Endometriotic cyst and fibrocystic disease of the breast treated with individualised homoeopathy – A case report

Rajachandrasekar Bhuvaneswari, Reshma Radhakrishnan
In: Indian Journal of Research in Homoeopathy · 2022 · vol. 16(2) · doi:10.53945/2320-7094.1017 · W4283650761
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Individualized homeopathic treatment with Silicea and Conium maculatum resolved a patient's ovarian endometriotic cyst and reduced breast fibrocystic lesions.

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This case report describes a 36-year-old woman with severe cyclic lower abdominal pain for over 7 years and diagnoses of a left endometriotic ovarian cyst and multiple cystic lesions consistent with fibrocystic disease of the breast. After conventional analgesics and surgical procedures had not provided relief, the patient received individualized homeopathic treatment starting with Silicea based on symptom totality and repertorization, then switching to Conium maculatum; reported outcomes included disappearance of the left ovarian cyst, reduction in right breast cyst size, and general improvement, with pain assessed using a visual analogue scale. Causal attribution to the homeopathic remedies was evaluated using the Modified Naranjo Criteria, and the authors note the evidence is limited to a single, non-controlled case report. This paper is centrally about endometriosis — it reports an individualized homeopathy case involving an endometriotic ovarian cyst together with concurrent fibrocystic breast disease.

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Introduction: Endometriosis is one of the benign gynaecological disorders in childbearing women, characterised by the presence of functioning endometrial tissue outside the uterine mucosa. Fibrocystic disease of the breast is the most common and benign lesion among women of reproductive age group seeking medical advice for breast problems during a lifetime. It is characterised by hyperproliferation of connective tissue or fibrosis, which is followed by facultative epithelial proliferation in the breast tissues. Case Summary: A case of a left endometriotic ovarian cyst with multiple cystic lesions in the right breast in a 36-year-old patient successfully treated with individualised homoeopathic medicine is reported. She had severe cyclic lower abdominal pain for more than 7 years, and conventional analgesics and even surgical procedures could not afford relief. Homoeopathic treatment was started with Silicea based on the totality of symptoms and repertorisation and later switched to Conium maculatum as an anti-miasmatic remedy, which showed disappearance of the left endometriotic cyst and reduction in the size of cystic lesion in the right breast with general improvement. The Modified Naranjo Criteria were used to assess causal attribution to the prescribed medicine in this case. Assessment of pain was done using a visual analogue scale. This evidence-based case reported according to the HOM-CASE guidelines suggested that individualised homoeopathic medicines can be used as a useful, safe and non-invasive mode of treatment for ovarian endometriotic cyst, associated with fibrocystic disease of the breast.
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Case report, Conium mac, Endometriotic cyst, Fibro cystic breast, Silicea Article Type Case Report

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Introduction: Endometriosis is one of the benign gynaecological disorders in childbearing women, characterised by the presence of functioning endometrial tissue outside the uterine mucosa. Fibrocystic disease of the breast is the most common and benign lesion among women of reproductive age group seeking medical advice for breast problems during a lifetime. It is characterised by hyperproliferation of connective tissue or fibrosis, which is followed by facultative epithelial proliferation in the breast tissues. Case Summary: A case of a left endometriotic ovarian cyst with multiple cystic lesions in the right breast in a 36-year-old patient successfully treated with individualised homoeopathic medicine is reported. She had severe cyclic lower abdominal pain for more than 7 years, and conventional analgesics and even surgical procedures could not afford relief. Homoeopathic treatment was started with Silicea based on the totality of symptoms and repertorisation and later switched to Conium maculatum as an anti-miasmatic remedy, which showed disappearance of the left endometriotic cyst and reduction in the size of cystic lesion in the right breast with general improvement. The Modified Naranjo Criteria were used to assess causal attribution to the prescribed medicine in this case. Assessment of pain was done using a visual analogue scale. This evidence-based case reported according to the HOM-CASE guidelines suggested that individualised homoeopathic medicines can be used as a useful, safe and non-invasive mode of treatment for ovarian endometriotic cyst, associated with fibrocystic disease of the breast. Digital Object Identifier 10.53945/2320-7094.1017 Publisher Central Council for Research in Homoeopathy How to cite this article Bhuvaneswari R, Radhakrishnan R. Endometriotic cyst and fibrocystic disease of the breast treated with individualised homoeopathy – A case report. Indian J Res Homoeopathy 2022;16. doi: 10.53945/2320-7094.1017 Included in Submitted 01-08-2021 Published 27-06-2022

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