A Case study on secondary Amenorrhea with Keezhanelli Chooranam

Abstract

Amenorrhea   (absence of menstrual cycle)  can be a transient , intermittent , or permanent condition resulting from dysfunction of the hypothalamus, pituitary, ovaries, uterus, or vagina . It is often classified as either primary (absence of menarche by age 15 years or thereafter) or secondary (absence of menses for more than three months in girls or women   who previously had regular menstrual cycles or six months in girls or women who had irregular menses) . The hormonal therapy with corticosteroids in modern treatments may result in obesity, PCOD, hormonal changes¹.  Siddha gynecology mentions amenorrhea as “ Soodhaga  thadai”  and classified into  physiological and pathological types⁴. This article review with the treatment of secondary  amenorrhea with the medication  “KEEZHANELLI CHOORANAM” – a single case study.. A 15-year-old female with diagnosed history of Secondary amenorrhea was treated with  KEEZHANELLI CHOORANAM.  The patient presented with 6 months of amenorrhea. She received 3 g of Keezhanelli chooranam  twice a day with lukewarm  milk  and after  25  days she got her menstrual phase of the cycle  and was in  follow up for the consecutive three cycles.