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How does a utrerine fibroid shrink?From: Hilary (anonymous@obgyn.net)Sat, 29 May 1999 08:58:25 -0500 (CDT)
I am 46. I have 3 large (grapefruit size) fibroids which are growing steadily but have no other symptoms. I have been considering myomectomy for a while but have recently read a lot about fibroid embolization. To avoid major surgery I have been trying to understand how a fibroid shrinks. Everyone says fibroids shrink at menopause. Also, drugs like Lupron make them shrink. And now, fibroid embolization is said to make them shrink 40-60%. My question is how are they shrinking? Are they losing liquid and the 'matter' remains - what is it that is left after 'shrinkage'? I read that after embolization what remains is a hard lump. Do each of these methods of 'shrinking' leave the same shrunken fibroid still in place? If I am to wait for menopause will they shrink to nothing (a pea-sized lump)? THANK YOU
-- Hilary M. Joy
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