Comments for How To Avoid Hysterectomy.com http://www.how-to-avoid-hysterectomy.com Homeopathy, Reiki, Bach flower remedies, herbal remedies, crystals, medical astrology... Sun, 12 Jun 2011 20:47:13 +0000 hourly 1 Comment on Eliminate Uterine Fibroids Before Pregnancy With Alternative Medicine Methods by Vijaya http://www.how-to-avoid-hysterectomy.com/astrology/eliminate-uterine-fibroids-before-pregnancy-with-alternative-medicine-methods/#comment-426 Vijaya Sun, 12 Jun 2011 20:47:13 +0000 http://www.how-to-avoid-hysterectomy.com/?p=88#comment-426 Hi Vijaya You can contact me through the <a href="http://www.how-to-avoid-hysterectomy.com/contact.html" rel="nofollow">contact page of this site</a>. Please let me know: How to contact you for treatment advice ? Hi Vijaya

You can contact me through the contact page of this site.

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]]> Comment on Eliminate Uterine Fibroids Before Pregnancy With Alternative Medicine Methods by Tara http://www.how-to-avoid-hysterectomy.com/astrology/eliminate-uterine-fibroids-before-pregnancy-with-alternative-medicine-methods/#comment-412 Tara Sun, 27 Feb 2011 06:56:20 +0000 http://www.how-to-avoid-hysterectomy.com/?p=88#comment-412 What to eat,to shrink fibriod What to eat,to shrink fibriod

]]> Comment on A Blog on Trying To Conceive and Shrinking Fibroids Naturally by fibroids symptoms http://www.how-to-avoid-hysterectomy.com/astrology/a-blog-on-trying-to-conceive-and-shrinking-fibroids-naturally/#comment-411 fibroids symptoms Sun, 20 Feb 2011 03:40:23 +0000 http://www.how-to-avoid-hysterectomy.com/?p=106#comment-411 Fibroids are very rarely life threatening and doctors prefer not to treat them unless absolutely necessary as surgery can be risky, and drug treatment can have unpleasant side effects. In addition, the only form of surgery which prevents uterine fibroids returning is a hysterectomy. Fibroids are very rarely life threatening and doctors prefer not to treat them unless absolutely necessary as surgery can be risky, and drug treatment can have unpleasant side effects. In addition, the only form of surgery which prevents uterine fibroids returning is a hysterectomy.

]]> Comment on How Reiki Helps With PCOS by Taneesha http://www.how-to-avoid-hysterectomy.com/reiki/how-reiki-helps-with-pcos/#comment-409 Taneesha Tue, 01 Feb 2011 10:11:30 +0000 http://www.how-to-avoid-hysterectomy.com/reiki/how-reiki-helps-with-pcos/#comment-409 Hi, I suffer from PCOD since past 2.5 years and usually dont have my cycles for 3 months or so at a stretch. This has also resulted in weight gain (nearly 7-8 kgs) and troubled metabolism & digestive disorders. I have done my 2 levels of reiki and wished to know what exactly can I do to help my situation here? Also, I am in a relation for past 3 years and fortunately both, my partner & me are equally keen to get married, but the external factors like family, etc are not letting us to do...how can I exactly remove all those obstructions...I really need drastic help on both these issues and my life currently revolves around these 2 factors only. Thanks! Hi,

I suffer from PCOD since past 2.5 years and usually dont have my cycles for 3 months or so at a stretch. This has also resulted in weight gain (nearly 7-8 kgs) and troubled metabolism & digestive disorders.
I have done my 2 levels of reiki and wished to know what exactly can I do to help my situation here?

Also, I am in a relation for past 3 years and fortunately both, my partner & me are equally keen to get married, but the external factors like family, etc are not letting us to do…how can I exactly remove all those obstructions…I really need drastic help on both these issues and my life currently revolves around these 2 factors only.
Thanks!

]]> Comment on Shrinking Fibroids Naturally Video by Dusko Savic http://www.how-to-avoid-hysterectomy.com/hysterectomy/shrinking-fibroids-naturally-video/#comment-406 Dusko Savic Thu, 20 Jan 2011 08:02:31 +0000 http://www.how-to-avoid-hysterectomy.com/?p=110#comment-406 Thank you for stopping by and delivering all this useful additional info on fibroids Regards, Dusko Thank you for stopping by and delivering all this useful additional info on fibroids

Regards, Dusko

]]> Comment on Shrinking Fibroids Naturally Video by Nora W Coffey http://www.how-to-avoid-hysterectomy.com/hysterectomy/shrinking-fibroids-naturally-video/#comment-397 Nora W Coffey Sun, 07 Nov 2010 19:34:31 +0000 http://www.how-to-avoid-hysterectomy.com/?p=110#comment-397 Fibroids are benign growths of muscle and connective tissue that grow until you reach menopause. Then they slowly and gradually shrink to a negligible size, and become small and calcified. The average size of the uterus (including fibroids) in the late 30s to early 40s is a 10-12 week pregnancy (about 13cm in the largest dimension); in the middle 40’s, the average size of the uterus including fibroids is the size of a 14-16 week pregnancy (about 17cm in the largest dimension); and in the late 40s to early 50s, the average size of the uterus including fibroids is the size of a 18-20 week pregnancy (about 21cm in the largest dimension). Fibroids have two rapid growth spurts that are natural, predictable and not a cause for alarm. The first rapid growth spurt is in the late 30’s to early 40’s, followed by a few years of slower growth. Right before you go through menopause, when you have the hormone changes associated with the beginning of menopause, the fibroids will have a second, and last, rapid growth spurt. Then they will slowly and gradually shrink to a negligible size. Most women develop all of the new fibroids they are going to have in their late 30's. Occasionally women develop new fibroids develop in their early 40's. Usually at about the age of 40, a woman has all of the fibroids she is ever going to have. Both estrogen and progesterone stimulate fibroid growth, and some foods (for example, eating large amounts of soy) can also stimulate excess estrogen production, which in turn makes fibroids grow. There is an abundance of advertising of products such as vitamins and other substances that promise to reduce the size of the fibroids or eliminate them entirely, but many are ineffective, and others actually cause fibroids to grow rapidly. The so-called "natural" progesterone yam cream is promoted as a way to shrink fibroids, but in fact it makes them grow. Fibroids are not a disease, they are your genetic blueprint. Much like the color of your hair and eyes, if they are common among the women in your family, you are more likely to develop them. A woman never needs a hysterectomy for fibroids unless she has the wrong doctor. Most fibroids do not cause symptoms, but if you have symptoms like somewhat heavier menstrual bleeding or pressure on the bladder that causes urinary frequency, it is a nuisance, not a medical problem. If you can live with the symptoms it would be better than needless intervention of any kind. If you cannot live with the symptoms, a myomectomy (surgical removal of fibroids leaving the uterus intact) is a reasonable option. Myomectomy is a major operation. But unlike hysterectomy, endometrial ablation, and uterine fibroid embolization (www.uterinearteryembolization.org), which are destructive, myomectomy is constructive. The incidence of hysterectomy after undergoing one of the destructive alternatives is high, because these procedures themselves often do irreparable damage to the uterus, ovaries, and other internal organs. The only fibroids that cause extremely heavy menstrual bleeding are submucosal. They are located in the inside layer of the uterus—in the endometrium. Even tiny submucosal fibroids can causing extremely heavy menstruation with very large blood clots. Small fibroids (under 4cm) that are causing heavy bleeding and large blood clots can by shelled out in a procedure called a resection, using a hysteroscope, which is an outpatient surgery in which a long scope called a hysteroscope is inserted into the vagina, into the cervix, and into the uterus. A tool is attached to the scope, and the gynecologist chips away at the fibroid until nothing remains but the shell. It sounds like simple surgery, but it requires skill and experience to shell out the fibroid without perforating the uterus. Submucosal fibroids that are larger than 4cm, and fibroids in other locations (intramural, in the middle wall of the uterus, or subserosal, in the outside wall of the uterus) can be removed with a myomectomy if they cause symptoms you cannot live with until menopause. Myomectomy is a major operation, but the uterus and its many life long important functions remain intact. Hysterectomy, removal of the uterus, causes many well documented, permanent life-altering problems. http://hersfoundation.com/. Visit http://hersfoundation.com/anatomy/ and watch the short video “Female Anatomy: the Functions of the Female Organs”. HERS Foundation 610-667-7757 hersfdn@earthlink.net Fibroids are benign growths of muscle and connective tissue that grow until you reach menopause. Then they slowly and gradually shrink to a negligible size, and become small and calcified.

