Dr Divya Priya
Abstract – Menorrhagia is dysfunctional uterine bleeding. It is prolonged bleeding. Menorrhagia is symptom not a diagnosis. It is heavy menstrual bleeding.
Keywords – prolonged menses, bleeding disorders, protracted menses.
Introduction
Menorrhagia is a greek word,’ ‘men’ means menses and rhagia means burst forth. Hence Menorrhagia is defined as the menstrual blood loss exceeding more than 80 ml in a cycle or cycle extending more than 7 days there is no specific pathological causes, often contributed by imbalance in hypothalamic pituitary ovarian axis. It is dysfunctional uterine bleeding caused by anovulatory cycle resulted after unwanted oestrogen stimulation. Menorrhagia may occur due to hypothyroidism, if the deficient hormone is thyroxine. Menorrhagia has synonyms ‘hypermenorrhagia’.
Causes of Menorrhagia
| General | Pelvic | Contraceptives | Iatrogenic |
| Blood disorders
Anaemia Coagulopathy Thrombocytopaenia purpura Van wille brand disease |
Fibroid uterus
Adenomyosis Pelvic endometrosis Tumours Uterine polyps PCOD |
IUCD –
5 – 10 % Post sterilization – 15 % No obvious causes – 40 – 50% |
Intake of oestrogen and progesterone pills especially mini pills. |
| Thyroid dysfunction – hypo and hyperthyroidism. | |||
| TB – First has Menorrhagia later has amenorrhoea. |
Classification of menorrhagia
It is classified as following three types :
1. Puberty menorrhagia
2. Metropathia haemorrhagica
3. Premenstrual Menorrhagia
1. Puberty Menorrhagia
This excessive bleeding occurring at puberty is due to more oestrogen or absence of progesterone in anovulatory cycle.
Anaemia is important cause which may even demand blood transfusion
2. Metropathia Haemmorhagia
This may leads to abortion, ectopic pregnancy. The maximum prevalence age is 40 – 45 years. Symptoms are typical. Parity is no way related to incidence. Most of the metropathia menorrhagia cases are preceded by amenorrhoea. Absence of pain is marked symptoms.
3. Pre meno pausal menorrhagia
This is caused by anovulatory cycle in women nearing menopause usually progesterone therapy is given. If it fails, hysterectomy is suggested.
Homeopathy in Menorrhagia
Homeopathy has a good prognosis in controlling menorrhagia. The below mentioned are the indicated remedies used from few repertories.
- Robin Murphy Repertory:
Rubric – Female – menses – protracted and prolonged
CALC, CARB – AN, CARB – V, CUPR, FERR, KALI- C, LYC, MILL, NAT – M, NUX – V, PLAT, PULS, RAT, RHUS T, SEC, SENEC, SABIN.
- 1 day – aspar
- 7 days- sabin, thuj.
- 7 – 14 days – thuj
- 8 – 9 days – lach, SENEC.
- 8-10 days – plat, SEP.
- 8 – 18 days – thalapsi
- 10 – 12 days murx
- 10 -14 days ust
- 12 days – agn, cann-I, tarent, thuj
- 12 – 15 days – tarent
- 12 – 18 days – agn
- 14 days – coloc, xan
- 18 days – cann –i, thuj
- A Concise repertory by Dr. S.R. Patak:
Rubric – menses – protracted, too long – NUX – V Calc, cup, lyc, sec, Carb – an, carb – v, fer, kali – c, mill, nat – m, pho, plat, psor, pul, radm, rat, rhus- t, sabi, senec, sil, vinc, vip.
- The concordance repertory of the materia medica :
The rubrics are seen under menstruation and discharges
Rubrics –
- Menorrhagia – M. ascelp, calend, ferr, lycop, sabin.
- M. after exertion – Trill
- M. continuous flow without pain – gels
- M. dark clot with liquid – elaps
- M. from irritation of ovaries – kali.brom
- M. from straining – podo
- M. from atony of uterus – caul, china, ustil
- M.great weakness – ham
- M. large clot with dysuria – cocc – c
- M. large clot during climacteric – laur
- M.with spasmodic pain – erig
- M. with a headache in vertex – cact
- M. with chlorosis and anaemia – cinna
- M.with melancholy – plat
- M. with induration of uterus – carb – an
- M. with burning across sacrum – carb – v.
- Pocket manual of homeopathic materia medica and repertory:
Rubrics – Female sexual system – menstruation – type – protracted. acon, calc.s, caust, con, crot, cupr, ferr, graph, iod, kreos, lyc, nat m, nux v, phos, rhus t.
Female sexual system – menorrhagia
After miscarriage, parturition – apis, cim, cinch, helon, kali- c,nit – ac, sab, sep, sul, thlapsi, ustil, vib, op.
every alternate period, profuse – thlapsi
- BBCR –
This repertory has separate chapter for menstruation.
Rubric – menses – too long duration.
CUP, NAT-M, NUX-V, PHO, PALT, SIL, SUL – AC.
Bar- c, bry, canth, chin, cof, croc, fer, ign, merc, puls, sabi,sep.
Aco, am-c, ars,asar, bell, carb – v, caus, chel, cocl, kali-c, kre, rhus – t, stra, sul.
References :
- Obstetrics and gynaecology for postgraduates edited by S.S. Ratnam, K. Bhaskar, S. Arunkumaran.
- Shaw’s textbook of gynaecology.
- Homeopathic medical repertory by Robin Murphy.
- A Concise repertory of homeopathic medicines by Dr.S.R.Paktak.
- The concordance repertory of the materia medica, vol – 4 by Wiliam D Gentry.
- Pocket manual of homeopathic materia medica and repertory by William Boericke
- Boger Boenninghausen’s characteristics repertory
Dr Divya Priya
M D (HOM), Pediatrics PGT
Father Muller Homoeopathic Medical College Deralakatte , Mangalore
Email: dpkrishnapriya68@gmail.com
Guide : Dr Jyoshna Shivaprasad
Calc carb is remedy for early profuse long lasting menstruation with little or no pain.being constitutional remedy there is age stage how it will help,as child if large head plus protruding abdomen catch cold easily,in nursery class stage profuse sweat neck area wets pillow,puberty time great acidity odour sour smelling body,women age profuse early long lasting menses hands fingers go waxy white breasts tender swell before menses.this remedy calc carb constitutional symptoms are fair blonde english type fat flabby pale blue eyes feet icy cold damp.calc carb is cautioned by homeopaths do not repeat in old age.