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Many women strive to find a natural cure for fibroids rather than undergoing costly, painful surgery or living with the condition. Although doctors may advocate leaving fibroids alone as they will shrink during the menopause, this is simply not acceptable if you have years to go or if your symptoms are severe. Other treatment options include surgery to remove fibroids, which is not a permanent solution as fibroids can regrow within months of removal. A hysterectomy is always only considered as a last resort and is classed as a major operation, carrying risks of anesthetic, bleeding, infection and of course, has a long recovery time.

It can sometimes feel like there are no answers, with symptoms which can include heavy bleeding, bowel and bladder problems, bloating, anemia and discomfort and pain during intercourse. Indeed many doctors will recommend that you simply do nothing or they may recommend treatments which do nothing but mask the symptoms meaning that fibroids will simply regrow even if you shrink fibroids temporarily. If your quality of life is severely compromised, then it makes complete sense to consider a natural cure for fibroids.

Very often, it is difficult to pinpoint an exact cause of a woman’s fibroids. However, there are a number of identifiable common factors. Firstly, fibroids only grow in women of reproductive age and it is thought that they grow in response to estrogen-the higher the woman’s estrogen levels, the more likely she is to have fibroids. Also linked with this is the fact that estrogen is produced by and stored in fat cells. It therefore follows that overweight women are more likely to have higher levels of estrogen. Afro-Carribean women are also more likely to have fibroids. Genetic factors can also come into play-if your mother had fibroids, you are more likely to be a sufferer yourself. For some women, it is thought that diet has played a part. For example, it is known that certain pollutants can mimic the effect of estrogen, thus causing fibroids to grow. These pollutants can be stored in the liver and the effects of them can be longlasting.

Many women have found natural treatments to be a highly effective way of treating this condition. However, there are a couple of things to bear in mind. If anybody tells you that there is a very easy solution to fibroids which takes no effort at all, then tread carefully. If you are hoping for a “quick-fix” method to shrink fibroids then there is no such thing. However, if you are prepared to invest a little time and effort in your own healing then it can be done-indeed many thousands of women have managed to free themselves completely from the symptoms of fibroids, very often shrinking large fibroids altogether.

There are some simple self-help steps which form part of an overall natural cure for fibroids and these are a good starting point if you are wanting to shrink fibroids. Firstly, as estrogen is a factor, it makes sense to reduce this by maintaining a healthy weight. Less fat cells will mean less estrogen production and storage. You could also consider a liver detox, which could remove any toxins and pollutants which are contributing to fibroid growth.

A natural cure for fibroids is sometimes offered by just a small niche of alternative healthcare professionals as the majority will not be specialized enough to treat fibroids. These specialists are likely to be very costly and possibly have long waiting times. However, as fibroids are very rarely dangerous or life threatening, this is a condition where you do not have to make snap decisions about life-saving surgery and so it is extremely worthwhile trying to shrink your fibroids naturally.

There is an excellent 7 Step Treatment Plan which has been prepared by Shola Oslo, who is a specialist in female alternative health, which guarantees that you can eliminate fibroids by using all-natural methods. She offers the system online to keep costs to a minimum and to reach the maximum number of patients. There is, of course, full back-up support. You can find details at Shrink Fibroids. If you would like further general information and learn all about the different types of fibroids plus the different treatments for each, please visit Natural Cure For Fibroids.

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After suffering from progressively worsening symptoms over a number of years, I decided to try once and for all to see if there was a natural cure for fibroids which I could try before going for what I considered the “treatment of last resort” – a hysterectomy.

When I first visited my doctor about my enlarging abdomen, fibroids were never even mentioned. Indeed he incompetently advised me that I had abdominal fat and that I should diet! Although I admit to being a little overweight, I wasn’t obese and looking back now, the fact that I had fibroids should have been glaringly obvious. I was suffering from anemia and breathlessness and my periods were really heavy. I also had problems with painful intercourse (although I didn’t tell him that at the time).

By the time my fibroids were diagnosed, an ultrasound examination revealed that I had one fibroid which was the size of a small melon, a number of orange-sized ones and several smaller groups. In fact the radiologist said that my abdomen resembled a 7 month pregnancy. As they were so large, I was given no real treatment options. I couldn’t go for the procedures which simply cut away fibroids or those which shrank individual fibroids by blocking the blood vessels and cutting off the blood supply. Strong hormonal treatment to block off estrogen was recommended, which would temporarily shrink the fibroids followed by a hysterectomy about 3 months later, depending on the success of the treatment.

At that time I asked if there was a natural cure for fibroids, but the doctor kind of brushed off my request, saying that a hysterectomy was the best option and as far as he was concerned, he had only heard anecdotal evidence and could not recommend a way to naturally eliminate uterine fibroids. I had severe reservations about surgery.

