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Standalone Ayurvedic management of Dysfunctional Uterine Bleeding  

 A 41-year-old female patient, a teacher by profession, presented with prolonged vaginal bleeding with occasional clots for two months associated with low Hemoglobin count and having a feeling of generalized body swelling.  She had taken Ayurvedic medications for two months, the details of which she is unable to remember now. The patient did not respond well to the treatments, and the condition was found to be progressing. This time, she consulted Dr. Prajeesh Nath. Her blood loss was 60ml/day, which could be measured as she was using a menstrual cup, and in the blood routine examination, the Haemoglobin level was 8gm/dl. Dr Prajeesh Nath provisionally diagnosed the condition as Dysfunctional Uterine Bleeding and treated the condition as Asrigdara. Rakta shodhana and rakta prasadana were the line of treatments administered. After four days of Ayurvedic treatment, the blood loss reduced to 15ml/day, and after six days, the bleeding completely stopped. In the monthly follow-ups done for the next three months, the patient had a healthy menstrual cycle with menstrual flow lasting for four days with no blood clots. Hemoglobin checked after four months of treatment was 11.6gm/dl.  

This case report highlights the need to explore the scope of Ayurveda as an alternative treatment approach to the management of dysfunctional uterine bleeding.