ACUPUNCTURE AND HERBS NATURALLY TREAT UTERINE ...

Chinese medicine is effective at working on the above issues while simultaneously working on the fibroid. The reason is simple. Our goal is not to just reduce the fibroid, but to understand the hormonal imbalance causing the fibroid growth. This imbalance could also be contributing to your problem with heavy flow, cramps or infertility.

In the world of Chinese medicine, using acupuncture and herbal medicine to work on uterine fibroids is nothing new. Treatments are most effective at helping with small to medium size fibroids. This means a fibroid up to around 5 cm, which is about the size of a lemon.

If the size of the fibroid is large (upwards of 7 cm and more) and it’s causing a lot of pain, having it removed through one of the various surgical treatments seems to be the norm. Another reason to consider immediate surgical removal of the fibroid is if the location of the fibroid is sensitive. For example, the fibroid is pressing on the intestines or bladder causing problems there. Or it may be located in the inside layer of the uterus making it difficult to conceive. In those situations, removing the fibroid would give you a rapid solution and relief.

So the main question here is why take the holistic approach?

The Holistic Method: Shrinking Fibroids Naturally

One of the main reasons to consider a holistic approach to fibroids is their high rate of recurrence. Different studies have shown the recurrence rate to be as high as 30% in some instances. Basically what this means is that simply removing a fibroid doesn’t guarantee that it’s gone for good. Many women have had their fibroids surgically removed, only to have new ones show up on their ultrasounds a few years later. It is for this reason that women who aren’t interested in getting pregnant or are done having kids, are routinely recommended to have a complete removal of their uterus (hysterectomy) to prevent recurrence.

The reason for these recurrences are simple: if you don’t change the environment which created the problem in the first place, it is highly likely the issue will recur. When treating fibroids we have to dig deep and understand what environmental and hormonal factors contributed to the creation of this tumor. If we don’t remove the environmental toxins and correct the hormonal imbalances, we are not taking care of the situation from all angles.

One of the biggest issues when it comes to fibroids is your exposure to estrogen. It’s well established that estrogen can promote fibroid growth. In holistically treating fibroids, we need to understand whether your body’s exposure to excess estrogen is caused by outside factors (like foods / chemicals / etc) or from the body’s inability to properly metabolize it.