PCOD (Polycystic Ovarian Diseases)

PCOD (Polycystic Ovarian Disease)

PCOD (Polycystic ovarian Disease) is a disease characterized by multiple cysts (small sacs filled with fluid) in the ovaries. “Poly” means many. The patient usually presents with a history of irregular menstrual cycles; unpredictable and heavy. The patient is often obese and has hirsutism (excessive facial and body hair). The patient usually seeks a medical opinion for difficulty in conceiving. Various hormones of the body work in harmony to regularize the smooth functioning of the reproductive system. The disturbance of hormonal mechanisms makes an ovary to produce an excessive amount of reproductive hormone and at the same time, there is the failure of egg formation. This excess with the absence of ovulation may cause infertility. With this understanding of the disturbed hormonal functioning of the body at the root of PCOD, it can be easily perceived that this constitutional disorder will require a constitutional approach toward its rectification. The homeopathy approach towards the management of PCOD is constitutional, taking into account presenting complaints along with physical, mental, and genetic makeup that individualizes a person. Homoeopathy medicines which act at the root level can bring deviations of the hormonal system back to normalcy and in many cases abolish the need of exogenous hormones with their side effects and complicating surgical procedures. Moreover, with this hormonal harmony, the chances of conception increase significantly.