Changes

==Clinical features ==

==Clinical features ==

The clinical features of aging (jara) and menopause are as below:  

The clinical features of aging (jara) and menopause are as below:  

General features:

 

• The decreased capability of physical and mental activities.

'''General features:'''

• A decline in memory, intellect, and lustre.

 

• Wrinkling of skin and greying of hair.

*The decreased capability of physical and mental activities.

• Various comorbid conditions due to decrease in strength and immunity [[(ojas)]]) ex. Dyspnoea (shwasa) [Cha. Sa. [[Chikitsa Sthana ]] 1/2/3]

 

Psychological and behavioral changes:

*A decline in memory, intellect, and luster.

• Excess fear, anger, grief, greed, confusion, and exhaustion.

 

• The woman is subdued with malaise, depression, sleepiness, drowsiness, lassitude, and lack of enthusiasm. [Cha. Sa. [[Chikitsa Sthana ]] 1/2/3]

*Wrinkling of skin and greying of hair.

Changes in blood tissue:  

 

• There is decrease in quality of blood tissue ([[rakta dhatu]]) in terms of its vitalizing action (jeevaniya). [Cha. Sa. [[Chikitsa Sthana ]] 1/2/3]

*Various comorbid conditions due to decrease in strength and immunity [[(ojas)]]) ex. Dyspnoea (shwasa) [Cha. Sa. [[Chikitsa Sthana ]] 1/2/3]

Changes in the musculoskeletal system:

 

• Laxity of muscles ([[mamsa dhatu]])

'''Psychological and behavioral changes:'''

• Looseness of joints(sandhi)

 

• Decrease in bone marrow ([[majja]]) .[Cha. Sa. [[Chikitsa Sthana ]] 1/2/3]

*Excess fear, anger, grief, greed, confusion, and exhaustion.

Changes in adipose tissue:

 

• Fat (meda) becomes abundant and attains more liquidity.[Cha. Sa. [[Chikitsa Sthana ]] 1/2/3]

*The woman is subdued with malaise, depression, sleepiness, drowsiness, lassitude, and lack of enthusiasm. [Cha. Sa. [[Chikitsa Sthana ]] 1/2/3]

Changes in the reproductive system:

 

• There is decreased production and secretion of reproductive hormones (shukra dhatu) and decreased libido.[Cha. Sa. [[Chikitsa Sthana ]] 1/2/3]

'''Changes in blood tissue:'''

 

*There is decrease in quality of blood tissue ([[rakta dhatu]]) in terms of its vitalizing action (jeevaniya). [Cha. Sa. [[Chikitsa Sthana ]] 1/2/3]

 

'''Changes in the musculoskeletal system:'''

 

*Laxity of muscles ([[mamsa dhatu]])

 

*Looseness of joints(sandhi)

 

*Decrease in bone marrow ([[majja dhatu]]) .[Cha. Sa. [[Chikitsa Sthana ]] 1/2/3]

 

'''Changes in adipose tissue:'''

 

*Fat ([[meda dhatu]]) becomes abundant and attains more liquidity.[Cha. Sa. [[Chikitsa Sthana ]] 1/2/3]

 

'''Changes in the reproductive system:'''

 

*There is decreased production and secretion of reproductive hormones ([[shukra dhatu]]) and decreased libido.[Cha. Sa. [[Chikitsa Sthana ]] 1/2/3]

 

==Diagnostic aspects==

==Diagnostic aspects==

===Dosha predominance in symptoms related to menopause==

===Dosha predominance in symptoms related to menopause==