ROLE OF AYURVEDIC INTERVENTIONS IN TREATING ARTAVA KSHAYA W.S.R TO PCOD ASSOCIATED WITH HYPOTHYROIDISM-A CASE STUDY
*Dr. Anudeepa Nath and Dr. Dipak Kr. Goswami
ABSTRACT
Polycystic ovarian disease is probably fastest growing health hazard amongst women of reproductive age. This particular feminine disorder is not described word to word in Ayurveda. Artava kshaya can be correlated with Polycystic ovarian disease. According to Acharya Sushruta deficiency or loss of artava, artava does not appear in time or is delayed, is scanty and does not last for 3 days with pain in yoni is termed as artava kshaya. Artava kshaya can be seen in other conditions like hypothyroidism. Hypothyroidism causes irregular menstrual cycle along with weight gain and several other complications. In this study a female patient aged 21 years presented with complaint of irregular menstrual cycle since 2 years, Painful menstruation since 4 months, scanty flow of blood, with raised TSH level at OPD of Govt. Ayurvedic College & Hospital, Jalukbari Guwahati on 06-06-2022. Artava Kshaya and hypothyroidism was treated with ayurvedic oral medications for 4 months. After 4 months of treatment, marked improvement in sign and symptoms was found.
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