Make uterine fibroids vanish without risky surgery

Q: I've been diagnosed with uterine fibroids and my doctor says I need surgery to remove

them. But I consider surgery a last resort and we haven't tried anything else. Is there

nothing else I can try first?

A: There are many women with uterine fibroids who are told surgery, such as a

hysterectomy, is their only option. I have shared a story of how I used intravenous sodium

iodide to shrink uterine fibroids.

Also, let's start with black cohosh. In 2014 a randomized, double-blind, controlled Chinese

study was reported. Thirty-four women with at least one fibroid took an extract of black

cohosh while another 28 with at least one fibroid took a patented pseudo-estrogen called

tibilone.

The black cohosh group saw their median fibroid volume shrink 30 percent, while the

tibolone group had a small (4.7 percent) median volume increase.

A 2013 study found that the green tea extract epigallocatechin gallate, or ECGC, also may

be an effective remedy for fibroids. In randomized, placebo-controlled research done in

Egypt, 22 women with at least one fibroid measuring three-quarters of an inch or larger

(confirmed by transvaginal ultrasound) took 800 milligrams of green tea extract (45 percent

ECGC), while 11 women took a placebo for four months.

Follow-up transvaginal ultrasound determined that the women who took the placebo had an

average 24.3 percent increase in fibroid volume. The women who took the green tea extract

showed a significant reduction of 32.6 percent. They also experienced a substantial

reduction in fibroid-related symptom severity, and a significant reduction in blood loss with

an accompanying improvement in anemia.

Finally, in 2011, Japanese researchers reported that curcumin, the active ingredient in the

spice turmeric, significantly inhibited the growth and proliferation of animal fibroid cells.

Talk with your doctor about whether one of these treatments may be appropriate for you

before resorting to surgery. Best of luck.