WOMENS-HEALTH Messages for August, 1997: Re: Uterus Fibroid

Re: Uterus Fibroid

From: Dr (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Wed, 27 Aug 1997 15:15:52 -0500 (CDT)

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At Wed, 27 Aug 1997, Loh wrote: >
>I am 28 years old and married for only 6 months. We plan to have our
>first child after 2 years. A fortnight ago I had pains at my lower
>abdominal and my doctor found a fibroid the size of about 4.42cm above
>my uterus. My doctor advise was to have a child as soon as possible then
>have it removed or remove it then have a child as soon as possible.
>
>Though my doctor says that the pain i am experiencing has nothing to do
>with the fibroid but the pain still remains since beginning of this
>month. Is the fibroid causing the pain? We have now taken the decision
>to monitor the fibroid periodically. If the fibroid is growing fast,
>what is the chances that it is cancerous? If the fibroid had grown too
>big, what are the options of treatment other then myomectomy? What are
>the chances of the other treatment (like holistic treatment) to reduce
>the size or to control the growth?

The fibroid is probably not causing the pain. The risk of the fibroid to be cancerous is zero. Fibroid is a very common situation and I saw (or heard of) only one sarcoma in 15 years. The chance of medical treatments to reduce the size is very low. There is no need to do anything unless the fibroid causes trouble: Pain actually related to it, bleeding, sterility, big size (> 10 cms). If there is nothing, do nothing

--
Bernard Cristalli MD CNGOF
AIHP - ACCA
Paris - France
http://www.obgyn.net/corresp/cristalli.htm

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