The average size of the uterus (including fibroids) in the late 30s to
early 40s is a 10-12 week pregnancy (about 13cm in the largest
dimension); in the middle 40’s, the average size of the uterus including fibroids is the size of a 14-16 week pregnancy (about 17cm in the largest dimension); and in the late 40s to early 50s, the average size of the uterus including fibroids is the size of a 18-20 week pregnancy (about 21cm in the largest dimension).

Fibroids have two rapid growth spurts that are natural, predictable and not a cause for alarm. The first rapid growth spurt is in the late 30’s to early 40’s, followed by a few years of slower growth. Right before you go through menopause, when you have the hormone changes associated with the beginning of menopause, the fibroids will have a second, and last, rapid growth spurt. Then they will
slowly and gradually shrink to a negligible size.

Most women develop all of the new fibroids they are going to have in their late 30′s. Occasionally women develop new fibroids develop in their early 40′s. Usually at about the age of 40, a woman has all of the fibroids she is ever going to have.

Both estrogen and progesterone stimulate fibroid growth, and some
foods (for example, eating large amounts of soy) can also stimulate excess estrogen production, which in turn makes fibroids grow. There is an abundance of advertising of products such as vitamins and other substances that promise to reduce the size of the fibroids or eliminate them entirely, but many are ineffective, and others actually cause fibroids to grow rapidly. The so-called “natural” progesterone yam cream is promoted as a way to shrink fibroids, but in fact it makes
them grow.

Fibroids are not a disease, they are your genetic blueprint. Much like the color of your hair and eyes, if they are common among the women in your family, you are more likely to develop them.
A woman never needs a hysterectomy for fibroids unless she has the wrong doctor. Most fibroids do not cause symptoms, but if you have symptoms like somewhat heavier menstrual bleeding or pressure on the bladder that causes urinary frequency, it is a nuisance, not a medical problem. If you can live with the symptoms it would be better than needless intervention of any kind. If you cannot live with the
symptoms, a myomectomy (surgical removal of fibroids leaving the
uterus intact) is a reasonable option. Myomectomy is a major
operation. But unlike hysterectomy, endometrial ablation, and uterine
fibroid embolization (www.uterinearteryembolization.org), which are destructive, myomectomy is constructive. The incidence of hysterectomy after undergoing one of the destructive alternatives is high, because these procedures themselves often do irreparable damage to the uterus, ovaries, and other internal organs.

The only fibroids that cause extremely heavy menstrual bleeding are submucosal. They are located in the inside layer of the uterus—in the endometrium. Even tiny submucosal fibroids can causing extremely heavy menstruation with very large blood clots. Small fibroids
(under 4cm) that are causing heavy bleeding and large blood clots can by shelled out in a procedure called a resection, using a hysteroscope, which is an outpatient surgery in which a long scope called a hysteroscope is inserted into the vagina, into the cervix, and into the uterus. A tool is attached to the scope, and the gynecologist chips away at the fibroid until nothing remains but the shell. It sounds like simple surgery, but it requires skill and experience to shell out the fibroid without perforating the uterus.

Submucosal fibroids that are larger than 4cm, and fibroids in other locations (intramural, in the middle wall of the uterus, or subserosal, in the outside wall of the uterus) can be removed with a myomectomy if they cause symptoms you cannot live with until menopause. Myomectomy is a major operation, but the uterus and its many life long important functions remain intact.

Hysterectomy, removal of the uterus, causes many well documented, permanent life-altering problems.
http://hersfoundation.com/.
Visit http://hersfoundation.com/anatomy/ and watch the short video “Female Anatomy: the Functions of the Female Organs”.

HERS Foundation
610-667-7757
hersfdn@earthlink.net

]]> Comment on Some Natural Ways to Reduce Extremely Heavy Menstrual Bleeding by Dusko Savic http://www.how-to-avoid-hysterectomy.com/natural-ways-to-reduce-extremely-heavy-menstrual-bleeding/#comment-377 Dusko Savic Fri, 25 Jun 2010 20:41:11 +0000 http://www.how-to-avoid-hysterectomy.com/natural-ways-to-reduce-extremely-heavy-menstrual-bleeding/#comment-377 Please fill in the data on this page: http://www.how-to-avoid-hysterectomy.com/fillinyournataldata.html so that I can have a look and assess whether I can help you or not. In the meanwhile, all the best Dusko Please fill in the data on this page:

http://www.how-to-avoid-hysterectomy.com/fillinyournataldata.html

so that I can have a look and assess whether I can help you or not.

