Abstract

AYURVEDIC MANAGEMENT OF PCOD: A CASE REPORT

Veena Jawale and Ratnamala Mahajan*

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Abstract

Motherhood is a beautiful phase in women’s life. Failure to conceive even after 1 or more years of regular unprotected coitus is called infertility.[1] Infetility is a global problem in the field of reproductive health and PCOD is one of the most emerging cause of infertility. The prevalence rate for PCOD is about 8-10%. In this case, A 27 year old women approached to the OPD of Prasutitantra and streeroga department of Seth Sakharam Nemchand Jain Ayurved Hospital, Solapur with complaints of inability to conceive even after unprotected sexual life and intense desire to get pregnant. She had irregular menstrual cycles and was diagnosed with bilateral PCOD. In Ayurveda, the clinical condition of female infertility is known as strivandhyatva.[2] There are some factors described for garbhdharana are Kshetra (garbhashya and yoni), Ritu, Beej (sperm and ovum), Ambu along with normal functioning of vayu. Any abnormality in these factors leads to infertility. Here kshetra and beeja (sperm and ovum) dushti happened. So the treatment approach was to regularising the menstrual cycle and inducing ovulation by improving the quality of garbhasambhava samagri. Accourding to ayurvedic classics, features found similar to pushpaghni jatharini yonivyapad. The treatment was given to balace the vitiated kapha and vata dosha and to regualrise the menstrual cycle with production of healthy ovum. Shodhana[3] and shaman chikitsa were given. After 5 months of treatment, patient got conceived and delivered a healthy male child.

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