UTERINE FIBROID

What is uterine fibroid?

Uterine fibroids are noncancerous growths of the uterus that often appear during childbearing years. Also called leiomyomas or myomas or uterine myomas or fibromas.

These growths made up of the muscle and connective tissue from the wall of the uterus. These growths are usually benign.

Uterine fibroids aren't associated with an increased risk of uterine cancer.

Uterine Fibroids are actually a very common type of growth in your pelvis. Approximately 40 to 80% of women have fibroids. However, many women don’t experience any symptoms from their fibroids, so they don’t realize they have fibroids.

Causes

The exact causes of fibroids are still unknown.

Most fibroids happen in women of reproductive age. They typically aren’t seen in young women who haven’t had their first period yet. But research and clinical experience point to these factors:

Genetics: Researchers have found genetic differences between fibroids and normal cells in the uterus.

Hormones: Oestrogen and progesterone, two hormones that stimulate development of the uterine lining during each menstrual cycle in preparation for pregnancy, appear to promote the growth of fibroids.

Fibroids contain more oestrogen and progesterone receptors than typical uterine muscle cells do. Fibroids tend to shrink after menopause due to a decrease in hormone production. 

Other growth factors: Substances in your body that help with tissue upkeep, such as insulin-like growth factor, may play a part in fibroid growth.

Extracellular matrix (ECM): ECM is increased in fibroids and makes them fibrous. ECM also stores growth factors and causes biologic changes in the cells themselves.

Risk Factors 

• Age

• Race

• Early menarche 

• Birth control use

• Vitamin D deficiency

• Eating too much red meat and not enough green vegetables, fruit, or dairy

• Alcohol

• Family history

Types

The type of fibroid a woman develops depends on its location in or on the uterus.

Intramural fibroids:

Intramural fibroids are the most common type of fibroid. These types appear within the muscular wall of the uterus. Intramural fibroids may grow larger and can stretch your womb.

Subserosal fibroids:

Subserosal fibroids form on the outside of your uterus, which is called the serosa. They may grow large enough to make your womb appear bigger on one side.

Pedunculated fibroids:

Subserosal tumours can develop a stem, a slender base that supports the tumour. When they do, they’re known as pedunculated fibroids.

Submucosal fibroids:

These types of tumours develop in the middle muscle layer, or myometrium, of your uterus. Submucosal tumours aren’t as common as the other types.

Symptoms

Many women who have fibroids are asymptomatic. In those that do, symptoms can be influenced by the location, size and number of fibroids.

In women who have symptoms, the most common signs and symptoms of uterine fibroids include:

• Heavy menstrual bleeding

• Menstrual periods lasting more than a week

• Pelvic pressure or pain

• Frequent urination

• Difficulty emptying the bladder

• Constipation

• Backache or leg pains

Homoeopathic treatment for Uterine fibroids

Homoeopathy treats the person as a whole. It means that homoeopathic medicine for uterine fibroids focuses on the patient as a person, as well as his pathological condition.

Brahma Madhurya Homoeopathy offers full individualizing examination and case-analysis, which includes the medical history of the patient, physical and mental constitution etc.

Homoeopathy treats the underlying cause of uterine fibroids.

At an early stage of fibroids, homoeopathic medicines can very effectively remove it.

Though, Homoeopathy can be started at any stage of the uterine fibroids early or late, depending upon when one has chosen to opt for Homoeopathy or depending upon till what stage disease has progressed. It can differentially give an individual a better quality of life by reducing his sufferings.

Homoeopathy has very effective medicines for uterine problems such as uterine fibroids. Medicines like: 

• Aurum metallicum

• Phosphorus

• Calcarea carbonicum

• Lycopodium Clavatum 

• Pulsatilla Pratensis

• Sepia Officinalis

• Thuja

• Sulphur

• Ustilago Maydis,

• Sabina Officinalis, 

• Trillium

• Thlaspi Bursa Pastoris

• Calcarea Fluor

• Belladonna

• Apis mellifica

• Fraxinus American 

• Kali carbonicum

• Ferrum metallicum

• Calcarea phosphoricum etc., 

None of these medicines should be taken without professional advice. 

For individualized remedy selection and treatment, contact BRAHMA MADHURYA HOMOEOPATHY CLINIC - +91-7057579595 or www.brahmamadhurya.com