In the meanwhile, all the best

Dusko

]]> Comment on Some Natural Ways to Reduce Extremely Heavy Menstrual Bleeding by hana http://www.how-to-avoid-hysterectomy.com/natural-ways-to-reduce-extremely-heavy-menstrual-bleeding/#comment-376 hana Wed, 23 Jun 2010 11:20:12 +0000 http://www.how-to-avoid-hysterectomy.com/natural-ways-to-reduce-extremely-heavy-menstrual-bleeding/#comment-376 I would like to consult you regarding my uterine fibroids and proposed hysterectomy in couple of months time. I believe in homeo but i havent been able to find a good homeo practitioner in the last 3 years,. Last year I was told that i will have surgery related to abdominal area by Jun 2010 and it will not be successful . As a result, i have tried to delay it but it seems like I may still have to go ahead with it as I am loosing a lot of blood every few weeks. i am 43 and would like to consult you regarding medical astrology and related treatment.. How much do you charge and is it a ph consultation? I would like to consult you regarding my uterine fibroids and proposed hysterectomy in couple of months time. I believe in homeo but i havent been able to find a good homeo practitioner in the last 3 years,. Last year I was told that i will have surgery related to abdominal area by Jun 2010 and it will not be successful . As a result, i have tried to delay it but it seems like I may still have to go ahead with it as I am loosing a lot of blood every few weeks. i am 43 and would like to consult you regarding medical astrology and related treatment..
How much do you charge and is it a ph consultation?

]]> Comment on Endometrial Hyperplasia by Dusko Savic http://www.how-to-avoid-hysterectomy.com/hysterectomy/endometrial-hyperplasia/#comment-371 Dusko Savic Fri, 07 May 2010 07:13:44 +0000 http://www.how-to-avoid-hysterectomy.com/?p=77#comment-371 See this post http://www.how-to-avoid-hysterectomy.com/hysterectomy/sorry-i-dont-think-i-can-help-you/ See this post

http://www.how-to-avoid-hysterectomy.com/hysterectomy/sorry-i-dont-think-i-can-help-you/

]]> Comment on Endometrial Hyperplasia by ngozi osunde http://www.how-to-avoid-hysterectomy.com/hysterectomy/endometrial-hyperplasia/#comment-369 ngozi osunde Fri, 30 Apr 2010 18:13:51 +0000 http://www.how-to-avoid-hysterectomy.com/?p=77#comment-369 i am 51years old, lsat menstrution march,2009.on the 19th april i started having heavy bleeding with severe cramps. bleeding stopped after 7days instead of normal 5days.ultral sound reveal endometrial hyperplasia.isthis normal especially at this age i am 51years old, lsat menstrution march,2009.on the 19th april i started having heavy bleeding with severe cramps. bleeding stopped after 7days instead of normal 5days.ultral sound reveal endometrial hyperplasia.isthis normal especially at this age

]]> Comment on Endometrial Hyperplasia by najat http://www.how-to-avoid-hysterectomy.com/hysterectomy/endometrial-hyperplasia/#comment-361 najat Tue, 09 Mar 2010 12:25:03 +0000 http://www.how-to-avoid-hysterectomy.com/?p=77#comment-361 was done for me D n c. result is sample cysic hyperplasia without atypia yuor treatmnt please thanks was done for me D n c. result is sample cysic hyperplasia without atypia yuor treatmnt please thanks

]]> Comment on Uterine Artery Embolisation or Hysterectomy For the Treatment of Symptomatic Uterine Fibroids by sarah casey http://www.how-to-avoid-hysterectomy.com/hysterectomy/uterine-artery-embolisation-or-hysterectomy-for-the-treatment-of-symptomatic-uterine-fibroids/#comment-356 sarah casey Sat, 27 Feb 2010 19:40:04 +0000 http://www.how-to-avoid-hysterectomy.com/?p=82#comment-356 thanks for useful information and the citations. approximately 230,000 hysterectomies for fibroids are done annually in the USA alone. However other alternative treatments exist and some are successfully based on the fibroids. A <a href="http://bit.ly/cYCFyQ" rel="nofollow">full report in the WSJ</a> about a minimally invasive technique that uses heat energy to ablate the fibroid tissue laparoscopically. A <a href="http://bit.ly/bWm6rn" rel="nofollow">phase 3 clinical trial </a>is underway at 7 sites to test the efficacy of this treatment. More details on the sites, the procedure and how to enroll are provided at the link above. Hope this is helpful thanks for useful information and the citations. approximately 230,000 hysterectomies for fibroids are done annually in the USA alone. However other alternative treatments exist and some are successfully based on the fibroids. A full report in the WSJ about a minimally invasive technique that uses heat energy to ablate the fibroid tissue laparoscopically. A phase 3 clinical trial is underway at 7 sites to test the efficacy of this treatment. More details on the sites, the procedure and how to enroll are provided at the link above. Hope this is helpful

]]> Comment on Eliminate Uterine Fibroids Before Pregnancy With Alternative Medicine Methods by Dusko Savic http://www.how-to-avoid-hysterectomy.com/astrology/eliminate-uterine-fibroids-before-pregnancy-with-alternative-medicine-methods/#comment-330 Dusko Savic Thu, 17 Dec 2009 20:33:38 +0000 http://www.how-to-avoid-hysterectomy.com/?p=88#comment-330 Well, you can always try to regain the hormonal balance. Check out the rest of my site, there's a lot of info about getting the hormones to the level. Bye, Dusko Well, you can always try to regain the hormonal balance. Check out the rest of my site, there’s a lot of info about getting the hormones to the level.

Bye, Dusko

]]> Comment on Eliminate Uterine Fibroids Before Pregnancy With Alternative Medicine Methods by IULIANA http://www.how-to-avoid-hysterectomy.com/astrology/eliminate-uterine-fibroids-before-pregnancy-with-alternative-medicine-methods/#comment-327 IULIANA Sat, 28 Nov 2009 17:36:41 +0000 http://www.how-to-avoid-hysterectomy.com/?p=88#comment-327 I am bleeding for more than 2 months. I went to doctor and got progesterone treatment but it seems like it doesn't work. I have been under a lot of stress in the last year and I think that that is the reason. I did not have tests yet so I do not know what is the problem exactly. Thank you, Iuliana I am bleeding for more than 2 months. I went to doctor and got progesterone treatment but it seems like it doesn’t work. I have been under a lot of stress in the last year and I think that that is the reason. I did not have tests yet so I do not know what is the problem exactly.
Thank you,
Iuliana

]]> Comment on Can Palladium Cure Your Uterine Fibroids!? by Dusko Savic http://www.how-to-avoid-hysterectomy.com/homeopathy/can-palladium-cure-your-uterine-fibroids/#comment-272 Dusko Savic Tue, 28 Apr 2009 09:26:52 +0000 http://www.how-to-avoid-hysterectomy.com/?p=74#comment-272 Hi Just as with any other homeopathic remedy, Palladium will be successful only if the majority of your symptoms fits into the general picture of the remedy. But, whether that is so, only you can know -- I cannot know it without engaging in a homeopathic interview of a kind, and I do not want to do that over the Internet. Which homeopathic remedies have you been using so far and was there any success? Hi

Just as with any other homeopathic remedy, Palladium will be successful only if the majority of your symptoms fits into the general picture of the remedy. But, whether that is so, only you can know — I cannot know it without engaging in a homeopathic interview of a kind, and I do not want to do that over the Internet.

