Abstract

CONCEPTUAL STUDY OF THE ROLE OF VIRECHANA IN UTERINE FIBROID

Anuja Kulkarni* and Kiran Bhatia

Abstract

Uterine fibroids are the most common solid benign tumours in women of reproductive age. Uterine fibroid- related symptoms negatively impact physical and social activities, women’s health-related quality of life, and work productivity. It is commonly seen in women aged 30-40 years. The Location of fibroid is an important determinant in clinical presentation, the common sites involved are outer layer (sub serosal), myometrium (intramural), inner cavity (sub mucus). They are mostly multiple and vary in size and shape. Mostly they are asymptomatic; if symptomatic they are characterized by menorrhagia, metrorrhagia, menometrorrhagia, dysmenorrhea, infertility, abortions, and pressure symptoms like abdominal distension, low backache, stress incontinence, urinary retention, and constipation. Surgical removal of uterine fibroid is the only curative treatment in contemporary modern medical science. It may be successfully treated with Sthanik Chikitsa (Virechana) mentioned in Ayurveda and without surgical intervention.

Keywords: Uterine fibroid, Virechan, Leiomyoma, Granthi, Arbuda.