Successful pregnancy of a woman with PCOS after intervention with cyclic meditation – A case report

• Published in: Advances in integrative medicine Vol. 10; no. 2; pp. 89 - 91
• Main Authors: Lakshmi, K.S., Fathima Jebin, M., Venugopal, V., Maheshkumar, K.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier Ltd 01.05.2023
• Subjects: Case report; Infertility; Meditation; PCOS; Pregnancy; Pregnancy; PCOS; Case report; Meditation; Infertility
• ISSN: 2212-9588; 2212-9596
• DOI: 10.1016/j.aimed.2023.05.007

Traditional Complementary and Integrative Medicine (TCIM) therapy usage for treating infertility has increased in the recent times. However the scientific documented evidence of mind-body interventions such as yoga and meditation on women with infertility still remains largely unexplored. We report a case of 25-year-old female with PCOS and infertility, unable to conceive for the past two years. Regular practice of cyclic meditation was given four days a week for 4 months. The patient started practicing cyclic meditation for a duration of 35 min, four times a week for a period of four month, from the 5th day of menstruation. In the fourth month, she missed her periods on the expected day, after a delay of 20 days, she got menses which lasted for 5 days. After that, for the next month, again she missed her period and this time she was tested positive for pregnancy on the 35th day from the last menstrual period (LMP). Regular practice of cyclic meditation could have a positive impact in women with secondary infertility due to PCOS. However, future studies with experimental study design is required to warrant our current findings.