This is a small part of the group research paper I am writing as a part of my Ayurvedic courses. Would love your feedback – just wanted to share! My responsibility was to write about the Ayurvedic perspective on this disorder. I may also share other sections of the paper if I get permission from my group members.
“Fertility depends on nature’s rasa; a fruitfulness, sweetness, wetness, happiness. When these rasas are depleted, sterility, dryness, loneliness, and isolation are bound to set in. The rishis predicted that the increase of fear in modern culture would result in the decline of the earth’s fertility.” – Maya Tiwari, “Women’s Power to Heal”
Dr. Chauhan of the Jiva Institute says that “Ayurveda considers begetting a child equivalent to planting a tree, for which we need four essential conditions — seed, field (soil), time and nourishment.”  It is important to remember that infertility, as with any other disorder according to Ayurveda, is a completely individual case. Infertility is not an independent disease, rather a cardinal feature of many imbalances.  Reproducing is one of the most important responsibilities we have as living beings.  In order to conceive a healthy child one should be “swastha” or fully healthy oneself. Ayurveda defines a healthy person as “one who is established in the Self, who has balanced doshas, balanced agni, properly formed dhatus, proper elimination of malas [wastes], well functioning bodily processes, and whose mind, soul and senses are full of bliss.” (Lad, p 275) This optimum state of health provides the fertile ground for the embryo to implant and grow.  If conception does not occur, there may be an imbalance in any of the above categories, making the cause of infertility sometimes difficult to determine.
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