PCOS / PCOD means Poly cystic ovarian Syndrome/ Disease in which woman’s ovaries or some time adrenal glands starts to produce more secretion of androgen hormones. These Hormones interfere in many systematic activities but mainly in maturation and release of Ovum (Egg) from ovaries during menstrual cycle, due to this cyst, a fluid filled small sac develops in the ovaries which can be seen in Ultrasound.
Due to elevated androgens woman’s menstrual cycle gets disturbed which results in delayed or irregular periods and Infertility. Also other symptoms like excess hair growth on face and abdomen, dark patches around neck, acne on face, dandruff, weight gain etc. are found. PCOD/ PCOS is one of the common cause of infertility because Ovaries almost stops to release ovum or egg.
There is no direct mention of PCOD in ayurvedic texts but some conditions mentioned in ayurvedic granthas can be compared to PCOD. Many clinical symptoms of PCOS are almost symptoms mentioned for Granthibhoota Artava dushti and if this condition is not treated early it leads to PCOS.
Ayurvedic classics say, both men and women have Shukra Dhatus (semen) which is important to keep the reproductive health in check. It consists of androgen (male) and estrogen (female) hormones. Any imbalance in the levels of these hormones may cause infertility. And such a Imbalance of hormones in women causes excessive secretion of androgen, causing the formation of cysts in the ovaries, which is medically known as poly cystic ovary syndrome (PCOS).
Ayurveda explained mainly four etiological factors like unhealthy lifestyle(Mithyachara), menstrual disorders/ovarian factors (Artava dushti), genetic defects (Beeja dosha) and certain unknown factors are responsible for the development of female genital disorders(Yonirogas)and it is seems that all these etiologies contribute to the development of PCOS as a whole. Mithyachara along with existing Artavadushti plays an important role in the pathogenesis of PCOS.
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