AN OBSERVATIONAL STUDY OF RELATION BETWEEN PRAKRITI AND DYSMENORRHOEA IN ADOLESCENT FEMALES

Abstract

Dysmenorrhoea is the leading cause of recurrent short-term school absence in adolescent girls and a common problem in women of reproductive age. In Ayurveda, udaavarthiniyonivyapath resembles the description of almost all types of dysmenorrhoea and treatment is also explained. Understanding of dysmenorrhoea with relation to Prakriti may help in early diagnosis and prevention of complications that may arise due to dysmennorhoea in the adolescent females and also in determining susceptibility to different menstrual diseases. This way of understanding the prikriti of adolescent female may help in giving guidance for maintaining healthy lifestyle according to their prakriti  could be advised right from menarche to promote health and to the reduce the prevalence of menstrual irregularities may possible by this observational study of female adolescents.100 adolescent female between the age group 16-25 were screened as per the inclusion and exclusion for the recruitment, followed which the investigator compiled the data based on performa of demographic information, history of  menstrual cycle and dysmenorrhoea and found the prakriti of the adolescent females suffering from dysmenorrhoea according to CCRAS Prakriti assessment scale. Among 100 participants,34 were kaphavataPrakriti,26 were pitta kaphaPrakriti,24 were vata-pittaPrakriti,14 were kaphapradhanaPrakriti and 2 were vatapradhana Prakriti. This study showed maximum Kapha-vata Prakriti participants suffering from dysmenorrhea. Thus this study was a unique attempt to analyse the relation between Prakriti and dysmenorrhea which will help in assessing the dominant Prakriti having dysmenorrhea. Accordingly, preventive and curative measures can be applied for the treatment of dysmenorrhea based on Prakriti.

Keywords: Dysmenorrhoea, Prakriti, Adolescent females, Kapha-vataprakriti