[Omeo33] Art 0998 - Homeopathy, 2009, 98 (2), 97-106

[Gino Santini]

Homeopathy for the treatment of menstrual irregularities: a case series
P. Cardigno

Objective - A preliminary study to evaluate the usefulness of  
homeopathic treatment in the care of menstrual irregularities.
Method - Patients were diagnosed at the first appointment according to  
menstrual cycle over the past year: Amenorrhea (AM), Oligo-amenorrhea  
(OL-AM), OL, Taking hormone replacement therapy (HRT). All patients  
were prescribed an individualised, global homeopathic treatment. The  
main outcomes were: time to resumption of periods, change of clinical  
diagnosis at the end of follow-up or after 2 years. The secondary  
outcomes were: menstrual regularity at the end of follow-up, compared  
to pre-treatment frequency; flow characteristics; clinical course of  
acute and chronic concomitant symptoms.
Results - 18 consecutive cases of secondary amenorrhea (SA) and  
oligomenorrhea (OL) met the entry criteria. 8 women had SA, 2 were on  
HRT, 6 had OL-AM and 2 had OL. The average duration of considered  
follow-up was 21 months. The average time before the reappearance of  
menstruation was 58 days (s.d. 20) in the 8 women with SA at the time  
of the first appointment, for all cases 46 days (s.d. 42). Change of  
clinical diagnosis: 50% of women, who were diagnosed AM, recovered  
their ovulatory cycle (OV), whereas 12.5% remained amenorrheic; 33.3%  
of patients, who were initially OL-AM, showed an OV; 100% of  
oligomenorrheic and HRT patients recovered an OV. The average  
frequency of spontaneous cycles per year changes from 4.32 (s.d. 1.97)  
pre-treatment to 9.6 cycles per year at the end (s.d. 2.92). Four  
detailed case histories are reported.

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