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What symptoms could uterine fibroids have?
- heavy bleeding (which can be heavy enough to cause anemia) or painful periods
- feeling of fullness in the pelvic area (lower stomach area)
- enlargement of the lower abdomen
- frequent urination
- pain during sex
- lower back pain
- complications during pregnancy and labor, including a six-time greater risk of cesarean section
- reproductive problems, such as infertility
Can fibroids turn into cancer?
Most doctors believe fibroids are almost always benign (not cancerous). Rarely a cancerous fibroid
will occur. But more statistical information is required to cheer out people.
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Why should women know about fibroids?
About 20 percent to 80 percent of women develop fibroids by the time they
reach age 50. Fibroids are most common in women in their 40s and early 50s.
Not all women with fibroids have symptoms. Women who do have symptoms
often find fibroids hard to live with. Some have pain and heavy menstrual
bleeding. Fibroids also can put pressure on the bladder, causing frequent
urination, or the rectum, causing rectal pressure. Should the fibroids get very
large, they can cause the abdomen (stomach area) to enlarge, making a woman
look pregnant.
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What are the female reproductive organs?
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What are fibroids?
Fibroids are muscular tumors that grow in the
wall of the uterus (womb). Another medical term
for fibroids is "leiomyoma" (leye-oh-meye-OH-
muh) or just "myoma".
Fibroids are almost always benign (not
cancerous). Fibroids can grow as a single tumor,
or there can be many of 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.
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Who gets fibroids?
There are factors that can increase a woman's risk of developing fibroids.
- Age. Fibroids become more common as women age, especially during the 30s and 40s through
menopause.
- Family history. Having a family member with fibroids increases your risk. If a woman's mother had
fibroids, her risk of having them is about three times higher than average.
- Ethnic origin. African-American women are more likely to develop fibroids than white women.
- Obesity. Women who are overweight are at higher risk for fibroids. For very heavy women, the risk
is two to three times greater than average.
- Eating habits. Eating a lot of red meat (e.g., beef) and ham is linked with a higher risk of fibroids.
Eating plenty of green vegetables seems to protect women from developing fibroids.
What causes fibroids?
No one knows for sure what causes fibroids. Researchers think that more than one factor could play a
role. These factors could be:
- hormonal (affected by estrogen and progesterone levels)
- genetic (runs in families)
What if I become pregnant and have fibroids?
Women who have fibroids are more likely to have problems during pregnancy and delivery. Talk to
your obstetrician if you have fibroids and become pregnant.The most common problems seen in
women with fibroids are:
- Cesarean section. The risk of needing a c-section is six times greater for women with fibroids.
- Baby is breech. The baby is not positioned well for vaginal delivery.
- Labor fails to progress.
- Placental abruption. The placenta breaks away from the wall of the uterus before delivery. When
this happens, the fetus does not get enough oxygen.
- Preterm delivery.
How are fibroids treated in western medicine?
- Ibuprofen or acetaminophen can be used for mild pain, taking an iron supplement can keep you
from getting anemia. Stronger painkillers are requested for severe cases.
- Several drugs commonly used for birth control can be prescribed to help control symptoms of
fibroids like Depo-Provera®, Mirena®, Lupron®.
- Hysterectomy - surgery to remove the uterus. Fibroids are the most common reason that
hysterectomy is performed.
- Uterine Fibroid Embolization (UFE), or Uterine Artery Embolization (UAE) - This blocks the
blood supply to the fibroid, causing it to shrink. They are Applied for those don't want to have
children in the future.
- Myomectomy - surgery to remove fibroids without taking out the healthy tissue of the uterus.
- Endometrial Ablation - the lining of the uterus is removed to control very heavy bleeding.
- Myolysis - A needle is inserted into the fibroids, usually guided by laparoscopy, and electric
current or freezing is used to destroy the fibroids.
How about alternative medicine or holistic medicine on uterine fibroids?
Holistic care for uterine fibroid has been used for a long time. The earliest medical report came 2300
years ago, in a book of NEIJING in traditional Chinese Medicine in China, people at that time called
it ZHENGJIA or STONE SYNDROME.
Doctors of generation by generation in the past 2300 years kept studying, researching and analysing
the most effective methods for fibroids. Wisely, Chinese medical doctors integrated western
medicine and traditional herbal medicine and created new methods which are even more effective
and safer. They include natural herbal pills, capsules, tablets, syrup, liquid, infrared, acupuncture,
laser, patches, etc.
They are becoming more and more popular world wide because these methods can effectively and
safely relieve pain, shrink fibroids, regulate menstruation. The most important thing is that patient
don't have to take any types of surgery or chemical drugs, thus women make themselves physically
perfect, can still have uterus and could be pregnant if they want.
What are characteristics of our clinic with alternative medicine on uterine fibroids?
- 92.25% of cases relieved their pain after a few treatments in 1-2 weeks by taking herbal
capsules,pills, powders, acupuncture, clyster therapy. Improvements were obviously self-
noticed.
- Fibroids begin to shrink in 4-8 weeks and could be further eliminated in the next few months.
63.88% of uterine fibroid with a size(s) smaller than egg disappear and did not reoccur following
the instruction to foods.
- No surgery, only natural approaches are applied. You won't loose your uterus or leave any scars
somewhere on belly. Physically, natural help makes you a perfect woman.
- Western medicine is absolutely excluded, non chemical, non industrialized.
- Surgery is proper for huge fibroids over 10cm x. Our approaches are better for smaller ones like
egg size. For details, please discuss it with your physician(s).
- We have applied these holistic care for many years, very few cases felt discomforts. After
modulating dosage and some ingredients, all discomforts were gone. So far, we did not find any
reported side-effects. It is non-side-effective and safe.
- Natural remedy is remedy anyway, it could interact with some types of drugs. Although it is so
rare, you still need to be alert. Please read introduction to Eliroids for more information.
Do we accept health insurance?
We bill Out-network of acupuncture treatments from insurance companies listed below. It is always
best to check with your health insurance company first in order to see if you have eligibility and
coverage for our services. If you have any difficulties to understand it, just kindly forwards/fax
your information to our office, we will verify if your insurances cover the acupuncture treatment
or not. Currently, neither Medicare or Medicaid cover acupuncture treatments.
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