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Homeopathy 2021; 110(03): 186-193
DOI: 10.1055/s-0041-1725039
Clinical Case Series

Homeopathic Treatment in Patients with Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome: A Case Series

Suraia Parveen 
1   Dr. Anjali Chatterjee Regional Research Institute for Homoeopathy, Kolkata, West Bengal. Under CCRH, Ministry of AYUSH, Govt. of India, Kolkata, West Bengal, India
,
Subhrasankha Das
1   Dr. Anjali Chatterjee Regional Research Institute for Homoeopathy, Kolkata, West Bengal. Under CCRH, Ministry of AYUSH, Govt. of India, Kolkata, West Bengal, India
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Abstract

Background and Objectives Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is a common heterogeneous endocrine disorder in women of reproductive age. It is characterized by various clinical presentations such as ovulatory dysfunction, polycystic ovaries, and hyperandrogenism. Considering the side effects associated with conventional treatment and the patients who fail to respond to these measures, there is a demand for a complementary therapy that would alleviate symptoms of PCOS without side effects. Homeopathy is a complementary system of medicine that has been successfully used in different disease conditions, including PCOS. A case series of PCOS is hereby presented, to demonstrate some positive results of individualized homeopathic treatment.

Methods Seven cases of young women with PCOS were treated with individualized homeopathic medicines. Each case was followed up with clinical and ultrasonographic evidence and was reported according to the criteria set out in the HOM-CASE guidelines. The assessment of causal attribution of homeopathic treatment effect was carried out using the Modified Naranjo Criteria.

Results Marked improvement was observed in all seven cases of PCOS. The irregular menstrual cycles and other associated symptoms became normal, along with a resolution of cysts in ovaries as evidenced by ultrasonography. All cases improved within 4 to 12 months of treatment. The Modified Naranjo Criteria total score was +9/13 for each case, which indicates a positive causal attribution of homeopathy in relieving the symptoms of PCOS.

Conclusion This case series suggests a significant role of individualized homeopathic medicines in PCOS by regularizing the menstrual cycle along with the resolution of cysts and associated symptoms.

Keywords

polycystic ovarian syndrome - homeopathy - individualized homeopathic medicines

Highlights

• An individualized homeopathic medicine may help to resolve cysts in ovaries, as evident in each of these cases, which showed normal ultrasound pattern in both ovaries at the end of the treatment (i.e, within 4–12 months).


• Amenorrhea or oligomenorrhea are symptoms that were common to nearly all cases.


• The most frequently indicated homeopathic medicine was Calcarea carbonica.




Publication History

Received: 04 July 2020

Accepted: 01 December 2020

Article published online:
12 May 2021

© 2021. Faculty of Homeopathy. This article is published by Thieme.

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