Sathyabhama Ganesan, 50, has had trouble with her period since giving birth to her daughter two decades ago. But matters worsened in 2010. She would bleed heavily, and her stomach would clench so tightly that medicines couldn’t really ease her pain. When her period would arrive, 15 days or 25 days or 35 days after her previous cycle, she would lie crumpled on her bed for days at home in Trichy, Tamil Nadu.
Affordable solution
Bayer’s IUD Mirena or the cheaper Emily? Indian women need options
A contraceptive has existed for three decades that could curb the rate of hysterectomies in India, which is over four times the rate in developed countries. But there’s a problem—the lack of access
