Abstract

PCOS – AN AYURVEDIC OVERVIEW

Apurwa Saini*, Shaveta Sawhney and Neha Verma

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Abstract

Polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS) is fastest growing health hazard endocrinological disorder in genetically susceptible women of reproductive age, following negative exposures to nutritional and environmental factor related to their sedentary lifestyle. PCOS is characterized by anovulation, hyperandrogenism, polycystic ovaries, hirsutism etc. Today every second girl or women suffering from PCOS due to their sedentary lifestyle, mental stress, lack of physical activity, lack of nutritional food, weight gain, obesity leading to metabolic disorder. In Ayurveda this disease is not directly explained but we can correlate with Kaphaj granthi, Vandhya yonivyapad, Aartav Kshya, Nastartava etc. An attempt is made to understand the cause of PCOS.

Keywords: PCOS, Artav, Dhatwaagnimandya, Rasa dhatu, Ayurveda.