Dr. Thirumagal P

Dr. Thirumagal P consults at Unittas Hospital, a maternity centre on East Coast Road (ECR) in Chennai. It is an easy drive from Thiruvanmiyur, Palavakkam, Neelankarai, Injambakkam, Akkarai, Uthandi and Kovalam, and from the OMR side through the link roads at Sholinganallur and Kelambakkam. Call 044 4012 4055 for directions.

Most of her patients come from the ECR stretch — Thiruvanmiyur, Palavakkam, Neelankarai, Vettuvankeni, Injambakkam, Akkarai, Uthandi, Panaiyur, Muttukadu and Kovalam. Families from the OMR corridor, including Perungudi, Thoraipakkam, Sholinganallur, Karapakkam, Navalur, Siruseri and Kelambakkam, reach the hospital by the connecting link roads. Adyar and Besant Nagar are a short drive north.

The clinic is open all seven days, including public holidays. Morning hours are 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM and evening hours are 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM. Sunday and holiday consultations run at the same times, which helps if you cannot take leave from work. Please call 044 4012 4055 before you start out.

Call the hospital on 044 4012 4055 during consultation hours and the desk will give you a slot. Booking ahead is advised because clinic hours can shift when Dr. Thirumagal is attending a delivery or a surgery. Walk-ins are accepted, and a quick call before you leave home will tell you the current waiting time.

Yes. Walk-in patients are seen during both the morning and the evening session, though booked patients are called first, so the wait may be longer. If your problem is urgent — heavy bleeding, severe pain, or a worry about your pregnancy — say so at the front desk when you arrive, so you can be seen sooner.

She consults in Tamil (தமிழ்), English and Hindi, so you can explain the problem in whichever language you are most comfortable with. Being able to describe symptoms in your own words genuinely matters — it changes what gets examined and tested. If you would rather bring a relative along to help you explain, that is welcome.

Bring any earlier scan reports, prescriptions, blood test results and discharge summaries, even old ones. Note the first day of your last period, and roughly how long your cycles usually run. If you take regular medicines for thyroid, diabetes, blood pressure or anything else, bring the strips or a written list.

Yes. A female attendant can stay with you for the whole examination, and a member of the hospital staff is present as well. If you are coming alone and would like someone in the room, ask at the desk. You may also ask Dr. Thirumagal to explain any step before it is done.

For most pelvic and pregnancy scans you do not need to fast, though you may be asked to come with a full bladder. Some blood tests, such as fasting sugar or a lipid profile, do need eight to ten hours without food. When your test is booked, ask the desk which preparation applies to you.

For many women it is, but it depends on why the first caesarean was done, the type of scar, the gap between pregnancies and how this pregnancy is going. It needs to happen in a hospital equipped to move to an emergency caesarean quickly. Dr. Thirumagal will go through your records and discuss what is reasonable in your case.

PCOS, also called PCOD, is a common hormonal condition. Periods become irregular or stop, and there may be weight gain, acne or extra facial hair. It is identified from your history, blood tests and a scan. There is no one-time cure, but it is very manageable — with weight and lifestyle changes, and medicines chosen for your situation.

If you are under 35 and have been trying to conceive for a year without success, it is time for a check. If you are 35 or older, come after six months. Come sooner if your periods are very irregular or absent, if you have had two or more miscarriages, or if you have had pelvic surgery or infection.

Laparoscopy is a well-established way of operating through small cuts using a camera. In suitable cases it usually means less pain, a shorter hospital stay and a quicker return to normal activity than open surgery. Like any operation it carries risks, and not every problem suits it. Dr. Thirumagal will explain the risks for your case before you decide.

Yes — high-risk pregnancy is one of her main areas of work, alongside fertility and keyhole surgery. This covers pregnancies with high blood pressure, diabetes in pregnancy, thyroid problems, twins, a previous caesarean, a history of miscarriage or preterm birth, and pregnancies where the baby's growth needs closer watching.

Yes, within the time limits set by India's MTP Act. You will be given accurate information about your options, the methods available at your stage of pregnancy, and the risks — and the decision remains yours. Your visit is confidential; the law requires that. You will not be judged or lectured, whatever you decide.

No. Indian law — the PCPNDT Act — makes it a criminal offence to determine or reveal the sex of an unborn baby, and no scan here will do it. Pregnancy scans are done to check the baby's growth, position, heartbeat and development, and to look for problems that may need treatment.

Book a visit as soon as the test is positive, ideally within the first six to eight weeks. The first visit confirms the pregnancy is in the right place, works out your due date, checks your blood group, haemoglobin, sugar and thyroid, and starts folic acid. Come the same day if you have bleeding or one-sided pain.

Yes. What you tell Dr. Thirumagal stays between you and her, and your records are not shared with family members or anyone else without your consent. This applies whatever your age or marital status, and whatever you have come in for. Ask freely — an accurate history is what makes the treatment right.