Amenorrhea Remedies Lotus Health Institute “Classical Homeopathy & Lotus Medicine”
Robin Murphy, ND 08/08/09
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Menses, Amenorrhea •
General information Absence of menstruation. Amenorrhea, primary. The woman or girl never begins to menstruate or stops menstruating for 6 months. Absence of menstruation in a young woman who has passed puberty and is at least 16 years old.
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Menses, Amenorrhea •
Causative factors Pregnancy (if the woman has had sexual intercourse), Breastfeeding an infant. Discontinuing use of birthcontrol pills. Menopause (if the woman is over 35 and not pregnant). Emotional stress or psychological disorder. Surgical removal of the ovaries or uterus. Disorder of the endocrine system, including the pituitary, hypothalamus, thyroid, parathyroid, adrenal and ovarian glands. Diabetes mellitus. Tuberculosis. Obesity. Anorexia nervosa or Bulimia. Strenuous program of physical exercise, such as longdistance running. Use of certain drugs, such as phenothiazines, reserpine or hormones. Chemotherapy or radiation treatments. 08/08/09
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Amenorrhea Repertory
• amenorrhea, menses, absent, (see Menses, suppressed) acon., aesc., agar., agn., alet., allc., aln., amc., amm., ammc., anac., ant c., apis, apoc., argn., aristcl., ars., arsi., asar., AUR., auri., aven., barc., bell., bellp., benzac., berb., bor., brom., bry., calc., calci., calcp., calcs., calcsil., canns., canth., carbv., CARBNS., card m., caul., caust., cham., chel., chin., chinar., chlorpr., cic., cimic., cina, coca, cocc., coch., colch., coll., coloc., CON., cortiso., cortico., croc., crotot., cupr., cycl., cypr., dam., dig., dros., DULC., euph., eupi., FERR., ferrar., FERRI., ferrm., ferrp., gast., gels., glon., goss., GRAPH., guai., ham., hedeo, hell., helon., hyper., hyos., ictod., IGN., indg., iod., kaliar., KALIC., kalii., kalima., kalin., kalip., kalis., kreos., lacd., lach., lilt., linuc., lob., LYC., magc., magm., mags., mand., mang., merc., merl., mill., mit., natc., nat m., natp., natsil., nats., nep., nuxm., nuxv., olan., olj., op., ovi gp., parth., phac., phos., phyt., pinl., pituin., plat., plb., podo., polyg., PULS., rhust., sabad., sabin., sang., sanic., sec., SENEC., SEP., sieg., SIL., sinn., spong., staph., stram., SULPH., suli., symph., tanac., tep., thiop., thuj., thyr., TUB., urtu., ust., valer., verat., veratv., vib., wies., wye., xray, xan., zinc., zincp. 08/08/09
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Amenorrhea Remedies •
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Arsenicum alb. Pale, waxen color of face. Great prostration of strength. Loss of appetite, sadness and melancholy. Fear of death and being alone. Much chilliness, wants more clothes on, or to be near fire. *Intense thirst, but drinks little, *Sufferings all worse after midnight. China off. Never well since childbirth, hemorrhage and then periods never came back or they spot. History of blood loss or anemia, (Ferr. met.). Pale, sickly complexion. Weakness of digestion, fullness and distension of abdomen, particularly after eating [Lyc. Nux.] *Debility from loss of animal fluids. After chagrin, [Cham.] Cocculus ind. Especially acute, due to overexcitement and loss of sleep, nursing loved ones that are ill, drained emotionally from putting out too much energy and lack of sleep, night watching rubrics. Leucorrhea in place of menses. *During menstrual period she is extremely weak. Sometimes a few drops of black blood are discharged. Nervous hysterical subjects. 08/08/09
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Ferrum metallicum Often in young girls. Often there are struggles with parents. Accompanied with anemia. Delayed first menses with debility, palpitations. Sickly complexion. Puffiness about ankles. Weak, chlorotic women with flushed face or pale with blue margins about the eyes. Ignatia Amenorrhea from unresolved or suppressed grief, with sighing. Real intellectual, hard to make decisions, perfectionists, Anorexia, fear of being rejected because of appearance. Taken too much exercise they want to be perfectionists, they exercise as one of their obsessions, (similar to Rhus). They have stressed their bodies so much, they get amenorrhea. Lilium tig. Amenorrhea, accompanied with cardiac distress or with ovarian pains of a burning or stinging character. Prolapse or other displacements of womb, [Merc. Sep. Nux.] Thin, acrid Leucorrhea, which stains linen brown. Partial amenia, the menses returning occasionally, and then remaining off again. 08/08/09
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Natrum mur. Amenorrhea from a history of deep or suppressed grief or resentment. Main remedy for infertility from amenorrhea. From becoming wet. Amenorrhea due to anorexia. Fear of rejection if they gain weight. Pulsatilla Suppression due to getting the feet wet. Delayed first menses. Poor appetite. Nosebleed instead of menses. Shy, weepy, feels lonely. Desire for open air. Amenorrhea since a feeling of abandonment. Since the birth control pill. Usually psychological or exposure to the dampness or something has interfered with hormones. Amenorrhea from becoming wet especially the feet (Silica). *Suppression, especially from getting feet wet, [Dulc.] Vertigo, with buzzing in ears. *Mild, tearful disposition, with tendency to sadness, [Ign. Sep.] Symptoms all worse in evening. Amenorrhea, alternating with or concomitant to Asthma (Spongia).
Rhus tox. Period stops since exposure to the cold, damp and wet. Back injury. Silica Suppression of menses due to getting the feet wet.
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Amenorrhea Remedies •
Sepia Often runners, or intense sports, doing a lot of dancing or aerobics. Amenorrhea from much work and tired. Amenorrhea with severe hysterical headaches, leucorrhea, toothache. Delay of first menses where a leucorrhea occurs instead. Worse from cold in feeble women. Bloated abdomen with bearingdown pains. Amenorrhea since abortion, miscarriage, childbirth. Amenorrhea from hormonal disturbances. Period never returned since nursing, after childbirth, hormonal problems, birth control pills (Pulsatilla). Frequent paroxysms of hysteric or nervous headache. Toothache, with great sensitiveness of teeth. *Sallow complexion or dingy spots on face. Nervous debility and great disposition to sweat. *Painful sensation of emptiness in stomach, [Ign.] Feeble, delicate women. 08/08/09
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