Home remedy for Fibroids There are few home remedies that you can do for your fibroids....

Chinese Medicine for Fibroids Practitioners of Chinese medicine attribute fibroids to an over-accumulation of Blood in the uterus...

Acupressure for Fibroids Acupunture and acupressure therapists believes that acupressure can lessen the symptoms of fibroids...

Ayurvedic Medicine for Fibroids For Ayurvedic Medicine, fibroids are seen to be raktaja gulma, meaning a tumor resulting ...

Conventional Medicine for Fibroid Several treatment options, including drugs and surgery, are available if bleeding or other symptoms worsen...

There are few things that you can do for yourself as home remedy for fibroids.

The liver plays a vital part in regulating the amount of estrogen in a woman's blood. Always consider the things that you eat and its effect to the liver. Try to avoid putting too much stress to the liver by avoiding alcohol and caffeine. Alcohol and caffeine are processed in the liver and may affect the liver's function in regulating the estrogen level in the blood.

Practitioners of Chinese medicine attribute fibroids to an over-accumulation of Blood in the uterus, brought on by the stagnation of Blood and qi. According to Chinese medicine, the excess Blood solidifies and turns into tumors.

To eliminate and prevent the stagnation of Blood and qi, Chinese medicine practitioners prescribe Fu Ke Zhong Zi Wan, a herbal formulation that includes Chinese angelica, bupleurum root, peony root, and other herbs. If you wish to try this Chinese medicine, consult your nearest Chinese practitioner for proper administration of herbs.

Acupunture and acupressure therapists believes that acupressure can lessen the symptoms of fibroids if applied properly. Acupressure is done by putting finger pressure to key body parts or energy points for about 3 minutes. These points are as follows:

Liver 3, situated on top of your foot in the webbing between your big toe and second toe.
Spleen 6, located four finger-widths above your inner anklebone on the back inner border of you shinbone.
Conception Vessel 3, located on the midline of your abdomen, five finger-widths below your navel and one thumb-width above your pubic bone.

 

For Ayurvedic Medicine, fibroids are seen to be raktaja gulma, meaning a tumor resulting from impurities in the blood. Treatment depends upon the constitutional type of a person or dosha. Ayurvedic herbs that are given include chitrak and ashoka. Chitrak helps eliminate tumors; whole ashoka relaxes the uterus, reduces menstrual flow, and shrinks fibroids. To use Ayuvedic treatment, you may consult an Ayurvedic practitioner for the preoper administration of the above mentioned treatment.

Several treatment options, including drugs and surgery, are available if bleeding or other symptoms worsen or if fibroids are enlarge substantially.

Drugs

Drugs may be used to relieve symptoms or to shrink fibroids, but only temporarily. Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), alone or given with a progestin (a drug similar to the hormone progesterone), can reduce bleeding caused by fibroids.

Synthetic forms of gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH agonists) may be prescribed to shrink fibroids and reduce bleeding. This drug causes the body to produce less estrogen (and progesterone). They can be given only for a few months, because if taken for a long time, they may cause a decrease in bone density and increase the risk of osteoporosis.

Surgery

Fibroids may need to be removed if they cause significant symptoms or are large enough to interfere with fertility. Growths in your uterus also may need to be removed if it is difficult for your doctor to tell whether they are fibroids or cancer. There are several options for removing fibroids:

Myomectomy is the surgical removal of the fibroids from the uterine wall. Myomectomy usually preserves the ability to have children and avoids the psychological effects of removing the uterus. However, fibroids regrow in up to 50% of women. Myomectomy may be done by an incision made in the abdomen. Or by a inserting a viewing tube with surgical attachments that is inserted through a small incision just below the navel (laparoscopy) or through the vagina (hysteroscopy), However, laparoscopy and hysteroscopy often cannot be used to remove large fibroids, and the risk of complications after laparoscopy can be higher.
Hysterectomy is the surgical removal of the uterus. Hysterectomy is usually considered when symptoms, such as pain and bleeding, are severe enough to interfere with daily activities and other treatments have been ineffective. If a woman is bothered by large fibroids that she can feel, she may choose to have a hysterectomy. Hysterectomy is performed only in women who do not wish to become pregnant. It is the only permanent solution to fibroids. For treatment of fibroids, only the uterus is removed, not the ovaries.

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