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WH-1 A Breakthrough in the Treatment of Vaginitis
(White discharge in women)

WH-1 is an Ayurvedic Herbal Formula developed by
Dr. V.R. Bapat, Bangalore, India. For his profile click here
He has experience of treating with this formulation over
a period of 35 years in his clinical practice.

Advantages WH-1 Treatment
	Single drug useful in White Discharge caused by multiple pathogens such as Bacteria, Yeast, and Trichomonas.
	Useful in mixed infections
	Useful in white discharge in pregnancy
	Helps growth of normal vaginal flora and lactobacillus
	No superimposed infection as seen in modern medicine
	No adverse effects. Very safe
	Cost Effective

Business Opportunity

The incidence of vaginitis in different cross sections of population is alarming. It is said that e very woman suffers from Vaginitis at least once in her lifetime. In US it is estimated that 6 million visits are made every year for treatment and over a billion dollar is spent annually on both self-treatment and visits to doctor.

The available treatment options include systemic and tropical antifungal and antibacterial agents. These medications decrease the infection temporarily but often disrupt the normal vaginal flora leading to recurrent infection and super infection by another microbe

Acute toxicity studies of WH-1 in lab animals as per OECD guidelines showed no treatment related toxicity. The product is free from heavy metals. The safety of WH-1 in human subjects has been proved by clinical studies with biochemical parameters where Kidney Function Test and Liver Function Tests were done

WH-1 is equipotent to standard modern therapy minus all adverse effects. This single drug is useful in multiple causes of vaginitis. It does not cause side effects. In fact WH-1 causes side benefits. It increases growth of normal vaginal flora and good bacteria. (Lactobacillus)

A systematic review of CAM therapies revealed that women especially with chronic vaginal symptoms rejected antimicrobial therapies in favour of alternative remedies (96%) and these are usually educated and conscious women *

* Kessel KV, Assefi N, Marrazzo J, Eckert L Common complementary & alternative therapies for Yeast vaginitis & Bacterial vaginosis; a systematic review. Obstetrical & Gynaecological Survey.2003; 58(5):351-358.

Drawbacks of modern treatment

The antifungal and antibacterial agents decrease the infection temporarily but often disrupt the normal vaginal flora leading to recurrent infection

Since the normal vaginal flora is altered there are chances of super infection

In a study done at St. John's Medical College many adverse reactions were noticed.