Has anyone tried Fibrovan tablets for endometriosis or fibroids?
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Nope, did the endometriosis ablation and it helped tremendously...outpatient surgery..less then 1 hour.
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Oh, honestly, I get so sick when I hear about doctors disregarding severe menstrual pain with "You need to go on birth control."\n\nBirth control helps a LOT of women, and I wouldn't necessarily give up on it (unless you are trying to get pregnant, obviously) but it is not a universal cure for what ails you.  It conceals your symptoms... it does not treat the underlying issue.\n\nUnless you have a diagnosis for why your periods are so difficult (Endometriosis, PID, Ovarian Cysts, Fibroids... lots of options, and it's not possible to diagnose over the web) then your doctor should not be just dismissing your problems with "birth control" as if that is the only cure.  What you need to do is to see a new physician who respects you.
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I had the UAE that OldGrump mentioned.  I have been very happy with the results.\n\nThere is also myomectomy, which removes only the fibroid(s) through surgery.\n\nFrom what I observed on some fibroids boards, it seemed that UAE was better for numerous smallish fibroids, whereas myomectomy was better for one or two very large fibroids.  I say this because I saw one or two people go with the UAE for very large fibroids and have health problems; however, some people who got myomectomies, they found far more and smaller fibroids than they thought.\n\nThere is a new treatment called HIFU which is a completely non-invasive treatment.  I don't know anything about this.\n\nThere is a medicine that can be used; however it basically puts the patient into an artificial menopause with ALL the associated problems.\n\nDo NOT let your Gyno convince you that a hysterectomy is the only avenue of treatment.  If she or he refuses to consider other treatments, get your gyno's reasons and a second opinion. And a third one.  Hysterectomies are severly overdone, at least in the U.S. and it's one of the more profitable operations.
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Yes it does ! Don't you read the leaflet supplied with the pills you take.Some of them can seriously hinder your fertility for long periods of time and some permanently.\nIf you need help in Homeopathy to find a side effects free remedy I can help you Try taking NATRIUM MURATICUM in 200 for three days starting the day your periods end just one dose a day and it will make you feel better too helps depression and acts as a contraceptive if taken the way i have mentioned !
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I was on Loestrin 24 for 1 month and I had to switch cause of too much bleeding. Now I am on ortho Tri cyclen and I haven't had no problems with them. And the good thing about it with orth tri cylen you'll always know when your period is gonna come on. So good luck with them because I love them.
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I don't know if you can decrease growth of the fibroids naturally; however, when I had fibroids, I found that eating a fairly strict cholesterol lowering diet with niacin supplements really helped keep my problems in check.
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I do and it is quite debilitating.\n\n“Fibroid myalgia” or fibromyalgia as it is better known is a common condition characterized by generalized pain and fatigue. This condition has nothing to do with fibroids, but is more a form of rheumatoid athritis.\n\nI regularly see a Chiropractor, Accupuncturist and a Massage Therapist and I take Naproxen and Norflex because the pain is so intense sometimes.   It affects my lower back and my shoulder blades are constantly aggravated.  I am usually in constant pain and stressed out about my back because it affects my daily living. My muscles are always sore and makes me tired and irritable.\n\nI am looking to see a rheumatologist.\n\nOh yeah -- symptoms include migraine headache, decrease in short term memory, cognitive dysfunction, blurred or double vision, hypersensitivity to sound and smells, shortness of breath, chest pains, palpitations, irritable bowel, irritable bladder, painful menses, painful urination, multiple drug allergies, multiple sensitivities to chemicals.
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Que paso Stacy,\n\nIm drorganico, natural health practitioner for 12 years and have dealt with several dozens cases like yours and every single one of them, when they client followed every step of the protocol that is, has been cleared up with 6 to 8 weeks of detoxing and making the right adjustments in their lifestyles.\n\nAs you said, your 30 and lots of carefree living in front of you so please get a hold of your emotions and forget the old lady analogies, lets get you back to the secure and sexy image that you know you have of yourself. This can be dealt with faster than you can imagine. However I do need to mention that lack of action on your part will make not being able to wear cute little things a very minor issue compared to other complications that will certainly come about.\n\nForget surgery and forget additional costly "toxic legal poison" known as pharmaceuticals prescribed by docs that realy dont know that there are legit, effective and economic solutions that work in harmony with your body, not against it, Ill give you some basic info and if you cant find a decent natural practitioner in your city, and you want some detailed help, contact me through yahoo, my email is listed.\n\nStacey, my business slogan is EDUCATE SO AS NOT TO MEDICATE, so bear with me while I give you some basic information so your informed and at least make informed decisions not just heresay, trendy and gossip decisions.\n\nThe fibroid tumor is a hard, benign (noncancerous) tumor that generally occurs in the uterine wall. It usually has no toxic effects on the body and causes problems only if it grows large enough to physically encroach on vital structures. If such tumors are present in the uterus as a woman approaches menopause, they may produce abnormal menstrual bleeding. \n\nAt times this bleeding can be controlled only by removing the uterus. In many cases, much less extreme and natural measures are more than satisfactory. The cause of fibroid tumors remains medicaly unproven though there are many solid theories. Researchers in my natural health field believe its due to certain trace mineral deficiencies via an imbalance of the body PH, more on that in bit. \n\nThe balance of ovarian hormones must play some part in their formation because as a woman goes through menopause, the fibroids present frequently retrogress and atrophy along with the normal shrinking of the uterus.