Ayurvedic perspective of infertility

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Infertility is defined as failure to achieve a pregnancy even after one or more years of regular unprotected sexual intercourse. The risk of infertility increases with advancement in age in both males and females as the quality of egg and sperm is declining. The treatment starts with identifying the cause and rectifying it, alongwith assurance and support. In Ayurveda classics, this can be correlated with the condition vandhyatva where the word “ vandhya ” means a lady without progeny. Vandhatva chikitsa also aims in identifying and rectifying the cause. Both male and female have to be assessed and sodhana chikitsa is given to both to expel the doshas resulting in sudha sukra and artava leading to a healthy pregnancy Keywords: Infertility, Vandhyatva , Vandhya, sodhana, doshas INTRODUCTION Infertility is defined as a failure to conceive with in one or more years of regular unprotected coitus