Menstrual disorders have become a common health phenomenon among women. Apart from making women anaemic, menstrual disorders also contribute to irregular period-cycle, weakness, oily skin, loss of appetite, mood swings and unbearable pain at times. Though the medical science behind all these woes is well established, but in this blog, we will try to understand the complications around periods through an astrological lens.
To understand menstruation from an astrological point of view, we first need to understand what planets and houses that have a role to play in the whole process.
Menstruation in women is governed by the planets Moon and Mars. Here, the Moon signifies fluid, and Mars, on the other hand, signifies blood.
Meanwhile, the womb of a woman in astrology is governed by the sixth house.
The ovaries are governed by the seventh house.
Apart from Mars and the Moon, Venus also plays a role when it comes to periods.
Venus, as a planet, controls reproductive organs and the overall urinary system.
Venus also rules and controls the various hormones that drive human actions.
The position at which the lords of Mahadasha and Antardasha are in one’s Kundli also decide the effects of the menstrual cycle.
Which planets are responsible for menstrual disorders?
As mentioned above, the planets Mars and Moon have a significant impact on the menstrual cycle in women. As per AstroTalk’s expert astrologers, if the planet Moon (the significator of ovaries, uterus, and Fallopian tubes) is in 6th, 8th or 12th house and aspects by any two malefic planets like Mars, Saturn, Rahu, Ketu, then the native is to suffer from menstrual irregularities.
To understand precisely, the 6th house in astrology is the house of health, wellness and daily routines. So, the presence of any malefic planet is to affect your health considerably. Moreover, the 8th house, which is ruled by Saturn, is a malefic house, thus is to have the same effects. At last, the 12th house governs aspects like imprisonment, hospitalisation, sleeplessness, separation, addictions.
Also, if the Moon is in conjunction with the aforementioned planets (Mars+Ketu, Mars+Saturn, Mars+Moon, Mars+Rahu) in your chart, then the menstrual woes will increase.
In a gist, periods problems are the result of:
Affliction of Moon and Mars in the native’s kundli results in disruption in menstrual cycles
Moon in the 8th house afflicted by Mars indicates excess bleeding in the menstrual cycle and inflammation.
Mars and Rahu in the 7th house leads to excess bleeding
If Moon and 8th house is troubled by Saturn, then the result is menstrual pain
Venus in 6th, 8th or 12th house brings common female genitals disorders