Ayurvedic Management of Infertility due to Anovulation- A Case Study

Abstract

Background: Infertility is the failure to conceive even after one or more years of  regular unprotected sexual intercourse. Due to improper life style ,incidence of  infertility increases .PCOS is a life style disorder and very common among  reproductive age group . Acharya Sushrut explained about Bandhya Yonivya pada where Nashtartava is mentioned as the one and only symptom. In Ayurveda text  word Aartava has been used extensively in different contexts; menstrual blood,  ovum and ovarian hormones. Therefore Amenorrhea, anovulation, hormonal  dysfunction can be considered as visible manifestations of Nashtartva.  Material and method: Following is a case report of a female who was anxious to  conceive after 3 years of active married life, she had irregular menses. Her USG  reports showed polycystic appearance of ovaries .The treatment adopted were to  balance vata and kapha . Result: the treatment patient was a known case of  infertility due to PCOS and after treatment her PCOS was cured and she conceived  . Discussion: Line of treatment was to enhance potency of ovum for ovulation and  regularize vitiated Vata Dosha, Shrotoshuddhi and Aartava janan.  Conclusion: Ayurveda therapy can be used in patients of infertility due to PCOS  for better outcome and no adverse drug effect was noticed.