Which homeopathic remedies have you been using so far and was there any success?

]]> Comment on Can Palladium Cure Your Uterine Fibroids!? by J.Kalavathy http://www.how-to-avoid-hysterectomy.com/homeopathy/can-palladium-cure-your-uterine-fibroids/#comment-271 J.Kalavathy Tue, 28 Apr 2009 09:20:21 +0000 http://www.how-to-avoid-hysterectomy.com/?p=74#comment-271 Really a fantatic alternate treatment for Uterine fibroid. Can you provide further information on the treatment and follow-up, since I having uterin fibroid of larger size (10x11 cm) for morre than a year. I am taking homeo treatment for an year but it is not shrinking. I had a second thought of going for surgery. Is is possbile to cure with palladium homeo dosage. If is so kindly provide guidelines for the same. Thanking you. With best regards, J.Kalavathy 7, 3rd Stree Kalpakkam. Tamil Nadu 603 102. India. Really a fantatic alternate treatment for Uterine fibroid. Can you provide further information on the treatment and follow-up, since I having uterin fibroid of larger size (10×11 cm) for morre than a year. I am taking homeo treatment for an year but it is not shrinking. I had a second thought of going for surgery. Is is possbile to cure with palladium homeo dosage. If is so kindly provide guidelines for the same.
Thanking you.
With best regards,
J.Kalavathy
7, 3rd Stree Kalpakkam.
Tamil Nadu 603 102. India.

]]> Comment on Eliminate Uterine Fibroids Before Pregnancy With Alternative Medicine Methods by Maria http://www.how-to-avoid-hysterectomy.com/astrology/eliminate-uterine-fibroids-before-pregnancy-with-alternative-medicine-methods/#comment-270 Maria Sun, 26 Apr 2009 12:37:22 +0000 http://www.how-to-avoid-hysterectomy.com/?p=88#comment-270 Great information! There is a lot women can do to increase fertility by treating fibroids with natural health. Great information! There is a lot women can do to increase fertility by treating fibroids with natural health.

]]> Comment on How To Avoid Hysterectomy? by Dusko Savic http://www.how-to-avoid-hysterectomy.com/#comment-249 Dusko Savic Fri, 13 Mar 2009 06:51:31 +0000 http://how-to-avoid-hysterectomy.com/how-to-avoid-hysterectomy/#comment-249 Hi Sorry to hear about your troubles. Here is what you do: Take homeopathic remedy Calcarea Carbonica in the potency of 1M, or even higher if you can find it. Take it three times, twelve hours apart, for instance, in the evening, then in the morning of the following day and then in the evening of the following day. Take another two homeopathic remedies Sulphur and Phosphorus, each in potency of 200C. Be taking them three times a day, for two weeks and start the day after you take Calcarea Carbonica for the third time. Assess your state after two weeks and adjust accordingly. Do let me know how it goes after two weeks. I you wanted to, I could make available a video of how I found your remedies for $17. It took me only five minutes to find them. Hoping this will help, and Sincerely, Dusko Hi

Sorry to hear about your troubles. Here is what you do:

Take homeopathic remedy Calcarea Carbonica in the potency of 1M, or even higher if you can find it. Take it three times, twelve hours apart, for instance, in the evening, then in the morning of the following day and then in the evening of the following day.

Take another two homeopathic remedies Sulphur and Phosphorus, each in potency of 200C. Be taking them three times a day, for two weeks and start the day after you take Calcarea Carbonica for the third time.

Assess your state after two weeks and adjust accordingly. Do let me know how it goes after two weeks.

I you wanted to, I could make available a video of how I found your remedies for $17. It took me only five minutes to find them.

Hoping this will help, and

Sincerely, Dusko

]]> Comment on How To Avoid Hysterectomy? by Ranu Ali http://www.how-to-avoid-hysterectomy.com/#comment-247 Ranu Ali Sun, 08 Mar 2009 18:05:16 +0000 http://how-to-avoid-hysterectomy.com/how-to-avoid-hysterectomy/#comment-247 I am 48 year old lady,I have 18 year old daughter, my uterous have tumor,overian cyst, I am only earner member of my family,Ihave abnomal heavy period, last few month 10 days period, I feel very week, I am suffering anemia, I have high blood pressure also, I feel very tired,I do not like to do Hysterectomy, I like to control my tumor and overian cyst, Please help me. I am 48 year old lady,I have 18 year old daughter, my uterous have tumor,overian cyst, I am only earner member of my family,Ihave abnomal heavy period, last few month 10 days period, I feel very week, I am suffering anemia, I have high blood pressure also, I feel very tired,I do not like to do Hysterectomy, I like to control my tumor and overian cyst, Please help me.

]]> Comment on CA-125 Ovarian Cancer Test by John http://www.how-to-avoid-hysterectomy.com/energy-healing/ca-125-ovarian-cancer-test/#comment-134 John Fri, 05 Sep 2008 11:25:11 +0000 http://www.how-to-avoid-hysterectomy.com/?p=75#comment-134 This is a very helpful post for me because My niece is still suffering from ovarian Cancer she had after suffering from Stomach cancer.Thanks for such a useful post about ovarian cancer. This is a very helpful post for me because My niece is still suffering from ovarian Cancer she had after suffering from Stomach cancer.Thanks for such a useful post about ovarian cancer.

