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

“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!”

“[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!”


“In a country where sanitary pads are sold surreptitiously, it is important to start talking about periods!”


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