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Posted by A Yahoo! Health User on Mon, Apr 27, 2009, 12:36 pm PDT
What is outrageous is that if you have mild fibroids that are under control with a prescription, health insurance coverage is very difficult to get. I suspect it is the disbelief that fibroids can be managed, and that surgery is the only alternative. I also suspect it is discriminatory, given that such a large percentage of women have them, and obviously, no men do.
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Posted by A Yahoo! Health User on Sun, May 10, 2009, 6:29 pm PDT
I agree with barryn56. Also, why doesn't the article mention endometrious - which is quite common, but is so often overlooked by doctors like this.
And yes, there is something you can do to prevent (or even reverse) fibroids! - take bio identical progesterone on your skin everyday (if you take it orally your liver quickly gets rid of it through digestion). Talk to a good pharmacist about this or look on the web - search for Progest - it's a life saver.
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Posted by A Yahoo! Health User on Mon, Jun 08, 2009, 7:17 pm PDT
I was diagnosed with several very large fibroids. They were discovered due to abnormal bleeding (no pain). I had the UAE (uterine artery embolization) over a year ago and it seems to have helped. It was a much less evasive procedure than other options. I'm glad to see it is listed as an option. I am 47 and am not planning on having children. I'm very glad my OBGYN was up to date in her recommendations.
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Posted by A Yahoo! Health User on Thu, Jun 11, 2009, 2:56 pm PDT
Ladies: Always feel free to get a second opinion (in my case it took three opinions) about your problems. One doctor told me my fibroids were the size of a dime; another did a D & C and it made things WORSE; the third doctor said I needed an emergency hysterectomy. The third doctor was CORRECT; my fibroids (four of them in all) were the size of the anesthesiologist's fist!!! The doctor had to cut them in quarters to get them out! Just some advice from my own experience. Good luck.
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Posted by A Yahoo! Health User on Thu, Jun 11, 2009, 9:20 pm PDT
Fibroids do indeed grow over time. I had two out of 16 that broke through the uterine wall. One began growing up the inside of my spine and the other growing into the right groin area. I had years of heavy bleeding and no doctor did anything about it until I was past child bearing years and pain from the one growing up my spine caused them to finally investigate the issue. A hysterectomy was performed. Now 10 years later the pain issue has returned in the same area. Doctors aren't too willing to listen to women and what they tell them. We are seen as hypochondriacs. I'd advise women to see a female doctor who may be more willing to understand their concerns.
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Posted by A Yahoo! Health User on Tue, Jun 16, 2009, 7:08 am PDT
I had a large uterine fibroid for many years that caused substantial bleeding during, between and after regular periods. I was fortunate to find a physician who treated me successfully with birth control pills which I took continuously even though I was in my late 40s. After 4 years, I finally was at the age of menopause and the bleeding stopped. However, the weight of the fibroid along with its location continues to cause considerable discomfort. If I had to do it all over again, I would have had the surgery and removed the uterus entirely.
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Posted by A Yahoo! Health User on Sun, Jun 21, 2009, 11:02 pm PDT
In researching a book on the use of maca root for women's health, I have been collecting women's reports of the use of maca for reducing the size of uterine fibroids. The women who reported success were all using Royal Maca. Three health practitioners also gave positive reports on the use of this product for their patients' fibroids. Women with small fibroids reported stringy material coming out vaginally at the time of their period. But, women who had large fibroids often experienced something that felt like hemorrhaging when their period started as the fibroids were breaking down and being eliminated. This can be very frightening and women need to work with a health care practitioner who can guide them. One woman interviewed was not helped by the use of maca--her fibroids stayed the same size. Women need to have an ultrasound before they begin this type of therapy and after two or three months of using maca therapy to see if it is really helping--and how much. Of course, the women with fibroids interviewed, as well as practitioners interviewed, stated that their symptoms were much improved within a couple of months.
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Posted by A Yahoo! Health User on Tue, Jun 23, 2009, 8:36 am PDT
Nothing was mentioned about Leiomyosarcoma. Our 40 year old daughter died of Leiomyosarcoma that had started WITHIN a FIBROID in the Uterus. It is not as rare as you may think! In 2002 they found ABNORMAL cells. It was sent to a Tumor Board. Her case was lost in the shuffle. In 2005 she had a cough that would not go away. They did a chest x-ray and the cancer had metastasized to her lungs, spine, shoulder,mesentery, and a tumor on her heart. She was expected to live only 18 more months. Her tenacity and love of life allowed her to live until March 2008. Don't believe what you are told until you actually see the results on paper at the very beginning! She had just been told the results in 2002 with no proof in writing.
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Posted by A Yahoo! Health User on Wed, Jul 01, 2009, 8:41 am PDT
Don't they shrink up after menopause? Then they are no longer a problem. If you can get to that point without them hacking away at you for whatever reason, your lucky.
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Posted by A Yahoo! Health User on Wed, Jul 01, 2009, 5:42 pm PDT
I had huge fibroids, a garden, as my doc has put it. And he largely blamed me for having them because I WAS on the pill. Eventually, I was given no option, just a hysterectormy, under the threat that it could turn cancerous. I was only 40 and still hoping for the family. :-(
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Posted by A Yahoo! Health User on Mon, Jul 06, 2009, 8:17 am PDT
It's very interesting, and extremely troubling that you leave out a very important bit of information in your revenue generating solutions. When a woman is through menopause, these fibroids disappear on their own. If they are not causing severe problems.....there is no need to do ANYTHING. That solution though...doesn't make you any money, does it? I am so sick of alarmist doctors....especially in the area of menopausal issues! Let your body go through it's transitions and RELAX!
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