Firstly, I was concerned about having such a major operation with such a long recovery time. Also I was really concerned that it would put me through an early menopause as although the doctor promised to save my ovaries if possible, there was a chance they would have to be removed and the shock to the body of the removal of the uterus can sometimes bring on the menopause. Finally, I was worried about taking the drug treatment to shrink the fibroids beforehand to make the surgery safer-apparently these drugs can only be taken for a short time because they effectively bring on a temporary menopause with all the accompanying symptoms, such as hot flashes, drying, thinning vaginal tissues, facial wrinkles and long term osteoporosis.

I told the doctor I needed a few days to think about this. One thing which heartened me was the fact that fibroids were not dangerous. As horrible as the symptoms were, I knew that they were not cancerous and this gave me “thinking time”. When I was first told I had fibroids, I started to do a little research and had come across a system which claimed to be a natural cure for fibroids. Although I had been skeptical, now faced with surgery I decided to take a closer look. There are very few doctors who specialize in ways to eliminate uterine fibroids naturally and those who do tend to have very long waiting lists and can be very expensive as they are in such high demand. I found one such doctor who had her own practice, who had had immense success in helping women to use a natural cure for fibroids. It had been so successful that she has developed a downloadable system which women can use to treat their own fibroids, with the support of free online help if necessary.

For me, it was a no-brainer really, I decided that the hysterectomy was a possibility, but before committing to it, I wanted to give this a try. I figured that I had absolutely nothing to lose as with fibroids, I had the luxury of being able to try it without the cloud of, say a terminal illness hanging over my head. Sure, my fibroid symptoms were unbearable at times, but I figured I could live with them a bit longer if this natural cure for fibroids would work. What surprised me was the fact that the treatment took quite a bit of work! It really is no good if you are after a quick-fix.

With a natural cure for fibroids you have to be reasonably motivated and take charge of your own treatment and be prepared not to deviate from the recommendations for best results. I would honestly say that if you are not prepared to put in the effort, then don’t even bother. For me it included fairly significant changes in both diet and lifestyle which were quite a pain at times. However, a few months down the line and I can say now it was all worth it.

At first I though it was all a bit of a waste of time-I had lots of self doubt. However, within a few days, I began to realise that the bloating in my abdomen was reducing and my periods were lighter. It took about 2 months before I could say I noticed significant changes and since then, scans have confirmed that my fibroids have greatly reduced-so much so that I am not considering any further treatment. I still have some fibroids but they are small enough to cause no symptoms at all.

The principles of naturally treating fibroids are based around the fact that in order to reduce them, it is necessary to remove the very causes. Now identifying causes can be difficult as they can be different in each woman and in some cases, there can be no obvious causes. Having said this, there are a number of factors which predispose women to having fibroids, for example, being Afro-Caribbean, being in your thirties onwards and being overweight. There are also a number of other more subtle factors which can also come into play and it is equally important to take these into account.

One often very important principle in a natural cure for fibroids is based around the fact that excessive estrogen in the body can “fuel” fibroid growth. Sometimes this estrogen is natural and may be because the woman is overweight-in which case steps to lose weight can also result in a degree of fibroid shrinkage. For others, it’s not so much natural estrogen which causes the problems, but estrogen-like substances which build up in the liver which are present in everyday pollutants and pesticides which can cause problems. In summing up, you need to understand that once you have fibroids, there is no “quick-fix”. Even if you decide that surgery to remove individual fibroids is the right treatment for you, it is likely that you will have to take hormonal treatment to shrink the fibroids for months before surgery and you must consider the side effects of this, which include hot flashes, thinning vaginal tissues, aging of the facial skin and osteoporosis. Then once you have surgery, it could take a good few weeks before you are back to normal-and then within months, the fibroids could regrow (with the obvious exception of a hysterectomy for which recovery is months). So, all-in-all, you are probably looking at a 6 month timeframe without guarantee of success.

What I tend to say to women is that before considering such a radical, expensive and potentially painful treatment is that they consider looking at a natural cure for fibroids. There is a complete, systematic approach which you can try completely risk-free. It is totally guaranteed to work, but I always give a word of warning. If you are the type of person who is not prepared to invest some time and effort into your own treatment, then this will not work.

There is no magic “pill” you can take to eliminate uterine fibroids. However, if you are prepared to follow the guidelines, this will shrink your fibroids. The good thing is that although your fibroids might take a few weeks to begin to shrink significantly, this is still much less time than the start to finish of surgery. Plus, you will begin to banish some of the symptoms of your fibroids within days.

To see the exact natural cure I used, visit Stop Fibroids For further general information, please visit Natural Cure For Fibroids

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