• Dr. Lijima C

Ayurveda emphasizes on ‘shreyasi praja’ through a planned pregnancy. More than 70 million couples suffer from infertility worldwide. Luteal phase defect (LPD) has been diagnosed in 3-20% of females who are infertile and in 5-60% of females experiencing recurrent pregnancy loss and also in 6-10% of fertile women. There is inadequate endometrial maturation resulting from qualitative or quantitative disorder in corpus luteum function, and is a common cause of early pregnancy wastage. This is due to vikrithi of kshetra. Vandhyatwa or Anapathyatha (infertility) has been explained in detail in Ayurveda classics. Putraghni, vamini yonivyapat can be viewed close to LPD. Adequate preconceptional care can improve pregnancy outcome in LPD. The importance of preconceptional care is highlighted in Ayurveda. The treatment aims to provide healthy conception, maintenance of pregnancy and for the delivery of a healthy progeny.

Luteal phase defect, Infertility, Preconceptional Care

"LUTEAL PHASE DEFECT - AN AYURVEDIC PERSPECTIVE ", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.7, Issue 10, page no.422-429, October-2020, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2010052.pdf

"LUTEAL PHASE DEFECT - AN AYURVEDIC PERSPECTIVE ", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.7, Issue 10, page no. pp422-429, October-2020, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2010052.pdf