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Uterine Fibroids

Suggested Alternative Natural Approaches
(using diet moification, vitamins and exercise)

Fibroid Information:

Fibroids are noncancerous growths in the womb, usually produced by hormonal imbalance resulting in the over production of estrogen. They often produce no symptoms, but can cause excessive menstrual bleeding and pelvic discomfort. Small fibroids often disappear after menopause or the symptoms and pain will be greatly reduced. As an alternative to a hysterectomy, new medical procedures are performed such as myomectomy, which involves the removal of fibroids, leaving the uterus intact. Another new technology for treating fibroids and avoiding the need for hysterectomy is lazer treatments. Fibroids are the #1 reason doctors recommend hysterectomies

Triggers:

Obesity
Significant life stress
Age 20s through 40s
Multiple pregnancies
Mothers or sisters with a history of fibroids
Recurrent or chronic infections, allergies
High intake of meat, saturated fat, dairy products, alcohol, sugar, caffeine, salt or chocolate
Lack of exercise
High levels of estrogen or use of estrogen-containing medication

Obesity is one of the risk factors for fibroids. A Harvard University study conducted by Dr. Lynn Marshall found that women who had a body mass index of 30 or more, about 172 pounds for a 5'4" woman, were 23 percent more likely to develop fibroids compared with smaller women. The research findings, published in the September 1998 issue of "Epidemiology", stated that the risk of developing fibroid tumors is higher in women who gain weight after age 18.

A poor diet can elevate estrogen levels and prohibit the body's ability to break down and secrete excess estrogen. A diet rich in saturated fats from meats and dairy products, alcohol and sugar may overwork the liver, making it unable to break down the hormones efficiently. This causes elevated levels of estrogen, which triggers fibroids.

A low-fat, high fiber, diet is recommended and can also reduce cholesterol. Some foods to eliminate from the diet are dairy products, which increase estrogen; animal proteins, which are high in saturated fats; and alcohol, caffeine, sugar and salt, which deplete minerals and B-complex vitamins that are needed to regulate muscle tension.

A diet that includes foods containing phytoestrogens, a natural source of weak estrogen, helps protect the body from the effects of excess estrogen. Foods that are recommended to eat are whole grains; foods with essential fatty acids, such as fish and nuts; fruits and vegetables, and soy, and non-dairy milk, which provide calcium.

The vitamins that are associated with fibroid patients are Vitamin A, Vitamin C, Magnesium (300 milligrams a day), Vitamin B6 (50 milligrams per day) and Vitamin E (600 IU at bedtime). Vitamin A is found in liver, kidney, egg yolk and milk. Vitamin C is found in the outer layers of citrus fruits and leafy vegetables. Vitamin E is found in vegetable oils, wheat germ, nuts and seeds. Taking natural organic vitamin supplements will create stores of these vitamins more rapidly than getting them from your diet. This approach is simple, safe, inexpensive, successful, and natural.

In addition of Vitamins A, E, C, bioflavonoids, and the minerals zinc, iodine, and copper has been helpful for some women. Iron is important, especially for women who suffer from anemia due to heavy menstrual bleeding. High concentrations of iron are found in chard, kale, spinach, molasses, nuts, seeds, wheat bran, and brewer's yeast. If you prefer to use supplements, these minerals are found in GNLD's Formula IV in balanced combination.

Whole grains also regulate hormonal levels due to their high levels of vitamin B and vitamin E, which have a beneficial effect on both the liver and the ovaries. In 1942, a researcher named Biskind found that Vitamin B deficiency hindered the liver's ability to metabolize estrogen levels in both animal and human test subjects. The addition of Vitamin B supplementation to the diet of women suffering from PMS, heavy menstrual bleeding, and fibrocystic breast disease helped to decrease the severity of their symptoms. Studies conducted at UCLA Medical School during the 1980s found that taking a specific B vitamin, pyridoxine B6, helped to relieve symptoms of menstrual cramps and PMS.

