Everything You Need to Know About Irregular Periods and its Therapy Yoga Treatment
- Menstrual irregularities are widespread and may present with or without any specific cause and may or may not need treatment. The majority of females report some or other menstrual problems at some point during their life.
- Missing periods, having periods too frequently, having painful periods, or having excessive flow are some of the menstrual disorders observed.
- Pregnancy, eating disorders, thyroid disorders, extreme exercise, extreme weight loss, polycystic ovarian syndrome, pelvic inflammatory disease, infections, obesity, hormonal imbalances, endometriosis, uterine fibroids, and cancer are common causes of menstrual irregularities. Besides premenstrual syndrome and premenstrual dysphoric disorder, two other conditions are characterized by physical and emotional discomfort before periods.
- Diagnosis of menstrual disorders is made with blood tests, pap smear, hormonal tests, ultrasound, hysterosonography, hysteroscopy, magnetic resonance imaging, endometrial biopsy & dilatation, and curettage along with clinical details.
- Management is with the help of painkillers, hormone therapies, surgeries, and therapies like yoga.
- Polycystic ovarian disease (PCOD) is also known as polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS) affects 5% to 10% of females in the age range 15 to 45 years.
- PCOD is caused by hormonal imbalance (imbalance of females and male hormones) and characterized by multiple cysts.
- Chances of having PCOD are more in families. Many females with PCOD have higher levels of insulin in the body.
- Diagnosis is made with blood tests (hormone profile), a transvaginal ultrasound, and a pelvic CT scan.
Symptoms of Irregular Periods
Amenorrhoea: Not having periods for continuous three months after menarche in the absence of pregnancy
Oligomenorrhea: Periods that do not come regularly or occurring infrequently
Dysmenorrhoea: Periods associated with severe pain
Menorrhagia: Heavy periods or prolonged bleeding
Our Approach To Irregular Periods Treatment with Yoga
Our Approach To Irregular Periods Treatment with Yoga
Yoga therapy for menstrual disorders depends upon specific conditions and with different categories of menstrual disorders practices can be very different. Yoga practices can be stimulating or relaxing depending upon the requirement.
Practices involved are asana, pranayama and meditation, and the introduction of the yogic diet concept. Our yoga team of expert researchers, consultants and therapists at Prakash Nethralaya and Panchakarma Kendra focuses on individualistic approaches in planning yoga therapy.
Yoga Practices Useful for Irregular Periods
Standing postures
Tadasana, Ardhakati Chakrasana, Ardha Chakrasana, Tiryaka Tadasana, Kati Chakrasana
Sitting postures
Vajrasana, Vakrasana, Ardha Ustrasana, Vyaghrasana
Prone postures
Bhujangasana, Ardha Shalabhasana, Salabhasana
Supine postures
Setubandhasana, Ardha Pawanmuktasana, Viparita Karani, Sarvangasana, Shavasana
Pranayama
Nadi Shuddhi Pranayama, Bhramari Pranayama, Yoga Nidra, Meditation, Pranava Japa
Frequently Asked Questions on Periods
Irregularity in periods is common, and treatment is not always mandatory. But it is advisable to go for proper investigations if irregularity persists.
A treatment decision is to be made by a clinician after proper investigation. Many times your doctor may advise you not to go for any treatment.
“Whatever treatment you take, menstrual disorders can be treated” is a common myth about menstrual irregularities. As menstrual irregularities can be due to a wide variety of reasons, treatment approaches also vary. This creates confusion about the difficulty in the treatment of menstrual irregularities.
Why To Choose Therapy Yoga for Irregular Periods?
Different Approach
Yoga provides a non-pharmacological approach for dealing with menstrual irregularities. Though it would be wrong to claim complete success in dealing with patients with all types of menstrual disorders, yoga offers a comprehensive approach for dealing with this problem and helps create hormonal balance. Probably deep relaxation provided during the practices remains a crucial element for the majority of benefits.