MANAGEMENT OF FEMALE INFERTILITY W.S.R. TO ANOVULATION WITH UNANI FORMULATION - CASE SERIES.

Rise in number of infertile couple is a major concern worldwide. More and more number of male and female are prone to infertility in cities due to life style. Anovulation is responsible for 30-40% of infertility. It is recommended that the administration of ovulation inducing agents be carried out only when they are indicated in order to achieve pregnancy rates without increase in untoward side effects. The first line of treatment in conventional medicine for induction of ovulation is use ofovulation inducing drugs. However, therapy may cause side effects like increased risk of ovarian hyperstimulation, abortion, multiple pregnancies etc and are contraindicated in liver dysfunction, breast diseases, h/o severe side effects etc; hence this treatment may not be suitable in all cases. Therefore, the number of couples turning to technologies and artificial methods like IVF (In Vitro Fertilization) is increasing. Due to the high cost of ART procedures, it is beyond the reach of some patients hence finding an alternative therapy has been always in the need. In classical unani literature, various formulations has been mentioned for the treatment of uqr, possessing the properties like muqawwi rehm, moaene hamal, moallide mani which are to be used from the 5th day of menstrual cycle (corresponds to ovulation inducing drugs) as conception is most likely to take place after menstruation. Such types of drugs are known to contain phytoestrogens and may induce ovulation by maintaining hormonal balance therefore present case study has been done by using hab hamal (unani medicine ) in anovulatory patients.