\n\nMany tumors are in the early stages respond well to the use of certain detox protocols and trace mineral supplementation, this in combination of consuming less acid forming foods and more alkaline forming foods and the all important stress management aspect which also plays a factor in why these tumors formed in the fist place since its a know scientifica fact that un managed stress releases a large amount of unnecessary acid in your system.\n\nTo accomplish this, I recommedn certain detox herbs, supplements with natural detox agents; essential vitamins that reinforce the immune system, vegetable protein and supplementation. \n\nThis combined with spiritual reconnection therapy is effective in virtualy all cases within a time frame of 7 days to get rid of pain, 8 to 12 weeks for the enitre detox process to take hold and at about 12 weeks after the process begins get an ultrasound to confirm what you will already know and feel, the tumor has been flushed out naturaly with no drugs or toxins.\n\nNow Stacy, about one of the main root causes of your tumor, PH out of balance. Let me explain.\n\nThe body is dominated by 2 chemicals, alkaline and acid, when the acid takes over for a considerable length of time the entire cell structure and tissues are deprived of sufficient oxygen, this is called an "anaerobic enviroment" this was discovered by 2 time Nobel Prize winner in science and medicine, Dr. Otto Werberg, a German physician that won those prestigious awards in 1931 and then again 1938, he also documented that once you get the PH to get more alk
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Up until the last three months I had been bleeding 3 out of every 4 weeks. I went to numerous doctors over the course of three years and none of them could figure out what the problem was, no fibroid, no polyps, no cysts. We tried multiple kinds of birth control and periods of no hormones to try to sort out my hormones but the only thing that worked for me was an IUD. Go see you doctor and ask for a blood analysis, a pap smear (if possible) and an ultrasound to look for fibroid, cysts, or polyps. Good luck!
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I used those for a while.  But my sides starting hurting and I quit.\nDiet pills never work, but seems we always hope there is one pill that'll do it.
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yeah but you still didn't answer my question on weather and whether.  \ni asked you to give me a neumonic so i can remember them.  \nbut to answer you question no.  \n\ndo not remove your uterus.  get a second opinion.  if you want to gave 84 kidlets, please do not do that.  i have never used herbal stuff like that but it does not hurt to try.  give it a try first before you remove your woumb.  \n\ni am ttc and i am using fertility blend and such stuff.  so those are the only things i've tried.  and i drink herbal teas.\n\nwhy can't they remove the fibroids and not the uterus though?
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Note that endometriosis is specifically the condition where endometrial tissue (the lining of the uterus) is found outside of the uterus.\n\nFibroids are defined as non-malignant tumors of smooth muscle tissue, therefore you could theoretically get them in any smooth muscle tissue in your body.  However, the most common place to get them is in the uterine wall, and getting them there does not imply that you could get them anywhere else.  It is the impact of having them in the uterine wall that causes the problems associated with fibroids.\n\nIf you have the uterus removed, there will be no uterine wall to get fibroids, so a hysterectomy would solve whatever problems they are causing.  However, I would recommend researching other treatments before resorting to that, unless you are close to menopause anyway.
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No bad side effects.  Helps to stop mood swings.  Helps to balance estrogen dominance, slow growth of uterine fibroid tumors, has a "relaxing" effect possibly for a better night's sleep, some even claim helps headaches.  It helps women retain pregnancy.  One "side effect" may be increased libido (sex drive).  Otherwise, can be very helpful for both males and females.  Be sure it is Natural and not synthetic progesterone.
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Fibroids are knots of overgrown muscle tissue of the uterus. They can cause pain and irregular or heavy menstrual bleeding. If the problem is bad enough, the treatment is surgery-hysterectomy
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Mirena IUD:\nHow it works:  It is inserted into the uterus and is about the size of a quarter.  Mirena contains a type of progestin called levonorgestrel, which blocks sperm and alters the lining of the uterus, interrupting implantation of a fertilized egg.  Modern IUD's don't pose a high risk of pelvic inflammatory disease and infertility.  In fact, the hormone in Mirena helps shrink uterine fibroids, decreases menstrual cramping, can reduce blood loss by 97% and may lower your risk of endometrial cancer. If the birth control pill you were taking contained levonorgestrel then you might get migraines from the IUD, but it is unlikely since you are not ingesting the hormone.  It provides protection for 5 years.\n\nParagard IUD:\nHow it works: It is inserted the same way as Mirena, but it works differently; instead of hormones, Paragard contains copper, which kills sperm.  It provides protection for 10 years. Research shows that Paragard may lower your risk of developing endometrial cancers, though experts aren't sure why.  \n\nThere is also an an implant that is not yet available, but will be soon, called Implanon.  A single matchsticklike implant is inserted into your upper arm.  The implant, which should be approved by the FDA this year, releases a low dose of Progestin into your body. It blocks ovulation and thickens cervical mucus so the sperm cannot enter for up to three years.  It is 100% effective, whereas the Paragard and Mirena is only 99% and 99.9% effective.
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I have it.  I love it.  I had no pain getting mine.  I have no PMS or painful heavy periods anymore.  It was well worth it.
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Cinnamon has been used in connection with uterine hemorrhage and heavy menses (menorrhagia) over the years because of its tannin properties (which tends to decrease discharges), but with no (or minimal at best) scientific evidence.  \n\nIt has been shown to restore tone to the uterine muscular structure to some small degree, and can moderate hemorrhage (even post-partum) - but only hemorrhage that is NOT disease related; for example, it wouldn't work on someone with Endometriosis, adenomyosis, fibroids or disease-dependent abnormal uterine bleeding.\n\nHope that helps.