Her foot became numb while driving. A watermelon-sized fibroid was to blame

 That's quite the headline, isn't it? Story here. And I'm interested in the study this doctor is doing...

So you thought your fibroid was big...

 Just be glad you aren't this woman who had a 5kg one removed! Story here. 

Her doctor dismissed her complaints about heavy periods, but then they found...

...she had a fibroid the size of a 6-monh pregnancy! Would have been able to handle it differently if it had been detected earlier. Just another example of how doctors won't listen to women.

Great article from The Telegraph about fibroids and how women need to be comfortable talking about them.

Also contained some info I wasn't aware of, that getting natural folate in your diet helps counteract the effects of BPA.

Read the article here.

surprising reason why a hysterectomy may be a bad idea

Many doctors recommend hysterectomy for fibroids. There are lots of reasons why they aren't a great idea, but here is a new one: removing your uterus affects your memory! Story here.

went into hospital for uterine fibroid surgery, came out without a leg

Yes, according this story that apparently happened. I don't even want to know how...

And you thought your fibroids were bad -- this gal had 115 of them!

Yes, 115. Details (and photo!) here.

RIP Dr. Amy Reed, heroine of fibroid morcellator victims

See story here.

RIP Bonnie Davis, campaigner against power morcellators

See article here.

And you thought your fibroid was bad

This is horrible, and amazing that her doctor's couldn't figure it out! http://www.particlenews.com/n/04cKsx5n

From hospital bed, cancer patient presses device suit that blames N.J. doctors, manufacturer

Wow, this is so sad, so avoidable. Article here. I can't believe they are still using those morcellators to do fibroid removal hysterectomies, and not discussing the known risks.

the emotions and energies behind fibroids

In this interesting post a healer reflects on how she got fibroids.   In this follow-up post she shares what she did to treat them, how she decided to have them surgically removed, and what that was like.

technique used in laproscopic hysterectomies can spread hidden cancer

It's called morcellation, and wow this woman's story is scary. Article here.

woman gives birth despite massive fibroids

Wow, quite a story! Link here.

68 tumors removed from woman's uterus!

Article here. Wow.

not that we like the idea of surgery so much

But interesting report here of doing minimally invasive surgery for a very large fibroid.  Article here.

in the "I wish someone had told me" category

Was peeking at the website of the anti-hysterectomy HERS Foundation today, and found the following paragraph in the section on fibroids:

Both estrogen and progesterone stimulate fibroid growth. Some foods, such as eating large amounts of soy, can also stimulate excess estrogen production, which in turn makes fibroids grow. There is an abundance of advertising for vitamins and other products that promise to reduce the size of fibroids or eliminate them entirely, but many are ineffective, and others actually stimulate fibroid growth. For example, so-called "natural" progesterone yam creams are promoted as a way to shrink fibroids, but in fact they make them grow.


Well, based on the advice in Healing Fibroids Naturally, in the first year of my fibroids, I consumed a LOT of soy.  (Other parts of that book are pretty good, but boy that one was wrong!)  Then, the second year on a chiropractor's advice I used a ton of progesterone cream.  Ugh.  My fibroids might not grown as large as they did if I didn't follow that "advice".

Check out the HERS Foundation website, it's interesting.  The fibroids section was very good, with some info on endometrial ablation and embolization that would give one pause too.

births after ultrasound treatment for fibroids

Article here.

study planned to compare myomectomy vs. embolization on fertility

This could be interesting information for those with fibroids who want to pursue a surgical route.  Currently the data is mixed. Article here.

A nicely written blog post about hysterectomy-happy doctors

Bravo! Link here.

scary story of endometrial ablation gone wrong

Article here.