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| Year : 2018 | Volume
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The importance of sleep hygiene in polycystic ovary syndrome from the view of Iranian traditional medicine and modern medicine
Maryam Bahman1, Homa Hajimehdipoor2, Maryam Afrakhteh3, Soodabeh Bioos4, Fataneh Hashem-Dabaghian5, Mojgan Tansaz1
1 Department of Traditional Medicine, School of Traditional Medicine, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
2 Department of Traditional Pharmacy, School of Traditional Medicine, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
3 Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology of Shohadaye Tajrish Hospital, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
4 Department of Iranian Traditional Medicine, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
5 Research Institute for Islamic and Complementary Medicine, School of traditional medicine, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
Correspondence Address:
Mojgan Tansaz
No 8 Shams Alley, Vali-e-Asr Street, Tehran
Iran
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DOI: 10.4103/ijpvm.IJPVM_352_16
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Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is known as the most common hormonal disorder in women at reproductive age. Recent studies have revealed a high prevalence of sleep disorders in PCOS, suggesting that it is an amendable factor for these patients; however, the sleep was not considered in their treatment plan. According to the Iranian traditional medicine (ITM), sleep is an important item in the lifestyle modification of all diseases. The aim of this study is to determine the importance of sleep hygiene in PCOS from the view of ITM and Modern Medicine. In this study, some keywords about “sleep and PCOS” were searched in medical databases and some ITM books. Lifestyle modification is one of the first steps in treatment of patients with PCOS in which the emphasis will be mainly on exercise and diet. Despite proof of the high prevalence of sleep disorders in these patients, modification of sleep is not considered in their lifestyle. ITM as a holistic medicine emphasizes on lifestyle modification under the title of “Settah-e-Zaruria” (In Persian), the six essential schemes for the prevention and treatment of all diseases. Management of sleep is one of these schemes. There are many advices about sleep hygiene in both ITM and modern medicine. It seems that lifestyle modification should be expanded in PCOS patients to include more options, and sleep hygiene should be considered in their lifestyle alongside food and exercise.
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