Dr. McLucas:
There are several treatments for
fibroids. Let’s start with probably the least invasive which would be a drug. There are drugs that will temporarily shrink
fibroids. There are estrogens, what we call ‘agonists.' There are drugs that will slow down the growth of
fibroids. We know that since estrogen supports the growth of a fibroid that the opposite of estrogens effects in the
menstrual cycle is progesterone, and people have treated
fibroids with progesterone - eluting IUDs inside the uterus, with oral progesterone, with injectable progesterone. All of these methods of treatment are short-lived. Once the medicines stop, the
fibroids get big again.
Now for some women, they can put up with the side effects of taking the medicine. For others, the side effects of the medicine is almost as bad as the problem itself.
