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PELVIC INFLAMMATORY DISEASE – AN AYURVEDIC APPROACH
Dr. Udayakala P.*
ABSTRACT
Pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) is one of the most serious gynecological disorders faced by women in present era. This condition creates severe alignments in personal as well as social life of women. Even though direct references are not available in our classics Acharyas mentioned this condition under Yonivyapad.[2,3,4] It includes the set of disorders that usually occurs in the reproductive life of women. PID is a spectrum of diseases in which the ascending spread of the micro organisms occurs from vagina and cervix to the upper genital tract organs mainly Endometrium, Fallopian tubes, Ovaries and surrounding structures which results in the inflammatory condition of genital tract.[1] In Ayurvedic classics conditions characterized with inflammation i.e., Pittala Yonivyapad, Paripluta Yonivyapad, Vipluta Yonivyapad are mentioned. Mithyachara, use of Apadravya’s and also the Jathaharini are the main cause for this. PID is characterized by the symptoms of Dyspareunia, Lower abdominal pain, lowback pain, Keywords: Pelvic Inflammatory Disease, Pittala Yonivyapad, Paripluta Yonivyapad. [Download Article] [Download Certifiate] |