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JOURNALS || EIJO Journal of Ayurveda, Herbal Medicine and Innovative Research (EIJO – AHMIR) [ ISSN : 2456 - 530X ]
Primary Dysmenorrhoea & its Homoeopathic Management: A Case Series

Author Names : 1Dr Ravi Jain, 2Dr M P Sharma,3Dr Ruchi Singh, 4Dr A N Mathur  Volume 9 Issue 2
Article Overview

Primary dysmenorrhoea is defined as a crampy pain in lower abdomen before or during the menstrual period in the absence of any pelvic pathology.  Females of age group 18-25 years are most commonly affected. The common symptoms include lower abdominal pain, diarrhoea, Nausea, Vomiting, headache, dizziness, disorientation, fatigue and hypersensitiveness to sound.

The diagnosis is purely clinical based on the symptoms and excluding causes of secondary dysmenorrhoea by Ultrasonography. Modern medicine offers treatment by the administration of Non-steroidal Anti-inflammatory drugs and hormonal medicines to reduce menstrual cramps but the treatment is momentary and the symptoms reappear with other cycle.

Case summary: 3 cases of Primary dysmenorrhoea without any underlying pathology successfully treated by individualized Homoeopathic medicine. The cases were followed up regularly and the improvement was noticed for 3-4months using VAS and WaLIDD scale.

Keywords: Primary Dysmenorrhoea, Individualized Homoeopathic medicine, VAS, WaLIDD scale.

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