Abortion is the process of ending a pregnancy before the 20th week. When it happens naturally, it’s called a miscarriage. If a woman experiences vaginal bleeding during the first 20 weeks of pregnancy, it’s termed a threatened abortion. This bleeding can range from light spotting to heavy flow and might come with abdominal pain. If a woman has three or more miscarriages in a row without any successful pregnancies in between, it’s known as recurrent or habitual abortion.
Risk Factors for Abortion
Several factors can increase the risk of a threatened or recurrent abortion:
- Threatened Abortion: Being over 35 years old, abdominal trauma, infections during pregnancy, chromosomal abnormalities, multiple pregnancies, uterine growths like fibroids, placenta issues, and smoking can all contribute.
- Recurrent Abortion: Risks include uterine malformations, cervical incompetence, hormonal disorders (like hypothyroidism, PCOS, diabetes), chromosomal issues, endometritis, and infections (such as toxoplasmosis, rubella, herpes, cytomegalovirus, coxsackie virus, and measles). Lifestyle factors such as smoking, alcohol use, and drug intake also play a role.
Homeopathic Treatment for Abortion Issues
Homeopathy offers effective treatments for both recurrent and threatened abortions. The approach involves personalized care based on your specific symptoms. Homeopathic remedies are chosen after a detailed review of your case, including the timing of previous miscarriages, bleeding patterns, accompanying pains, and menstrual history. It’s crucial to consult with a qualified homeopathic physician before starting any treatment. Self-medication is not recommended.
Homeopathic Remedies for Abortion Tendencies
- Caulophyllum Thalictroides and Helonias Dioica: These remedies are used for habitual abortions due to uterine weakness. Caulophyllum helps with weakness and atony of the uterus, and Helonias is used for a heavy, sore feeling in the womb with dark, foul bleeding and accompanying exhaustion and irritability.
- Viburnum Opulus: Ideal for early miscarriage (first to third month), this remedy addresses cramping pain that extends to the thighs, often accompanied by scanty, offensive menstruation and leucorrhea.
- Sabina Officinalis and Secale Cornutum: Useful for miscarriages in the third month, these remedies help with bleeding mixed with clots and pain from the sacrum to the pubis. Secale Cornutum is particularly effective for dark, blackish bleeding and a history of brownish, offensive leucorrhea.
- Apis Mellifica: Best for the fourth month, Apis Mellifica addresses bleeding with soreness and tenderness in the womb, along with a history of ovarian cysts and scanty periods.
- Kali Carb: Effective for miscarriages at five months, this remedy helps with bleeding and back pain radiating down the hips and thighs, as well as weakness following the miscarriage.
- Sepia Succus: Suitable for miscarriages in the sixth or seventh month, Sepia Succus is used for bearing down pain and may be accompanied by irregular menses, yellow/green leucorrhea, and uterine fibroids.
- Ferrum Metallicum: For miscarriages at the end of the eighth month, Ferrum Metallicum helps with pale blood, labor-like pain, and associated weakness and anemia.
- Ferrum Metallicum and Trillium Pendulum: For anemic women with repeated abortions, Ferrum Metallicum is useful for pale, watery bleeding, while Trillium Pendulum addresses early miscarriages with bright, gushing blood and pain in the hips and back.
- Arnica Montana, Erigeron, Crocus Sativus, and Sabina Officinalis: These remedies are significant for treating threatened abortion. Arnica is used for trauma-related threats, Erigeron for exertion-induced threats, Crocus Sativus for dark, stringy blood, and Sabina Officinalis for marked pain from sacrum to pubis.
