A HOLISTIC AYURVEDIC APPROACH TO MANAGEMENT OF PRIMARY INFERTILITY POST RIGHT-SIDED OOPHORECTOMY FOR GRADE I IMMATURE TERATOMA- A CASE REPORT

Introduction: Infertility is a disease of the male or female reproductive system defined by the failure to achieve a pregnancy after 12 months or more of regular unprotected sexual intercourse. Primary infertility is the inability to have any pregnancy, while secondary infertility is the inability to have a pregnancy after previously successful conception. Clinical findings: The case presented here is of a 23 years old female patient who came with symptoms of irregular, delayed menses, oligomenorrhea and inability to conceive since two years. She had a history of Right ovarian Oophorectomy 9 years back for Grade I Immature Teratoma. She was informed by Contemporary Medicine that she had minimal chances of conception due to hormonal imbalances. Her findings when she presented to the OPD showed minimal pelvic ascites, minimal soft tissue stranding in pelvis and RIF, few enlarged mesenteric lymph nodes seen upto 11´8.5mm in size and approximately 9´7.5mm sized enlarged aorto-caval lymph nodes. Intervention: The case was managed through Shaman Chikitsa using Ashokarista, Pushyanuga Churna and Shatavari churna, Dietary Modifications, Yoga and Meditation. Her 10 months of Ayurvedic intervention resulted in conception and she delivered a full-term male baby weighing 2.9 kg through normal delivery. Conclusion: The following case of Post- Right-sided Oophorectomy, Primary Infertility was managed through a Holistic Ayurvedic Management Approach.