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Peri-menopausal symptoms

Journal of Ayurveda and Integrated Medical Sciences

2023 Volume 8 Number 7 July
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Peri-menopausal symptoms and its management by Yoga Therapy

G. Suryawanshi P.1*, R. Mishra B.2, J. Purohit H.3
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.21760/jaims.8.7.30

1* Pratima G. Suryawanshi, Post Graduate Scholar, Post Graduate Department of Basic Principle of Ayurveda, Shri Ayurved Mahavidyalaya, Nagpur, Maharashtra, India.

2 Brijesh R. Mishra, Professor, HOD & Principal, Post Graduate Department of Basic Principle of Ayurveda, Shri Ayurved Mahavidyalaya, Nagpur, Maharashtra, India.

3 Harish J. Purohit, Associate Professor and Guide, Post Graduate Department of Basic Principle of Ayurveda, Shri Ayurved Mahavidyalaya, Nagpur, Maharashtra, India.

With increased life expectancy today, women spend one-third of their life after menopause. Thus, more attention is needed towards peri-menopausal symptoms estrogen replacement therapy is the most effective treatment, however it has its own limitations. The present need is to explore new options for the management of perimenopausal symptoms. Yogic life style is a way of living which aims to improve the body, day and mind to Pranayama and Dhyana. Yoga been utilized as a therapeutic tools to achieve positive tools to achieve positive health and control and cure disease. The exact same as to how Yoga helps in various disease states is not known. There could be neurohormonal pathways with selective effect in each pathological situation. There have been multiple studies that have combined the many aspects of Yoga into a general Yoga session in order to investigate its effect on perimenopausal symptoms. Integrated approach of Yoga therapy can improve hot flushes and night sweats. There is increasing evidence suggesting that even the short-term practice of Yoga can decrease both psychological and physiological risk factors for cardiovascular disease studies conclude that our age old therapy, Yoga is fairly effective in managing perimenopausal symptoms.

Keywords: Yoga Therapy, Quality of Life, Perimenopausal Women, Perimenopausal Symptoms

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Pratima G. Suryawanshi, Post Graduate Scholar, Post Graduate Department of Basic Principle of Ayurveda, Shri Ayurved Mahavidyalaya, Nagpur, Maharashtra, India.
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Introduction

Peri menopause means around or the transition phase that starts many years before menopause. It’s the stage when the ovaries start to produce less estrogen usually, Perimenopause kick stats when a women Reaches her 40s. Perimenopause can last up until menopause, which means the ovaries have stopped releasing egg. It’s a couple of months or years before menopause that women experience a wide range of premenopausal symptoms are vulnerable to various physical and psychological symptoms affecting their quality of life. Currently these symptoms are managed by hormone replacement therapy. However, hormonal therapy can cause complications including malignancy which has resulted by search for various alternative therapies to improve the quality of life. Yoga is one such alternative therapy shown to enhance y quality of life at all stages of human life associated with chronic illness. Premenopausal is a transition phase in which some women experience discomfort, while others may exhibit variety of symptoms. The power of Yoga therapy in releasing stress, enhancing health managing symptoms, improving fitness and a variety of disorders is remarkable. Around 20% of the patients suffer from severe perimenopausal symptoms, 60% suffer from mild symptoms and 20% may have no symptoms at all. Perimenopausal symptoms include headache, hot flushes, night sweats, joint pain, insomnia, depression, anxiety, vaginal dryness, skin dryness, mood changes, palpitation, these symptoms vary I severity and character from person to person. Is to explore new opinions for the management of perimenopausal symptoms in the form of non- hormonal drug therapy and non-pharmacological measures. The current recommendations are-

  • Changing lifestyle
  • Regular exercise
  • Diet
  • Yoga, therapeutic massage and other stress-reducing measure.

Yoga - Yoga is an original and ancient holistic art of living that include physical, mental, moral and spiritual spheres. The Sanskriti word Yoga means 'to join or union' and the practice of Yoga brings this union to all levels of one’s self.


Asanas, Pranayama and Dhyana the components of Yoga therapy seem to improve symptoms profile in the women’s through several physiological and psychological mechanism. The improvement in physical strength and fitness cause by Yoga seems to be related to several factor like muscular strength and endurance, flexibility, cardiorespiratory fitness, body composition and maintain the load bearing capacity of the bone, reduces the pain in the back of the head, neck, lower back and headache. Yoga does have the potential to provide physical, mental, emotional health benefits to those who practice it with proper guidance.

This study we investigated the effect of yoga therapy on perimenopausal symptoms.

Aim

The current study was designed to study the effect of Yoga therapy on the perimenopausal symptoms in perimenopausal women.

Materials and Methods

It is a prospective study of perimenopausal women with few weeks of intervention. The Yoga therapy as the interventional tool. The symptoms control and quality of life check before and after the intervention were assessed by using or asking some questions to the perimenopausal women.

Inclusion criteria

1. Aged between 40-50 years.

2. Who were willing and were able to practice Yoga

3. Who were having perimenopausal symptoms.

Exclusive criteria

1. Women who were already practicing Yoga for month or more.

2. Women with surgical menopause and receiving any kind of hormone therapy.

3. Active psychological disorders or any other medical disorders.

Discussion

The present study thus clearly documents the significant presence of various perimenopausal symptoms in the women


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population severely affecting the quality of life many of these women expressed their distress and helplessness regarding these symptoms, which were seriously interfering in their day -to- day living.

Thus, there is the need to search and develop a cost -effective simple, community based therapeutic tool to provide symptom relief and to improve health status and in this perspective. Yoga has emerged as the appropriate system to deal effectively with issue related to Perimenopause. The present study clearly demonstrates the clinical quality of Yoga in significantly reducing the perimenopausal symptoms in all domains and thereby improves the overall quality of life.

Conclusion

This study clearly demonstrates the effectiveness of the Yoga therapy in managing the distressing perimenopausal symptoms. It easy, safe, non-expensive alternative therapy helping the well being of perimenopausal women and must be encouraged in the regular management of perimenopausal symptoms.

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