Evaluation of the Effect of Suppression of Natural Urges (Vega-avaraodha) on Women’s Health with Special Reference to Dysmenorrhea (Udavartini): A Clinical Trial

Abstract

Dysmenorrhoea is the most common problem experienced by many women which have signs and symptoms like mild to severe abdominal pain along with vomiting, diarrhoea, giddiness which disturbs day-to-day activities. Suppression of natural urges (vegadharana) is one of the leading causes of dysmenorrhoea. There is a high need to educate women about the importance of food, nutrition, attending natural urges, daily regimen (dinacharya) for the maintenance of gynaecological health. The study aims to evaluate the effect of the suppression of natural urges (vegaavarodha) and its role in causing dysmenorrhoea (udavartini). The secondary objective was to study the effect of ayurvedic uterine drugs like dashamoolaksheerapaka with latakaranja masi in dysmenorrhoea. This was a single-blind clinical trial on 110 patients diagnosed with primary dysmenorrhoea. This study included counselling of patients, education about menstrual hygiene, food habits, non-suppression of natural urges, and use of ayurvedic treatment i.e. dashamoolaksheerapaka 100 ml twice daily for 3 months and latakaranjamasi (Caesalpinia crista) 300 mg twice daily for 10 days before menstruation. The study showed, overall moderate improvement in subjective parameters of the dysmenorrhoea which were abdominal pain (60.91%), decrease in the duration of pain (59.37%) and quantity of menstrual flow (60.01%), improvement in consistency of menstrual flow with reduced clots (69.11%). Counseling and education about the non-suppression of natural urges play a significant role in the prevention of dysmenorrhoea (udavartini). The study drug Dashamoolaksheerapaka along with Latakaranja masi showed moderate improvement in subjective parameters of dysmenorrhea.