• Dr.Ashwini Patil
• Dr.J.R.Joshi

Ayurveda is a traditional health care system of India, developed as an independent science about 5000yrs ago.Ayurveda, Science of life is eternal because it is anaditva, svabhavasamsiddhalakshanatva and bhavasvabhavanityatva. Ayurveda stands on its Moola Siddhanta’s which has given it a well formulated platform.The fundamental principles of Ayurveda are laid on after many times of experimentation .This is the reason that these principles are still applicable even in modern era. According to Charaka entire Ayurveda is explained in trisutra namely hetu sutra, linga sutra and aushadha sutra which are extremely helpful in maintaining health and treating diseases.Trisutra Ayurveda is contained, in a nutshell, in the verses: “hetu, linga, aushadha gyanam” and “swasthatura parayanam”.It describes causes of health,symptoms of health and measures to maintain and promote health together with causes, symptoms and treatment of diseases in general and in particular. PCOS, also called hyperandrogenic anovulation(HA) or Stein-Leventhal Syndrome is one of the most common endocrine disorder among women and has a diverse range of causes that are not entirely understood.In 1935 Irving F Stein and Michael L Leventhal described a symptom complex due to anovulation.Oligomenorrhoea, hirsutism and obesity together with enlarged polycystic ovary were the diagnostic criteria of PCOS.It is now accepted that this problem is arising from persistent anovulation with a spectrum of etiologies and clinical manifestations.The exact prevalence of PCOS is not known as the syndrome is not defined precisely.The estimated prevalence in women of reproductive age is 5%-10%.Under the new criteria(Rotterdam-2003),the prevalence among the general female population will raise upto 10% and it is thought to be one of the leading causes of female subfertility.Despite of accumulated literature and remarkable advance in understanding PCOS, etiology and primary mechanism remains unclear thus posing a burning problem. As PCOS is termed as cluster of diseases, in the same way there are many scattered diseases in our classics which resembles with symptoms of PCOS.Features of Yonivyapad’s, Artava dushti, Garbha utpatti, Jaataharini’s Srotas viddha lakshana’s all resemble in one way or the other with PCOS.As this syndrome was not known in the past, we are finding many differences in identifying and approaching line of treatment through our science. Hence an attempt is made in the present study to exactly analyse, interpret PCOS on the base of hetu siddhanta by compiling from all the classics.

Hetu , PCOS , Trisutra Siddhanta.

"Understanding of PCOS on the Hetu Siddhanta", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.10, Issue 10, page no.g670-g686, October-2023, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2310576.pdf

"Understanding of PCOS on the Hetu Siddhanta", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.10, Issue 10, page no. ppg670-g686, October-2023, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2310576.pdf