Dr. Athulya K.R.

Assistant Professor, Department of Prasooti Tantra and Striroga, Dhanwantari Ayurveda Medical College, Koydam, Gujarat

When a blossomed flower, stays gloomy it hurts for our eyes. But it pains more to the flower. So as a female body, during the 3rd stage of life, her hormones changes and she goes through a depressed world physically and mentally and the doctors named it as menopause. Menopause is a period during which the menstrual cycle usually becomes irregular and subsequently ceases, ovulation fails to occur, and female sex hormones diminish to almost none. It demands a woman to re-adjust her life which was previously stipulated by hormones to one devoid of them. Every female life…

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In the ayurvedic concept, the Postpartum period is called suitika kala and the care during this period is called sutika Paricharya. Sutika Kala is explained as one and a half month after childbirth (that is 6 weeks in modern science) or up to the next mensuration. Postpartum period is also known as the Puerperium. This period begins immediately after childbirth up to 6 weeks and is a period in which the mother’s anatomical and physiological changes during pregnancy return to a non-pregnant state. This period is a critical phase in the lives of a mother and newborn baby. Most…

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Pregnancy is the most important part of a woman’s life. According to WHO, Antenatal care is the routine health control of presumed healthy pregnant women without symptoms (screening) in order to diagnose diseases or complicating obstetric conditions without symptoms and to provide information about lifestyle, pregnancy and delivery. Ayurveda literature has described about Garbhiniparicharya including month-wise dietary regimen for pregnant women and its effects, Deities and mode of life to be avoided during pregnancy, the effect of the use of contraindicated things by pregnant women. Garbhastapaka drugs i.e., drugs beneficial for the maintenance of pregnancy and so on. IMPORTANCE Antenatal…

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According to World Health Organisation, Preconception care is the provision of biomedical, behavioural and social health interventions to women and couples before conception. It aims at improving their health status and reducing behaviours and individual environmental factors that contribute to poor maternal and child health outcomes. Ayurveda, the science of life explained every aspect of life from daily regimen, seasonal, regimen, menstrual regimen, do’s and don’ts in different diseases, prevention, causative factors and treatment of diseases. Along with these, Ayurveda also throw light on pre- conception care at different contexts. In present era, the incidence of congenital anomalies…

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“Prevention Is Better Than Cure” With the advent of a new era, westernization and reservations for women, women are working hand in hand with men and her status has reached a new horizon. She is getting busier and her routine is getting hectic. Such a demanding lifestyle made her to compromise her health care routines and some physiological factors troubled the lady to slow down the race. The word “artava” is used to denote menstruation in Ayurveda. Meaning of artava is related to seasons. It may be due to the presence of ritukala (ovulation period) and rajakala (menstruation period) in…

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