Ayurvedic Treatment Protocol for Chronic Pelvic Pain in Endometriosis
Published: December 1, 2018 | DOI: https://doi.org/10.7860/JCDR/2018/37364.12369
Anjaly Muraleedharan, Parvathy Unnikrishnan, Priyadarshana Narayan,Hemavathi Shivapura Krishnaraja Bhatt
1. Assistant Professor, Department of Prasutitantra and Striroga, Amrita School of Ayurveda, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Amritapuri, Kerala, India.
2. Assistant Professor, Department of Prasutitantra and Striroga, Amrita School of Ayurveda, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Amritapuri, Kerala, India.
3. Assistant Professor, Department of Prasutitantra and Striroga, Maria Ayurveda Medical College and Hospital, Kanyakumari, Tamil Nadu, India.
4. Professor and Head, Department of Prasutitantra and Striroga, Amrita School of Ayurveda, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Amritapuri, Kerala, India.
Correspondence
Dr. Hemavathi Shivapura Krishnaraja Bhatt,
Professor and Head, Department of Prastitantra and Strroga, Amrita School of Ayurveda,
Clappana, P.O-690525, Kollam, Kerala, India.
E-mail: drhemavathi.sk@gmail.com
Chronic pelvic pain presents as a main symptom in 71%-87% cases with endometriosis, a disease in which the endometrial glands and stroma grow outside the uterine cavity. The management modalities to cope with the long-standing, frustrating pelvic pain are still not reassuring. Ayurveda can provide an effective pain management protocol, though a single correlation of endometriosis cannot be made from the classical background. In the present case, a 44-year-old woman who was suffering from severe chronic pelvic pain since 20 years was managed using a definite Ayurvedic treatment protocol including shodhana (cleansing) procedure for 21 days and shamana (internal medications) for two months. The whole treatment period spanned for a total of nine months including a follow-up of six months. The patient reported a considerable improvement in her condition after the treatment.
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