MANAGEMENT OF KSHEENA SHUKRA W.S.R AZOOSPERMIA A CASE STUDY
Abstract
According to world health organization, both women and men can experience infertility, women in a relationship with a man are often perceived to suffer from infertility, regardless of whether they are infertile or not. Globally 48 million couples and 186 million individuals live with infertility. Approximately one in six people have experienced infertility at some stage in their lives globally. Male infertility is most commonly caused by problems in the ejection of semen, absence or low levels of sperm, or abnormal shape (morphology) and movement (motility) of the sperm. Availability, access, and quality of interventions to address infertility remain a challenge in most countries. A 38-year old married male patient attended the outpatient department at BMARI (Bandaranayake Memorial Ayurveda Research Institute), presenting with the complaints of failure to conceive since 9 years. The patient did not complain any problems with erections, orgasm, or ejaculation and he was not taking any medication for any systemic disorders. Previous history of mumps is noted at his childhood with the involvement of bilateral testicles. Seminal fluid analysis (SFA) revealed that 1.8ml volume and zero 0.00 million/ml sperm concentration. This case was managed with Amapachana – Agni deepana followed by Virechana(Purgation) and Vasti Karma(Enema) according to line of treatment for Shukra Dosha as mentioned in Ayurveda. After the treatment, 3.1 ml volume and 20.5 million/ml Sperm concentration were observed and achieved pregnancy successfully. Hence, present study signifies the positive outcome of Ayurveda line of treatment for male defect with minimal time duration.
Key words: Azoospermia, Ksheena shukra, Shukra Dosha
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