A Neuropsychiatric Complication of Oligomenorrhea According To Iranian Traditional Medicine

Oligomenorrhea, a prevalent disease with serious complications, has been declared in the avicenna traditional medicine in detail. avicenna in his famous book, cannon of medicine, presents a syndrome termed ‘uterine strangulation’, as a complication of menstrual bleeding cessation and lack of sexual satisfaction. we have explained this syndrome from both traditional and conventional medicine viewpoints to propose a new hypothesis for diagnosis and treatment of women with oligomenorrhea and systemic signs/symptoms admitting to clinics for further evaluation. this hypothesis definitely needs to be further assessed and confirmed by strong clinical trials.