]]> Comment on Some Natural Ways to Reduce Extremely Heavy Menstrual Bleeding by Dusko Savic http://www.how-to-avoid-hysterectomy.com/natural-ways-to-reduce-extremely-heavy-menstrual-bleeding/#comment-105 Dusko Savic Tue, 29 Jul 2008 22:40:20 +0000 http://www.how-to-avoid-hysterectomy.com/natural-ways-to-reduce-extremely-heavy-menstrual-bleeding/#comment-105 Hi Some people react favourable to enzyme treatment, some do not. There is not much experience and up to my knowledge, there are no organized studies for Vitalzym and Neprinol. That's becaues the companies that make them do not strive to turn them into official remedies. From the astrological point of view, enzymes are represented through Pluto, and fibroids often are produced because of a hard aspect of Pluto to the natal Moon. However, if something else is attacking the Moon, say Saturn, the enzymes may not be the remedy of choice. So I'd first have to have a look at your natal chart, see the situation and only then try to create the therapy. I apologise for not answering sooner! Hi

Some people react favourable to enzyme treatment, some do not. There is not much experience and up to my knowledge, there are no organized studies for Vitalzym and Neprinol. That’s becaues the companies that make them do not strive to turn them into official remedies.

From the astrological point of view, enzymes are represented through Pluto, and fibroids often are produced because of a hard aspect of Pluto to the natal Moon. However, if something else is attacking the Moon, say Saturn, the enzymes may not be the remedy of choice. So I’d first have to have a look at your natal chart, see the situation and only then try to create the therapy.

I apologise for not answering sooner!

]]> Comment on Eliminate Uterine Fibroids Before Pregnancy With Alternative Medicine Methods by Eliminate Uterine Fibroids Before Pregnancy With Alternative … http://www.how-to-avoid-hysterectomy.com/astrology/eliminate-uterine-fibroids-before-pregnancy-with-alternative-medicine-methods/#comment-102 Eliminate Uterine Fibroids Before Pregnancy With Alternative … Sat, 19 Jul 2008 09:11:33 +0000 http://www.how-to-avoid-hysterectomy.com/?p=88#comment-102 [...] Michael wrote an interesting post today onHere’s a quick excerptIf you want to have children but are already diagnosed with fibroids, a natural question occurs: how to eliminate uterine fibroids before the pregnancy!? Pregnancy with fibroids will in some cases end up happily, but it is risky and … [...] [...] Michael wrote an interesting post today onHere’s a quick excerptIf you want to have children but are already diagnosed with fibroids, a natural question occurs: how to eliminate uterine fibroids before the pregnancy!? Pregnancy with fibroids will in some cases end up happily, but it is risky and … [...]

]]> Comment on Some Natural Ways to Reduce Extremely Heavy Menstrual Bleeding by margita http://www.how-to-avoid-hysterectomy.com/natural-ways-to-reduce-extremely-heavy-menstrual-bleeding/#comment-99 margita Sat, 12 Jul 2008 16:58:31 +0000 http://www.how-to-avoid-hysterectomy.com/natural-ways-to-reduce-extremely-heavy-menstrual-bleeding/#comment-99 Dear Dusko, I have a 9 cm big fibroid, and i am taking Neprinol since April 08, but I still don't feel better. Please, could you advice me what to do and avoid a hysterectomy? thank you for your advice Margita Dear Dusko,
I have a 9 cm big fibroid, and i am taking Neprinol since April 08, but I still don’t feel better. Please, could you advice me what to do and avoid a hysterectomy?
thank you for your advice
Margita

]]> Comment on Uterine Artery Embolisation or Hysterectomy For the Treatment of Symptomatic Uterine Fibroids by Dusko Savic http://www.how-to-avoid-hysterectomy.com/hysterectomy/uterine-artery-embolisation-or-hysterectomy-for-the-treatment-of-symptomatic-uterine-fibroids/#comment-91 Dusko Savic Fri, 13 Jun 2008 04:42:24 +0000 http://www.how-to-avoid-hysterectomy.com/?p=82#comment-91 Thank you for this list of official reports on UAE. A very interesting list for anyone considering this procedure! Thank you for this list of official reports on UAE. A very interesting list for anyone considering this procedure!

]]> Comment on How To Prepare for Hysterectomy Surgery by Dusko Savic http://www.how-to-avoid-hysterectomy.com/hysterectomy/how-to-prepare-for-hysterectomy-surgery/#comment-90 Dusko Savic Fri, 13 Jun 2008 04:39:04 +0000 http://www.how-to-avoid-hysterectomy.com/?p=84#comment-90 Of course, thank you for pointing out that a woman should learn about female anatomy as much as she can, before deciding about hysterectomy. Of course, thank you for pointing out that a woman should learn about female anatomy as much as she can, before deciding about hysterectomy.

]]> Comment on How To Prepare for Hysterectomy Surgery by Preparing for Hysterectomy Surgery « Avoidhysterectomy’s Weblog http://www.how-to-avoid-hysterectomy.com/hysterectomy/how-to-prepare-for-hysterectomy-surgery/#comment-89 Preparing for Hysterectomy Surgery « Avoidhysterectomy’s Weblog Thu, 12 Jun 2008 06:15:29 +0000 http://www.how-to-avoid-hysterectomy.com/?p=84#comment-89 [...] Preparing for Hysterectomy Surgery http://www.how-to-avoid-hysterectomy.com/hysterectomy/how-to-prepare-for-hysterectomy-surgery/ [...] [...] Preparing for Hysterectomy Surgery http://www.how-to-avoid-hysterectomy.com/hysterectomy/how-to-prepare-for-hysterectomy-surgery/ [...]

]]> Comment on How To Prepare for Hysterectomy Surgery by Nora W. Coffey http://www.how-to-avoid-hysterectomy.com/hysterectomy/how-to-prepare-for-hysterectomy-surgery/#comment-83 Nora W. Coffey Tue, 10 Jun 2008 12:02:04 +0000 http://www.how-to-avoid-hysterectomy.com/?p=84#comment-83 An excellent way to prepare for hysterectomy is to become fully knowledgeable about female anatomy and the functions of the female organs. Watch the brief educational video "Female Anatomy: the Functions of the Female Organs" at www.hersfoundation.org/anatomy. An excellent way to prepare for hysterectomy is to become fully knowledgeable about female anatomy and the functions of the female organs. Watch the brief educational video “Female Anatomy: the Functions of the Female Organs” at http://www.hersfoundation.org/anatomy.

