Menorrhagia

*MENORRHAGIA AND IT'S HOMOEOPATHIC MANAGEMENT*

It refers to menstrual bleeding lasting more than a week and loosing more blood then normal.

*CAUSES*

1.hormonal disturbances

2.Fibroids

3.polyps

4.STI's

5.ectopic pregnancy

6. Intra uterine devices.

*SYMPTOMS*

1.Periods lasting longer than seven days.

2.Passing blood clots

3.The blood may appear red, pink, brown, or even rust-like.

4.abdominal pain

5.Losing more than 80 milliliters of blood.

6.Anaemia symptoms, like feeling exhausted, tired or short of breath.

*HOMOEOPATHIC MANAGEMENT*

*Aletris farinosa*

Premature and profuse menses (menorrhagia), with labor- like pains (dysmenorrhea). Retarded and scanty flow. Uterus seems heavy. Prolapse, with pain in the right inguinal region. Leucorrhea due to weakness and anemia. Habitual tendency to abortion.

*Ammonium carb*

Itching, swelling and burning of pudendum. Leucorrhea burning,

acrid, watery. Aversion to the other sex. Menses too frequent, profuse, early (menorrhagia), copious, clotted, black; colicky pains (dysmenorrhea), with hard, difficult stool and fatigue, especially of thighs; yawning and chilliness. 

*Cimicifuga racemosa*

Pain in the ovarian region; shoots upward and down the anterior surface of thighs. Pain immediately before menses. Menses profuse, dark, coagulated, offensive with backache (menorrhagia, dysmenorrhea), nervousness; always irregular. Ovarian neuralgia (ovaritis, cyst). Pain across the pelvis, from hip to hip. After-pains with great sensitiveness and intolerance to pain. Infra-mammary pains, worse left side.

*Hamamelis virginiana*

Ovarian congestion and neuralgia; feels very sore. Vicarious menstruation. Uterine hemorrhage, bearing down pain in the back. Menses dark, profuse, with soreness in the abdomen (dysmenorrhea). Metrorrhagia, occurring midway between menstrual periods. Intermenstrual pain. Vagina very tender (vaginitis). Profuse leucorrhea. Pruritus vulva.

*Kalium muriaticum*

Menses, too late or suppressed, checked or too carly, excessive discharge; menorrhagia, dark clotted, or tough, black blood, like tar. Leucorrhea; discharge of milky white mucus, thick, non-irritating, bland. Morning sickness, with vomiting of white phlegm.

*Millefolium*

Menses early, profuse, protracted (menorrhagia). Hemorrhage from the uterus; bright red, fluid. Painful varices during pregnancy.

*Secale cornutum*

Menstrual colic, with coldness and intolerance to heat. Passive hemorrhages in feeble, cachectic women. Burning pains in the uterus. Brownish, offensive leucorrhea. Menses irregular, copious, dark; continuous oozing of watery blood till the next period. Threatened abortion around the third month.

*Vinca minor*

Excessive menstruation with great weakness. Passive uterine haemorrhages . Menorrhagia; continuous flow, particulary at climacteric . Hemorrhages from fibroids. 

By-Arushi Agarwal

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