Management of Early Menopause Using Traditional Persian Medicine: A Case Report

Abstract

Interruption of the activity of ovary before the age of forty is called premature ovarian failure (POF) in which ovaries lose their follicular and hormonal functions. A decline in the number of ovules before the age of menopause is a physiologic phenomenon. In the present case report, treatment of a patient by POF was reported using traditional Persian medicine principles. In Persian medicine, each humor has its own temperament. A change in the temperament and quality or quantity of these humors causes the disease and therefore modifying the temperament is the milestone of treatment. The patient was a 39-year-old married woman with irregular menstruation cycles and finally, cessation of menstruation. In this period, the patient had vaginal dryness, severe dyspareunia, gastritis, and parasomnia. At first, some instructions were ordered to change her lifestyle, for example, a change in food intakes, enough sleep, and exercise. In addition, several medications were ordered including the digestive system electuary (Majoun Jahaz Hazemeh), Eyaraj Fighara capsule and powder containing Glycyrrhiza glabra roots, Foeniculum vulgare and white sugar, oil massage of the abdomen and flanks, and cupping of the uterus. At the end of treatment, complete rehabilitation was achieved and menstruation irregularity, gastritis, and parasomnia were resolved. Based on the results, if a patient follows the rules and has a healthy lifestyle, inappropriate humor is unable to appear, the healing can be stable, and this disease or similar melancholic disorders fail to occur

Bilateral Tubo-ovarian Abscesses After Intrauterine Insemination: A Case Report

“…Almost 85% of PID cases are among the typical infections in sexually active women of reproductive age whereas the other 15% of infections follow the procedures that break the cervical mucus barrier. Insertion of intrauterine devices, uterine curettage, hysteroscopy, endometrial biopsy, and hysterosalpingography are several examples of these procedures (10)(11)(12).…”

The Relationship Between Endometrial Thickness and Endometrial Pattern With Pregnancy Rate Based on Positive Serum Beta-Human Chorionic Gonadotropin

“…Based on the results of a large-scale study on 12 285 couples in 30 provinces in 2008, the prevalence of infertility was reported 8% in Iran (10). Further, the findings of another study conducted in Iran showed the prevalence of infertility was 2.5% and the national study 401 estimated the prevalence of primary infertility by 1.6%.…”

“…Furthermore, in another similar study, primary and secondary infertility were estimated to be 1.7% and 10.5%, respectively. Nowadays, many infertile couples (40-50%) have the chance of pregnancy with the advent of science and the use of modern methods of infertility treatment (10).…”

“…These contradictions in the results of different studies in this area may be attributed to the time of measuring the ET. According to the report by Zhao et al, the endometrium of pregnant women was not comparable with that of the pregnant women and endometrium was thinner on the third day while it was thicker on the day of HCG prescription (9)(10)(11).…”

Comparison of the Effect of Letrozole Alone With Letrozole Plus N-Acetylcysteine on Pregnancy Rate in Patients With Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome: A Randomized Clinical Trial

“…The causes of infertility could be a male or female factor or a mixed factor. About 2, 40, and 2% of infertility problems are related to a male, female, and mixed factor, respectively (1)(2)(3). The most common female cause is ovulatory disorders (40-35%).…”