]]> Comment on Uterine Artery Embolisation or Hysterectomy For the Treatment of Symptomatic Uterine Fibroids by Nora W. Coffey http://www.how-to-avoid-hysterectomy.com/hysterectomy/uterine-artery-embolisation-or-hysterectomy-for-the-treatment-of-symptomatic-uterine-fibroids/#comment-81 Nora W. Coffey Sun, 08 Jun 2008 12:12:40 +0000 http://www.how-to-avoid-hysterectomy.com/?p=82#comment-81 A hysterectomy is never needed for fibroids unless you have the wrong doctor. Myomectomy (surgical removal of fibroids leaving the uterus intact) can be performed regardless of the number, location, and size of fibrods, if the doctor has the skill. If the gynecologist doesn't have the skill, they can't perform a myomectomy. Rather than tell women they lack the necessary skill to perform a myomectomy many doctors tell women it's not possible for them to have a myomectomy because their fibroids are too large, in a bad location in the uterus or pelvis, or they have too many of them. Uterine artery embolization (UAE, sometimes called uterine fibroid embolization (UFE) has left many women with serious, permanent problems including migration of the embolic material to other organs and other parts of the vascular system including the lungs, vagina, labia, clitoris, bladder, bowel, buttocks, and kidney, chronic pain in the legs making walking difficult or impossible, infertility, cessation of menstruation, infection requiring removal of the uterus and ovaries, and death. In addition to the study recommended on this blog there are several informative articles including: Fibroid Embolisation: A Technique Not Without Significant Complications A. Vashisht, J.W.W. Studd, A.H. Carey, J. McCall, P.R. Burn, J.C. Healy and J.R. Smith British Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology September 2000; 107: p.1166-1170 Fatal Sepsis after Uterine Artery Embolization with Microspheres Sjoerd de Blok, MD, PhD, Cees de Vries, MD, Helma M. Prinssen, MD, Hans L.G. Blaauwgeers, MD and Lorine B. Jorna-Meijer, MD Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology Vol. 14 No. 6 June 2003: p.779-783 Fatal Septicaemia after Fibroid Embolisation Arvind Vashisht, John Studd, Adam Carey, Paul Bum The Lancet July 24, 1999; 354 (9175): p.307-308 Pelvic Sepsis Complicating Embolization of a Uterine Fibroid Stephen Robson, Kay Wilson, David Munday and Ruben Sebben The Austrailan and New Zealand Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology 1999; 39: 4: p. 516-7 Buttock Necrosis After Uterine Artery Embolization Danielle M. Dietz, MD, Kurt R. Stahlfeld, MD, Surendra K. Bansal, MD, and Wayne A. Christopherson, MD Obstetrics & Gynecology November 2004; Vol. 104, No. 5, Part 2: p.1159-1161 Uterine Necrosis after Uterine Artery Embolization for Leiomyoma Claire D. Godfrey, MD and Edward A. Zbella, MD Obstetrics and Gynecology November 2001; 98(5 Part 2): p.950-952 Uterine Necrosis After Arterial Embolization for Postpartum Hemorrhage J.P. Cottier, MD, A. Fignon, MD, F. Tranquart, MD, PhD, and D. Herbreteau, MD Obstetrics and Gynecology Vol. 100 No. 5, Part 2, November 2002: p.1074-7 Labial Necrosis After Uterine Artery Embolization for Leiomyomata Thomas J. Yeagley, Jay Goldberg, Thomas A. Klein, and Joseph Bonn Obstetrics and Gynecology 2002; 100:881-2 Massive vault necrosis with bladder fistula after uterine artery embolisation Amr H. El-Shalakany, Mohammad H. Nasr El-Din, Gamal A. Wafa, Mohammad E. Azzam, Ahmad El-Dorry British Journal of Gynecology February 2003, Vol. 110 pp. 215-216 Ischemic Uterine Rupture and Hysterectomy 3 Months after Uterine Artery Embolization Abraham R. Shashoua, M.D., Nelson H. Stringer, M.D., Julie B. Pearlman, M.D., Behnaz Behmaram, M.D. The Journal of the American Association of Gynecologic Laparoscopists May 2002; 9(2): p.217-220 Massive Vaginal Hemorrhage after Uterine Fibroid Embolization Robert K. Kerlan Jr, James O. Coffey, Marilyn S. Milkman, Jeanne M. LaBerge, Mark W. Wilson, Kristen A. Cea Wolanske, and Roy L. Gordon Journal of Vascular & Interventional Radiology 2003; 14:1465-1467 Sexual Dysfunction after Uterine Artery Embolization A.C. Lai, S.C. Goodwin, S.M. Bonilla, A.P. Lai, T. Yegul, S. Vott, and M. DeLeon Journal of Vascular & Interventional Radiology June 2000; 11(6): p.755-8 Vesicouterine fistula after uterine artery embolization: A case report Carmen J. Sultana, MD, Jay Goldnerg, MD, Laura Aizenman, MD, and Joanna K. Chon, MD American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology 2002; 187(6): p.1726-7 Ovarian Failure after Uterine Artery Embolization for Treatment of Myomas N.H. Stringer, T. Grant, J. Park, and L. Oldham Journal American Association of Gynecologist Laparoscopists August 2000; 7(3): p.395-400 Embolic Microspheres Within Ovarian Arterial Vasculature After Uterine artery Embolization John F. Payne, MD, Stanley J. Robboy, MD, and A. F. Haney, MD Obstetrics & Gynecology Vol. 100, No. 5, Part 1 November 2002: p.883-6 The Vascular Impact of Uterine Artery Embolization: Prospective Sonographic Assessment of Ovarian Arterial Circulation Robert K. Ryu, MD, Howard B. Chrisman, MD, Reed A. Omary, MD, MS, Simka Miljkovic, RDMS, Albert A. Nemcek, Jr, MD, Mark B. Saker, MD, Scott Resnick, MD, James Carr, MD, and Robert L. Vogelzang, MD Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology September 2001; 12(9): p.1071-1074 The Future Interventional Radiologist: Clinician or Hired Gun? Mark O. Baerlocher, BSc, and Murray R. Asch, MD, FRCPC Journal of Vascular & Interventional Radiology December 2004; 15:1385-1390 Transarterial Embolization of the Uterine Arteries: Patient Reactions and Effects on Uterine Vasculature Adel Aziz, Oswald M. Petrucco, Satoru Makinoda, Gunnar Wikholm, Paul Svendsen, Mats Brannstrom and Per Olof Janson Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica of Scandinavica March 1998; 77(3): p.334-340 Pathologic Features of Uteri and Leiomyomas Following Uterine Artery Embolization for Leiomyomas Terence J. Colgan, Gaylene Pron, Eva J. M. Mocarski, John D. Bennett, Murray R. Asch, and Andrew Common The American Journal of Surgical Pathology 27(2); 167-177, 2003 Patient Radiation Dose Associated With Uterine Artery Embolization B. Nikolic, J.B. Spies, M.J. Lundsten, and S. Abbara Radiology Jan. 2000, 214(1): p.121-125 Influence of Radiographic Technique and Equipment on Absorbed Ovarian Dose Associated with Uterine Artery Embolization B. Nikolic, S. Abbara, E. Levy, I. Imaoka, M.L. Lundsten, R.C. Jha, and J.B. Spies Journal of Vascular & Interventional Radiology October 2000; 11(9): p.1173-1178 Permanent amenorrhea associated with endometrial atrophy after uterine artery embolization for symptomatic uterine fibroids Giovanna Tropeano, MD et al Fertility and Sterility January 2003 Vol. 79, No. 1 Embolization of the Internal Iliac Artery: Still More to Learn Michael C. Soulen, Ronald M. Fairman and Richard Baum Journal of Vascular & Interventional Radiology May 2000;11(5): p.543-545 The Positive Effect of Targeted Marketing on an Existing Uterine Fibroid Embolization Practice Howard B. Chrisman, MD, MBA, Pat Auveek Basu, MD, MBA, and Reed A. Omary, MD Journal of Vascular Interventional Radiology March 2006; 17:577-581 Let the reader beware. A hysterectomy is never needed for fibroids unless you have the wrong doctor. Myomectomy (surgical removal of fibroids leaving the uterus intact) can be performed regardless of the number, location, and size of fibrods, if the doctor has the skill. If the gynecologist doesn’t have the skill, they can’t perform a myomectomy. Rather than tell women they lack the necessary skill to perform a myomectomy many doctors tell women it’s not possible for them to have a myomectomy because their fibroids are too large, in a bad location in the uterus or pelvis, or they have too many of them.

