Abstract

A CRITICAL REVIEW OF FEMALE INFERTILITY WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO POLYCYSTIC OVARY SYNDROME AND SHUKRA DHATU

*Dr. Supriya Pawar, Dr. Ketan Jangale

Abstract

Female infertility is a complex disorder resulting from endocrine, metabolic, anatomical, genetic, and lifestyle-related factors. Among these, Polycystic Ovary Syndrome is the most common cause of anovulatory infertility. Ayurveda explains infertility through the concepts of Vandhyatva, Shukra Dhatu, Artava, Dosha imbalance, Agni dysfunction, and Srotorodha. The Shukra is created as part of a long chain of metabolic transformations. but nowadays due to modern lifestyle, junk food, late marriage, anxiety, depression etc leads to PCOS in female. so all the causes leads to Shukradushti, which is similar to hormonal imbalance which leads to PCOS (infertility). Female infertility is the major disorder which has altered the mankind for lack of conception and reproducibility, stressful world, excess radiation have resulted the female infertility. Infertility/ childlessness cause great personal suffering & distress. Most of this agony & misery is hidden from the public gaze. Infertility is in approximately 90% of couple. i.e. Male related problems account for about 30%, female related problem account for another 30%, in next 30% both are responsible.

Keywords: Infertility, PCOS, Shukra Dhatu.