almost one in three women today suffers from PCOS according to Shruti. Make-up: Vishruti Vinay; hair: Christiano Pereira; dress, Topshop; jacket, AllSaints; jewellery, Hewekkrybisbohre (Tushar Bhardwaj)
Almost one in three women today suffers from PCOS according to Shruti. Make-up: Vishruti Vinay; hair: Christiano Pereira; dress, Topshop; jacket, AllSaints; jewellery, Hewekkrybisbohre (Tushar Bhardwaj)
“[To a lot of young girls with sexual health issues], marriage is often the remedy prescribed by doctors. It’s the worst remedy of all!”
Shruti has to maintain a very strict diet to keep her PCOS in check.Styling: Sukriti Grover; make-up: Devika Jodhani; hair: Cristiano Pereira. Outfit, Sunaina Khera; jewellery, Kohinoor Jewellers Agra. (Mohit Varu)
Shruti has to maintain a very strict diet to keep her PCOS in check.Styling: Sukriti Grover; make-up: Devika Jodhani; hair: Cristiano Pereira. Outfit, Sunaina Khera; jewellery, Kohinoor Jewellers Agra. (Mohit Varu)
“In a country where sanitary pads are sold surreptitiously, it is important to start talking about periods!”
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