Uterine artery embolization (UAE, sometimes called uterine fibroid embolization (UFE) has left many women with serious, permanent problems including migration of the embolic material to other organs and other parts of the vascular system including the lungs, vagina, labia, clitoris, bladder, bowel, buttocks, and kidney, chronic pain in the legs making walking difficult or impossible, infertility, cessation of menstruation, infection requiring removal of the uterus and ovaries, and death.

In addition to the study recommended on this blog there are several informative articles including:

Fibroid Embolisation: A Technique Not Without Significant Complications

A. Vashisht, J.W.W. Studd, A.H. Carey, J. McCall, P.R. Burn, J.C. Healy and J.R. Smith
British Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology
September 2000; 107: p.1166-1170

Fatal Sepsis after Uterine Artery Embolization with Microspheres

Sjoerd de Blok, MD, PhD, Cees de Vries, MD, Helma M. Prinssen, MD, Hans L.G. Blaauwgeers, MD and Lorine B. Jorna-Meijer, MD
Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology
Vol. 14 No. 6 June 2003: p.779-783

Fatal Septicaemia after Fibroid Embolisation

Arvind Vashisht, John Studd, Adam Carey, Paul Bum
The Lancet
July 24, 1999; 354 (9175): p.307-308

Pelvic Sepsis Complicating Embolization of a Uterine Fibroid

Stephen Robson, Kay Wilson, David Munday and Ruben Sebben
The Austrailan and New Zealand Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology
1999; 39: 4: p. 516-7

Buttock Necrosis After Uterine Artery Embolization

Danielle M. Dietz, MD, Kurt R. Stahlfeld, MD, Surendra K. Bansal, MD, and Wayne A. Christopherson, MD
Obstetrics & Gynecology
November 2004; Vol. 104, No. 5, Part 2: p.1159-1161

Uterine Necrosis after Uterine Artery Embolization for Leiomyoma

Claire D. Godfrey, MD and Edward A. Zbella, MD
Obstetrics and Gynecology
November 2001; 98(5 Part 2): p.950-952

Uterine Necrosis After Arterial Embolization for Postpartum Hemorrhage

J.P. Cottier, MD, A. Fignon, MD, F. Tranquart, MD, PhD, and D. Herbreteau, MD
Obstetrics and Gynecology
Vol. 100 No. 5, Part 2, November 2002: p.1074-7

Labial Necrosis After Uterine Artery Embolization for Leiomyomata

Thomas J. Yeagley, Jay Goldberg, Thomas A. Klein, and Joseph Bonn
Obstetrics and Gynecology
2002; 100:881-2

Massive vault necrosis with bladder fistula after uterine artery embolisation

Amr H. El-Shalakany, Mohammad H. Nasr El-Din, Gamal A. Wafa, Mohammad E. Azzam, Ahmad El-Dorry
British Journal of Gynecology
February 2003, Vol. 110 pp. 215-216

Ischemic Uterine Rupture and Hysterectomy 3 Months after Uterine Artery Embolization

Abraham R. Shashoua, M.D., Nelson H. Stringer, M.D., Julie B. Pearlman, M.D., Behnaz Behmaram, M.D.
The Journal of the American Association of Gynecologic Laparoscopists
May 2002; 9(2): p.217-220

Massive Vaginal Hemorrhage after Uterine Fibroid Embolization

Robert K. Kerlan Jr, James O. Coffey, Marilyn S. Milkman, Jeanne M. LaBerge, Mark W. Wilson, Kristen A. Cea Wolanske, and Roy L. Gordon
Journal of Vascular & Interventional Radiology
2003; 14:1465-1467

Sexual Dysfunction after Uterine Artery Embolization

A.C. Lai, S.C. Goodwin, S.M. Bonilla, A.P. Lai, T. Yegul, S. Vott, and M. DeLeon
Journal of Vascular & Interventional Radiology
June 2000; 11(6): p.755-8

Vesicouterine fistula after uterine artery embolization: A case report

Carmen J. Sultana, MD, Jay Goldnerg, MD, Laura Aizenman, MD, and Joanna K. Chon, MD
American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology
2002; 187(6): p.1726-7

Ovarian Failure after Uterine Artery Embolization for Treatment of Myomas

N.H. Stringer, T. Grant, J. Park, and L. Oldham
Journal American Association of Gynecologist Laparoscopists
August 2000; 7(3): p.395-400

Embolic Microspheres Within Ovarian Arterial Vasculature After Uterine artery Embolization

John F. Payne, MD, Stanley J. Robboy, MD, and A. F. Haney, MD
Obstetrics & Gynecology
Vol. 100, No. 5, Part 1 November 2002: p.883-6

The Vascular Impact of Uterine Artery Embolization: Prospective Sonographic Assessment of Ovarian Arterial Circulation

Robert K. Ryu, MD, Howard B. Chrisman, MD, Reed A. Omary, MD, MS, Simka Miljkovic, RDMS, Albert A. Nemcek, Jr, MD, Mark B. Saker, MD, Scott Resnick, MD, James Carr, MD, and Robert L. Vogelzang, MD
Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology
September 2001; 12(9): p.1071-1074

The Future Interventional Radiologist: Clinician or Hired Gun?

