Abstract
Artavakshaya can be compared to Oligomenorrhoea or Hypomenorrhoea. It is a case study of an unmarried female patient aged 20 years, who presented with complains of irregular menses since 5 to 6 years, amenorrhea of 2 months, painful menstruation, associated with constipation. She took allopathic treatment but could not find the result, so approached Parul Ayurved Hospital, Vadodara for management. Looking into the severity, Samshodhana that is Matra basti and oral medications was planned for the patient. After treatment, patient got menses on 4th day of treatment and also her next menses came on regular time.
Highlights
Artavakshaya, in a condition associated with pain associated with menstruation along with backache, pain in groins, stiffness, but no abnormality of menstruation other than perhaps a decrease in the amount of flow or the duration
It is a case study of an unmarried female patient aged 20 years, who presented with complains of irregular menses since 5 to 6 years, amenorrhea of 2 months, painful menstruation, associated with constipation
The results suggest that matra basti can be established as an effective treatment for most of the complaints related to artavakshaya
Summary
Artavakshaya, in a condition associated with pain associated with menstruation along with backache, pain in groins, stiffness, but no abnormality of menstruation other than perhaps a decrease in the amount of flow or the duration. It is a common clinical complaint in reproductive aged women with a prevalence of oligomenorrhea 11.3% (1) which has multiple causative factors of nutritional deficiency, hormonal factors, emotional and stress factors and psycho-sexual factors. Patient had regular cycles earlier but in the past [4,5] years she is having irregular menses of interval [45-60] days.
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