Menstrual disorders

The physiology of menstruation can be understood by studying the concept of “artava” and its disorders. Fundamentally artava is originated from agni (fire) element. Therefore, menstrual blood is pitta dosha dominant. Menstruation and regulation of hypothalamo-pituitary-ovarian axis are important functions of vata dosha. Whereas the repair and restore functions in uterus after menstruation are carried out by kapha dosha. Hence all three dosha play role in physiology of menstruation. Therefore, the menstrual disorders need to be understood on the dosha axis and their abnormalities. The duration of normal menstrual flow is generally 5 days, and the normal menstrual cycle typically lasts between 21 and 35 days.