Abstract:
Background and Objectives: Patients with persistent ovarian cyst for more than 6 months which do
not respond to hormone therapy usually, require surgical treatment. Surgery should be avoided as
much as possible in unmarried and childless women where future reproductive functions are of prime
concern. There are a few claims by homoeopathic physicians to have treated cases of ovarian cysts
with homoeopathic medicines. Such claims, however, have neither been scientifically documented nor
published. To give scientific support to such sporadic claims, a clinical study was carried out to
evaluate the usefulness of homoeopathic medicines for treatment of patients suffering from ovarian
cyst.
Methods: A total of 73 patients suffering from ovarian cysts were enrolled, as per inclusion criteria
out of which 48 completed the study according to protocol. Medicines selected on the basis of
principles of homoeopathy were prescribed and changes in the size of ovarian cysts were assessed
at the end of 1 year on the basis of pre and post treatment ultrasonography reports and hormonal
tests.
Results: After comparing pre and post treatment ultrasonography reports, the difference in mean
values of maximum dimension of ovarian cyst was found to be statistically significant (p value < 0.05).
Cyst was totally resolved in 8 (16.67%) patients, 10 (20.83%) patients had reduction in the size of
the cysts, 21 (43.75%) patients remained status quo while 9 (18.75%) did not improve. Natrum
muriaticum (n=7), Pulsatilla (n= 3), Sepia (n=3) and Calcarea carbonicum (n= 2) were found to be
most useful homoeopathic medicines.
Conclusion: The preliminary results obtained from this observational study are encouraging. The
study indicates the positive role of Homoeopathic therapy in the management of ovarian cysts. Such
study with bigger sample size through randomized controlled trial is needed for further validation.
