PCOD and PCOS Ayurvedic Overview
VASISHTAR AROGYAM AYURVEDAM
Dr MANJULA BAMS,PGDCM&AP
Gold medalist ,Nadi & Marma specialist
Reg no 38782
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PCOD & PCOS IN AYURVEDIC VIEW.
PCOD/PCOS is a systematic endocrine and metabolic disorder, affecting women of
reproductive life.
DIFFERENCE BETWEEN PCOD & PCOS
In PCOD the ovaries start releasing immature eggs ,which leads to hormonal imbalance
and swollen ovaries. While PCOS is an endocrine disorder,where the ovaries produce excessive androgen
which makes eggs prone to become cysts.In Ayurveda it is considered as Arthava kshaya and Arthava dushti.
ETIOPATHOGENESIS
Insulin resistance (Primarily in pcod due to lack of physical activities and intake of rich carbohydrate food) and hyperandrogenism(There is no defect Hypothalamic-Pituitary-Ovarian axis But normal function masked by inhibition of ovarian follicular development And inappropriate feedback to pituitary,The high OestrogenProduction Is largely due to Conversion of Androgen to Oestrogen In the ovary And peripharly .It increases LH and decrease In FSH) plays an important role.
SYMPTOMS:
1 Excessive or scanty menstruation
2 Mood swings
3 Hot flashes
4 Breast tenderness
5 Irregular cycle
COMPLICATIONS:
1 Hormonal imbalance
2 weight gain
3 Unwanted hair growth (hirsutism)
4 Infertility
5 Androgenic alopecia
6 Acne
7 Acanthosis Nigricans
8 Hyperinsulinemia
COMPLICATIONS(long term)
1 Diabetic
2 Cardiovascular risk
3 increase in Bone mineral density
4 Risk of cancer
TREATMENT:
In Ayurveda treatment for PCOD/PCOS should be planned with following consideration….
1 Nidana parivarjanam:
( Removal of causative factors)Avoid unhealthy food ( mithya aharam), sedentary lifestyle (mithya viharam), stress.
2. Deepana & pachanam : ( administration of drugs to correct digestion)
3 samshodanam:Panchakarma chikitsa like Vamanam,Nasyam,Vasti,Uttara vasti,Shirodhara (for stress)
4 samana chikitsa :Internal administration of drugs those which are helpful in Arthava vrudhi like Tila,kulatha etc is advisable
Some classical formulas
Kanchanara guggulu
Pushpa dhanvaras
Nashta pushpanthaka ras
Rajapravarthani vati
Chaturbeeja churnam
Varunadhi kashayam
Marma chikitsa
Indravasti,katikataruna,nikumba,gulpha,kshipra marmas should be activated