AYURVEDA MANAGEMENT OF MENOPAUSE: A CASE STUDY
Dr. Nileema Nandanwankar* and Dr. Mayuri N. Manwatkar
ABSTRACT
In the present era, women have to perform a multidimensional role in the day to day life. Ultimately it affects her physical and mental health also. Simultaneously she has to face physiological and psychological changes at each stage of age. In every woman along with menarche, menopause also plays important role in her life. In menopause, there is hormonal derangement occurs. Because of this derangement, various physical and psychological signs and symptoms are observed in almost many women. This is combined all called Menopausal syndrome. In this era due to lifestyle modifications and continuous various types of stress, aggravation of Menopausal symptoms occurs early. In the modern medicine system, Menopausal symptoms are managed by HRT (Hormone Replacement Therapy) which results in multiple complications in long term. In ancient health science i.e. Ayurveda it is termed Rajonivritti and as per acharyas it is supposed to be normal physiology and not mentioned signs and symptoms associated with these conditions.
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