Mark O. Baerlocher, BSc, and Murray R. Asch, MD, FRCPC
Journal of Vascular & Interventional Radiology
December 2004; 15:1385-1390

Transarterial Embolization of the Uterine Arteries: Patient Reactions and Effects on Uterine Vasculature

Adel Aziz, Oswald M. Petrucco, Satoru Makinoda, Gunnar Wikholm, Paul Svendsen, Mats Brannstrom and Per Olof Janson
Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica of Scandinavica
March 1998; 77(3): p.334-340

Pathologic Features of Uteri and Leiomyomas Following Uterine Artery Embolization for Leiomyomas

Terence J. Colgan, Gaylene Pron, Eva J. M. Mocarski, John D. Bennett, Murray R. Asch, and Andrew Common
The American Journal of Surgical Pathology
27(2); 167-177, 2003

Patient Radiation Dose Associated With Uterine Artery Embolization

B. Nikolic, J.B. Spies, M.J. Lundsten, and S. Abbara
Radiology
Jan. 2000, 214(1): p.121-125

Influence of Radiographic Technique and Equipment on Absorbed Ovarian Dose Associated with Uterine Artery Embolization

B. Nikolic, S. Abbara, E. Levy, I. Imaoka, M.L. Lundsten, R.C. Jha, and J.B. Spies
Journal of Vascular & Interventional Radiology
October 2000; 11(9): p.1173-1178

Permanent amenorrhea associated with endometrial atrophy after uterine artery embolization for symptomatic uterine fibroids

Giovanna Tropeano, MD et al
Fertility and Sterility
January 2003 Vol. 79, No. 1

Embolization of the Internal Iliac Artery: Still More to Learn

Michael C. Soulen, Ronald M. Fairman and Richard Baum
Journal of Vascular & Interventional Radiology
May 2000;11(5): p.543-545

The Positive Effect of Targeted Marketing on an Existing Uterine Fibroid Embolization Practice

Howard B. Chrisman, MD, MBA, Pat Auveek Basu, MD, MBA, and Reed A. Omary, MD
Journal of Vascular Interventional Radiology
March 2006; 17:577-581

Let the reader beware.

]]> Comment on How To Avoid Hysterectomy? by how-to-avoid-hysterectomy.com » Fight Ovarian Cancer With Motorcycle Ride http://www.how-to-avoid-hysterectomy.com/#comment-80 how-to-avoid-hysterectomy.com » Fight Ovarian Cancer With Motorcycle Ride Thu, 29 May 2008 15:01:59 +0000 http://how-to-avoid-hysterectomy.com/how-to-avoid-hysterectomy/#comment-80 [...] how-to-avoid-hysterectomy.com Home|Avoid Hysterectomy Now!|About|Contact [...] [...] how-to-avoid-hysterectomy.com Home|Avoid Hysterectomy Now!|About|Contact [...]

]]> Comment on Endometrial Hyperplasia by Rick Schweikert http://www.how-to-avoid-hysterectomy.com/hysterectomy/endometrial-hyperplasia/#comment-79 Rick Schweikert Mon, 12 May 2008 13:31:59 +0000 http://www.how-to-avoid-hysterectomy.com/?p=77#comment-79 Endometrial hyperplasia is an abnormal build-up of the endometrium—the inside lining of the uterus. It progresses slowly through the early, simple, cystic, and then on up the ladder to complex adenomatous hyperplasia with atypia, before becoming a frank endometrial cancer. The two most common factors that can speed up that timeline are hormones and weight. Excess estrogens are stored in fatty tissue, and excess androgens are converted to estrogens in the fatty tissue and stored, which accelerates the hyperplasia’s growth. The first step in determining if hyperplasia is present is a pelvic and transvaginal ulrasound, to evaluate the thickness of the endometrium. The endometrium is thickest before menstruation and thinnest after, so ultrasound should be performed within a day or two of when menstruation stops…when the thickness of the endometrium should be between 4mm and 6mm. It’s common for low-level hyperplasia to develop in perimenopausal women (when women experience the hormone changes associated with the beginning of menopause), but it usually spontaneously reverts to normal after menopause. Most doctors want to first perform an endometrial biopsy (the removal of a small sample of endometrial tissue), which is an extremely painful procedure that is inadequate to diagnose hyperplasia. It only tells you what’s going on in the sample that’s removed, whether it’s normal or abnormal. In other words, it only tells you what’s going on in that tiny spot. If an ultrasound reveals that the endometrium is abnormally thickened, it should be confirmed the following month with a repeat ultrasound to make sure that the first one was accurate. If the endometrium remains thickened after menstruation for two months in a row, then a DNC (dilation of the cervix and scraping of the lining of the uterus) is both diagnostic (to determine if it exists, and if so what level) and treatment (because the build up is removed). Whether or not further treatment is needed will be determined by the level of hyperplasia. Endometrial hyperplasia is an abnormal build-up of the endometrium—the inside lining of the uterus. It progresses slowly through the early, simple, cystic, and then on up the ladder to complex adenomatous hyperplasia with atypia, before becoming a frank endometrial cancer. The two most common factors that can speed up that timeline are hormones and weight. Excess estrogens are stored in fatty tissue, and excess androgens are converted to estrogens in the fatty tissue and stored, which accelerates the hyperplasia’s growth.
The first step in determining if hyperplasia is present is a pelvic and transvaginal ulrasound, to evaluate the thickness of the endometrium. The endometrium is thickest before menstruation and thinnest after, so ultrasound should be performed within a day or two of when menstruation stops…when the thickness of the endometrium should be between 4mm and 6mm. It’s common for low-level hyperplasia to develop in perimenopausal women (when women experience the hormone changes associated with the beginning of menopause), but it usually spontaneously reverts to normal after menopause.
Most doctors want to first perform an endometrial biopsy (the removal of a small sample of endometrial tissue), which is an extremely painful procedure that is inadequate to diagnose hyperplasia. It only tells you what’s going on in the sample that’s removed, whether it’s normal or abnormal. In other words, it only tells you what’s going on in that tiny spot.
If an ultrasound reveals that the endometrium is abnormally thickened, it should be confirmed the following month with a repeat ultrasound to make sure that the first one was accurate. If the endometrium remains thickened after menstruation for two months in a row, then a DNC (dilation of the cervix and scraping of the lining of the uterus) is both diagnostic (to determine if it exists, and if so what level) and treatment (because the build up is removed). Whether or not further treatment is needed will be determined by the level of hyperplasia.

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