Ayurvedic Approach in the Management of Adenomyosis

Sonu Raghuwanshi, Sucheta Ray, Ekta Singh Parihar, Priyanka Hajare
In: AYUSHDHARA · 2024 · pp. 181–189 · doi:10.47070/ayushdhara.v11i5.1763 · W4405815507
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This review explores the Ayurvedic management of adenomyosis by equating the condition with Vipluta Yonivyapada, proposing preventive and curative treatments based on this traditional perspective.

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This review article explores the management of adenomyosis through the lens of Ayurvedic medicine, comparing the condition to Udavartini yonivyapada and Vipluta Yonivyapad. It highlights that while conventional treatments often rely on hormonal therapy or hysterectomy, Ayurveda offers preventive and curative approaches with promising results for symptoms like pelvic pain and heavy bleeding. The authors argue that aligning adenomyosis with specific Ayurvedic disease classifications allows for targeted treatment strategies that may provide better outcomes than standard medical interventions. Relevance to endometriosis: listed as one indication for GnRH antagonists, though the paper's main focus is uterine fibroids.

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Adenomyosis is commonly diagnosed benign condition, major symptoms of these are causes the uterus to thicken and enlarge sometimes up to double or triple its usual size. Adenomyosis may lead to menstrual pain, excessive or extended bleeding with clots, and abdominal or pelvic discomfort. Treating adenomyosis is a challenge hormonal treatment at last hysterectomy has been the only way to treat the condition. But in that scenario Ayurveda can provide a better treatment. Adenomyosis is a prevalent gynecological disorder marked by endometrial tissue being embedded within the myometrium, often resulting in severe symptoms like painful menstruation, heavy bleeding, and infertility. In Ayurveda, adenomyosis is comparable to Udavartini yonivyapada. In the Ayurvedic text, 20 Yoni Vyapads are explained, among them, Vipluta is one of them characterized by constant pain associated with other pains of Vata Prakopa. So this disease can be considered as Vipluta Yonivyapad and treat it with the same line of treatment, which has promising results. This review study intends to review adenomyosis and its Ayurvedic perspective preventive and curative aspects.
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Ayurvedic Approach in the Management of Adenomyosis DOI: https://doi.org/10.47070/ayushdhara.v11i5.1763Keywords: Vipluta Yonivyapad , Udavartini Yonivyapada, Hysterectomy, Pelvic pain, Pitta shamakaAbstract Adenomyosis is commonly diagnosed benign condition, major symptoms of these are causes the uterus to thicken and enlarge sometimes up to double or triple its usual size. Adenomyosis may lead to menstrual pain, excessive or extended bleeding with clots, and abdominal or pelvic discomfort. Treating adenomyosis is a challenge hormonal treatment at last hysterectomy has been the only way to treat the condition. But in that scenario Ayurveda can provide a better treatment. Adenomyosis is a prevalent gynecological disorder marked by endometrial tissue being embedded within the myometrium, often resulting in severe symptoms like painful menstruation, heavy bleeding, and infertility. In Ayurveda, adenomyosis is comparable to Udavartini yonivyapada. In the Ayurvedic text, 20 Yoni Vyapads are explained, among them, Vipluta is one of them characterized by constant pain associated with other pains of Vata Prakopa. So this disease can be considered as Vipluta Yonivyapad and treat it with the same line of treatment, which has promising results. This review study intends to review adenomyosis and its Ayurvedic perspective preventive and curative aspects. Downloads Downloads Published Issue Section License Copyright (c) 2024 AYUSHDHARA This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.

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