Ayurvedic Treatment for Infertility in Females - Causes, Symptoms

A happy married couple expects their journey to be completed with a beautiful smile of baby, having an uneventful journey of pregnancy but due to today's lifestyle, hectic work pressure, mismanagement of diet, physical and emotional causes results in infertility. Infertility is the inability to conceive after one year of regular, unprotected sex for women before the age of 35.

What are the causes of female infertility?

Female Infertility Treatment is done both by male and female factors. Some couples will have unexplained infertility.
Common causes of female infertility are

• Tubal blockage, block in fallopian tubes due to pelvic inflammatory disease or other factors.
• Uterine polyps, fibroids in the uterus, septum.
• Thyroid and PCOD issues hamper healthy ovulation.
• As the age increases quality of the egg decreases for fertilization.
• Obesity
• Endometriosis
• Smoking, excessive alcohol intake
• Underweight
• Sexually transmitted infections

What are the symptoms that indicates infertility?

• Symptoms of hormonal changes
• Pain during intercourse
• Excessive bleeding or absence of periods
• Sudden weight gain
• Painful periods

Ayurveda Treatment Approach for Female Infertility:

Ayurveda treatment for female Infertility aims at the root cause of the infertility. If there is a structural abnormality, ayurveda helps for supporting treatment.
If the infertility causes are due to hormonal changes, PCOD, infections, lifestyle changes, weight, and ovulation issues, then Ayurveda treatment treats the root cause of all the doshas so one can conceive naturally for the uneventful journey of pregnancy.

According to Ayurveda, four elements play an important role in the conception

• Rutu    Season is the fertile period in women's ovulation period for conception.
• Kshetra  Fertile land, healthy uterus without any ailments for implantation 
• Ambu  Water in the form of nutrition, is a good nutritional supplement for the foetus.
• Beeja  Healthy egg, that has healthy sperm and ovum for fertilization. 

So if all the four elements are in a healthy balanced state, then conception happens. So Ayurveda treatment approach is to maintain the four elements to prevent and treat infertility.
Treatment according to Dosha include panchakarma following Dinacharya, Shamana aushadis, rasayana aushadis.

• Snehana with medicated ghrita 
• Swedana
• Vamana
• Virechana
• Anuvasana vasti
• Niruha vasti
• Uttara vasti
• Then oral medication is advised.
• Rasayana aushadis advised.

 Panchakarma procedure improves uterus health, regulates the hormones, and production of healthy ovum.

Do's and Don'ts

Do's:

• Plan a healthy lifestyle.
• Intake of fresh fruits and green leafy vegetables.
• Food intake at the proper time.
• Practice yoga and pranayama.
• Walking 30 min daily
• Proper sleep at night
• Nuts intake
• Early morning sunlight exposure

 Dont's:

• Sugar and salty snacks intake.
• Junk food intake
• Tea, coffee, tinned juices
• Smoking, alcohol
• Lack of exercise
• Increased screen time
• Fat, fried food, cheese 
• Ready-to-eat packed food
• Bakery food

Important Ayurvedic herbs for female infertility

• Ashoka   Ashoka balances hormones, removes toxins from the body, good for uterus health.
• Ashwagandha  Ashwagandha acts as Rasayana, boosting immunity, and reducing stress caused due to hormonal changes.
• Shatavari acts as an aphrodisiac  for conception, by reducing reproductive system problems 
• Guduchi normalizes the monthly menstrual cycle, reduces painful menstruation, strengthens the uterus, and boosts immunity.
• Amalaki balances hormonal changes, stimulates ovulation, and helps with conception.

Home remedies for preventing infertility and treating in the initial stage

•  Including sesame seeds in the diet.
•  Soak methi seeds in water overnight and have an early morning stomach empty.
•  Having cow ghee in my diet.
•  Intake of 1/4tsp of pure turmeric powder with warm cow milk once a day
•  Ginger tea intake, boiling ginger in water
•  A diet plan that includes fresh fruits, vegetables, and nuts is the main home remedy

Role of yoga in infertility
Yoga is the way of living life that brings back health both mentally and physically on the right path. In infertility, yoga plays a major role in balancing the vitiated doshas that is hormones, for healthy ovulation, reduces menstrual cramps and flow, and builds Uterus strength.

• Surya Namaskar
• Padahastasana
• Ushtrasan
• Matsyasana
• Dhanurasana
• Halasana

Pranayama

• Kapala bhati
• Nadi shuddhi
• Bhramari 

In this state, it relieves stress, boosts confidence, reduces anxiety, and maintains physical well-being. Therefore, in many cases, changes in diet and lifestyle can take things under control to overcome infertility and support a peaceful pregnancy journey.

Diet is a major contributor to health problems, so a balanced diet, a stress-free routine, yoga, daily walking and proper sleep are important. These lifestyle changes will undoubtedly lead to healthier outcomes and keep you in balance.