PCOD or PCOS (Poly Cystic Ovarian Disease / Syndrome) is becoming the most common hormonal disorder in females manifesting as infertility, irregular menstrual cycle, obesity / excess body weight, abnormal hair growth-leaving you feeling dejected.

PCOD A hormonal disorder causing enlarged ovaries with small cysts on the outer edges. The cause of polycystic ovary syndrome isn’t well understood, but may involve a combination of genetic and environmental factors. Symptoms include menstrual irregularity, excess hair growth, acne and obesity.

Polycyctic Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS) Treatment

Treatments include birth control pills to regularize periods, medication called metformin to prevent diabetes, statins to control high cholesterol, hormones to increase fertility and procedures to remove excess hair.

 

Ayurvedic Treatment for PCOS/PCOD

Modern management of PCOD is focusing mainly on hormonal therapy, which is of less sustainability. Being a lifestyle, dietary or hereditary disorder, Ayurveda can help you to handle this health concern in a natural, herbal way, which is sustainable and devoid of side effects. According to Ayurveda, PCOD can be understood as a Santarpan janya (Over nutrition) disease. Here due to vitiation of Vat Dosh the act of Ovulation and shedding off of endometrium gets hampered. Which in turn causes delay in menstruation. For which we Ayurved suggest internal Medicines like Chindraprabha vati, kuberaksh vati, Raj pravartan kashay. In Panchakarma treatment Basti, Vaman, Nasya, Etc. are the choice of treatments.