Research also conducted during the 1980s at Johns Hopkins University Medical Center similarly found, in several placebo controlled studies, that Vitamin E is useful in reducing many PMS symptoms, as well as fibrocystic breast discomfort. Other studies have found that Vitamin E supplementation reduced menopause related hot flashes, fatigue, and mood swings in 66 to 85 percent of the women tested, depending on the study. One additional study noted a decrease in the symptoms of vaginal atrophy in 50 percent of the postmenopausal women volunteers.

Reducing stress and exercising can help relieve the symptoms of fibroids. Relaxation techniques like yoga or meditation help promote well-being.

An informative book on fibroids is "Uterine Fibroids: What Every Woman Needs to Know," by Nelson H. Stringer. M.D.

Always consult a physician before proceeding with any natural remedies.

Dr. John Lee Treats Uterine Fibroid Tumors (Myomas) Successfully WITHOUT SURGERY:

Dr. John Lee writes in his book,
"What Your Doctor May Not Tell You About Menopause":

"Uterine fibroid tumors (myomas), like breast fibrocysts, are a product of estrogen dominance (too much estrogen). Estrogen stimulates their growth, and lack of estrogen causes them to atrophy. Estrogen dominance is a much greater problem than recognized by contemporary medicine. Many women in their mid-thirties begin to have anovulatory (non-ovulating) cycles. As they approach the decade before menopause, they are producing much less progesterone than expected, but still producing normal (or more) estrogen. They retain water and salt, their breast swell and become fibrocystic, they gain weight (especially around the hips and torso), they become depressed and lose sex drive, their bones suffer mineral loss, and they develop fibroids. All are signs of estrogen dominance."

"When sufficient hormone is replaced, uterine fibroid tumors (myomas) no longer grow in size (they generally decrease in size) and can be kept from growing until menopause, after which they will atrophy. This is the effect of reversing estrogen dominance."

"Uterine fibroid tumors (myomas), like breast fibrocysts, are a product of estrogen dominance (too much estrogen). Estrogen stimulates their growth, and lack of estrogen causes them to atrophy."

"Fibroids (benign tumors that grow in the uterus) are the most common reason that women visit a gynecologist in the ten or so years before menopause. Fibroids tend to grow during the years before menopause and then atrophy after menopause. This suggests that estrogen stimulates fibroid growth, but we also know that once they get larger, progesterone too can contribute to their growth. Many doctors prescribe Lupron injections to block all sex hormone production. This causes fibroids to shrink, but they regrow when the injections are stopped. The anti-progesterone drug RU-486 is also used to reduce the size of larger fibroids. Women with fibroids are often estrogen dominant and have low progesterone levels. In women with smaller fibroids (the size of a tangerine or smaller), when progesterone is restored to normal levels, the fibroids often stop growing and shrink a bit, which is likely due to progesterone's ability to help speed up the clearance of estrogens from tissue. If this treatment can be continued through menopause, hysterectomy can be avoided."

"However, some fibroids, when they reach a certain "critical mass", are accompanied by cell degeneration, or cell death, in the interior part of the fibroid, and will have interaction with white blood cells that ends up with the creation of more estrogen within the fibroid itself. It also contains growth factors that are stimulated by progesterone. Under these circumstances, surgical removal of the fibroid (myomectomy) or the uterus (hysterectomy) may become necessary. When you think of treating smaller fibroids, your should be thinking in terms of keeping your estrogen milieu as low as possible; when treating large fibroids, all hormones should be kept as low as possible."

"The last thing you want to do if you have fibroids is take estrogen, which will stimulate them to grow. If you're estrogen dominant, then it's important to use supplemental progesterone , usually in doses of 20 mg per day during the luteal phase of the cycle. Sometimes this approach works to slow or stop the fibroid growth, and sometimes it doesn't. It is worth a try. Reducing stress, increasing exercise, and reducing calories are also good strategies for slowing fibroid growth."

"There are a number of techniques for removing fibroids without removing the uterus. If your doctor doesn't know about these, find another one who does! The difference in recovery time alone between laparoscopic removal of fibroids (for example) and hysterectomy is three weeks versus three months."

Hopefully, now when a woman hears the diagnosis of "fibroid tumors" she will not panic, but will ask questions of her doctor. (Where are they located? How many are there? What therapy do you recommend, if any? How will these affect my life/health if they are left alone? And, can I have an educated voice in my treatment?)

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