CHENNAI: Menorrhagia is irregular and excessive loss of blood during menstruation. It is a problem among all age groups including young girls, working class woman and housewives.
It is the most common type of DUB (dysfunctional uterine bleeding) characterised by prolonged menstrual bleeding. The 2 types of DUB include ovulatary and anovulatary. Menorrhogia comes under ovulatary DUB.
Symptoms
Menorrhogia results in a blood loss greater than 80 ml per cycle. In general, bleeding is considered excessive when a woman needs to use too many sanitary products (sanitary napkins or tampons) in frequent intervals, that is every one or two hours. In addition, bleeding is considered prolonged when a woman experiences a menstrual period that lasts more than a week.
Causes
Siddha View
Siddha describes perumpaadu which is a condition of abnormal uterine bleeding. The aggravated pitta covers the vayu and vitiated it. These aggravated doshas influence the udal thathu senneer (menstrual blood) and increases the amount of discharged blood.
Home Remedies
— Dr B Thamizhkkani
(Government Siddha Physician, Ariyalur)