Fibroid Treatment Options Besides Surgery
Fibroids are muscular tumors that grow in the wall of the uterus (womb).
Another medical term for fibroid is "leiomyoma" (leye-oh-meye-OH-muh) or just "myoma".
Fibroids are almost always benign (non cancerous).
Fibroids can grow as a single tumor, or there can be many on them in the uterus.
They can be as small as an apple seed or as big as a grapefruit.
In unusual cases they can become very large.
Contrary to popular belief, fibroids are not new to the female body or the medical community.
In fact Hippocrates (460-375 BC) referred to fibroid tumors as "uterine stones", while Galen in the 2nd century of the Christian era referred to them as "scleromas".
Virchow a famous German pathologist discovered fibroid tumors originated from the uterine smooth muscle thus coining the term "myoma" which became current in clinical use.
In 1809 the first uterine fibroid surgery, a laparotomy, was performed.
Many deaths resulted from this surgery due to complications.
In 1840 a successful myomectomy was performed and became the standard surgery to preserve the uterus but male doctors, the only doctors at the time, rejected this surgery in favor of a hysterectomy.
Even today the most common surgery to deal with uterine fibroids is a hysterectomy.
In 2014 half a million women in the United States between the ages of 40-55 will have a hysterectomy.
Nowadays the most common way to perform hysterectomies is through laparoscopy which means instead of making an abdominal incision and removing the uterus all at once, the doctor makes a small incision in the belly and removes the uterus out piece by piece.
Insurance companies prefer that women get a laparoscopy because it is cheaper for them, women stay in the hospital a shorter time and the recovery is quicker.
However, this procedure has been shown not to be as safe as once considered.
However, with today's knowledge and resources we now know that surgery is not the only option for winning the battle against fibroids.
Many women, including myself, have shrunk their fibroids to a point where they had no more symptoms or removed them altogether using herbs or making dietary changes.
One simple dietary change you can make is to cut out completely or limit your meat intake.
The reason for this is because science has shown that xenoestrogen, which are one type of endocrine disruptors, mimic estrogen and attach to the body's estrogen-receptor sites in women.
These xenoestrogens interfere with hormonal signaling and are believed to cause an increased risk in breast, prostate and reproductive cancers.
Additionally they can reduce fertility, cause early puberty in children, irregular menses, endometriosis, fibroids and other disorders.
It is virtually impossible to avoid coming into contact with this particular toxin because it can be found in not only the foods we eat but also plastics, food preservatives, personal care products, diary and more.
Even though there is no way to avoid these toxins there are ways to counteract them.
In my FREE eBook I am NOT my fibroid I discuss how to holistically cleanse your body and rid yourself of fibroids and the symptoms that they produce.
Despite what anyone tells you the journey to health is not a futile one.
You can take back control of your health.
This FREE eBook not only gives you herbs that you can use but other dietary changes you can make in order to reduce your fibroid pain immediately and for the long haul.
Another medical term for fibroid is "leiomyoma" (leye-oh-meye-OH-muh) or just "myoma".
Fibroids are almost always benign (non cancerous).
Fibroids can grow as a single tumor, or there can be many on them in the uterus.
They can be as small as an apple seed or as big as a grapefruit.
In unusual cases they can become very large.
Contrary to popular belief, fibroids are not new to the female body or the medical community.
In fact Hippocrates (460-375 BC) referred to fibroid tumors as "uterine stones", while Galen in the 2nd century of the Christian era referred to them as "scleromas".
Virchow a famous German pathologist discovered fibroid tumors originated from the uterine smooth muscle thus coining the term "myoma" which became current in clinical use.
In 1809 the first uterine fibroid surgery, a laparotomy, was performed.
Many deaths resulted from this surgery due to complications.
In 1840 a successful myomectomy was performed and became the standard surgery to preserve the uterus but male doctors, the only doctors at the time, rejected this surgery in favor of a hysterectomy.
Even today the most common surgery to deal with uterine fibroids is a hysterectomy.
In 2014 half a million women in the United States between the ages of 40-55 will have a hysterectomy.
Nowadays the most common way to perform hysterectomies is through laparoscopy which means instead of making an abdominal incision and removing the uterus all at once, the doctor makes a small incision in the belly and removes the uterus out piece by piece.
Insurance companies prefer that women get a laparoscopy because it is cheaper for them, women stay in the hospital a shorter time and the recovery is quicker.
However, this procedure has been shown not to be as safe as once considered.
However, with today's knowledge and resources we now know that surgery is not the only option for winning the battle against fibroids.
Many women, including myself, have shrunk their fibroids to a point where they had no more symptoms or removed them altogether using herbs or making dietary changes.
One simple dietary change you can make is to cut out completely or limit your meat intake.
The reason for this is because science has shown that xenoestrogen, which are one type of endocrine disruptors, mimic estrogen and attach to the body's estrogen-receptor sites in women.
These xenoestrogens interfere with hormonal signaling and are believed to cause an increased risk in breast, prostate and reproductive cancers.
Additionally they can reduce fertility, cause early puberty in children, irregular menses, endometriosis, fibroids and other disorders.
It is virtually impossible to avoid coming into contact with this particular toxin because it can be found in not only the foods we eat but also plastics, food preservatives, personal care products, diary and more.
Even though there is no way to avoid these toxins there are ways to counteract them.
In my FREE eBook I am NOT my fibroid I discuss how to holistically cleanse your body and rid yourself of fibroids and the symptoms that they produce.
Despite what anyone tells you the journey to health is not a futile one.
You can take back control of your health.
This FREE eBook not only gives you herbs that you can use but other dietary changes you can make in order to reduce your fibroid pain immediately and for the long haul.
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