Re: use of birth control pills and effects on fibroid growth
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From: j wang, M.D. (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Mon, 19 Feb 2001 19:35:29 -0600 (CST)
The pill shouldn't make the fibroid grow. Otherwise, except for short
term therapy, like Lupron ( menopausal med), there' nothing to shrink
the fibroid medicinally. There are some new techniques in arterial
embolization of teh blood suply to the fibroids. Search the topic on
the homepage.
At Mon, 19 Feb 2001, Sandra wrote:
>
>Hello, my recent sonogram shows that my intramural fibroid has grown
>from 4.3 centimeters to about 6.2 centimeters over the past 2.5 years. I
>am now 44, and a doctor recommended a hysterectomy, although I have no
>symptoms, maybe a little pressure on my bladder that really doesnt
>bother me. Another doctor recommends wait and see, and if I want to, a
>myomectomy. I do not want a hysterectomy, as I have read that it could
>trigger an earlier menopause, plus other complications and risks. I
>also was interested in taking birth control pills to diminish (or even
>better suppress) my seven day menstruation, which is heavy, but still
>within normal. I have read that suppressing ovulation might help to
>prevent ovarian cancer in women who have never had children which is my
>case. I have read that synthetic progestin and estrogen present in
>birth control pills probably will make a fibroid grow. Is this true
>with low dose pills such as Ortho Tricyclen? What other actions could
>help to slow the growth of a fibroid? Thank you, Sandra Macksoud
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James Wang, M.D.
Assistant Clinical Professor
Tufts University School of Medicine
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