Natural and Alternative Fibroids Treatment Options

Fibroids Treatment {introduction}

Fibroids are benign masses of muscle cells and tissue that grow in and on the uterus. These growths can be as small as one millimeter or as large as 8 inches across. They can also occur as a single mass or grow in clusters. Many women with fibroids do not experience any symptoms, however; some women can have heavy or painful menstrual periods, lower back pain, excessive urination, pain during sex, pelvic pressure or reproductive issues such as miscarriages or infertility. Although fibroids occur in at least 25 percent of U.S. women of childbearing age, there is no known cause.

Below you will find alternative and natural treatment options including those from a Chinese Medicine perspective for fibroids.

TCM Diagnostic Patterns Related to Fibroids

Listed below are Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) diagnostic patterns that are commonly involved with this western medical condition/symptom. Properly applied, Chinese Medicine (including acupuncture and herbal medicine) treats patterns not individual symptoms/conditions which may better account for the range of symptoms often experienced by individuals. Pattern diagnosis/treatment is a crucial part of using Chinese Medicine for disease prevention instead of focusing on solely symptomatic treatments as is somewhat more common in western medicine. For more on this concept, please read What Does Acupuncture Treat? Or Treating the "Cause" and not the "Symptoms".

There are no tcm differential pattern diagnoses listed for this pattern at this time.


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Acupuncture Treatment Protocols

Listed below are articles describing related TCM diagnoses and acupuncture treatment points. These generally require an understanding of basic TCM Theory, however, general readers may find the protocols illustrative of how Chinese Medicine views and treats this condition.

There are no treatment protocols listed for this condition at this time.

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Submitted Case Studies

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Fibroids related articles

Below are articles related to this condition submitted by our practitioner members. See our practitioner member section for all articles.


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    You Gui Wan Herbal Formula May Offer Alternative to Hormone Replacement Therapy After Oophorectomy
    Contributor ~ Chad Dupuis
    Submitted On Tue, 12/13/2011 - 10:06am

    While the science behind the reasoning for removing a women's ovaries (oophorectomy, or ovariectomy) is very debatable and the risks, particularly of hormone therapy, are high it is nonetheless a surgery that is performed to around 1/2 million women in the US each year.  As more women understand the range of aid that is available through Chinese medicinal herbal formulas and techniques such as acupuncture hopefully the number of women who undergo this surgery will drop.


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Forum posts related to Fibroids

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    Acupuncture Points for Fibroids

    Below you will find acupuncture points relevant to this condition. The points listed below are by no means the only relevant points, rather we list empirical or commonly used points as well as those applicable to use with acupressure as a self-help remedy.

    CV 3 Acupuncture Point - Zhong Ji - Conception Vessel Meridian
    LV 3 Acupuncture Point - Tai Chong - Liver Meridian
    SP 13 Acupuncture Point - Fu She - Spleen Meridian
    SP 4 Acupuncture Point - Gong Sun - Spleen Meridian
    SP 8 Acupuncture Point - Di Ji - Spleen Meridian
    ST 25 Acupuncture Point - Tian Shu - Stomach Meridian
    ST 28 Acupuncture Point - Shui Dao - Stomach Meridian

    For more information and meridian graphics, see our acupuncture points database. For help in choosing appropriate acupuncture points, read our guide.


    Professional Practitioner Information

    Below you will find links to technical information largely of interest to professional practitioners.

    TCM Herbs and Formulas for Fibroids

    TCM Herbal Formulas for Fibroids

    There are no tcm formulas for this condition at this time.

    Traditional Chinese Medicine Herbs for Fibroids

    Below you will find Traditional Chinese Medicine herbs relevant to this condition. See our TCM Herbal Database for more details.

    There are no tcm herbs listed for this condition at this time.

    Western Herbs and Fibroids Medical Information

    Western herbs for Fibroids

    Below you will find Western herbs relevant to this condition. See our Western Herbal Database for more details.

    There are no western herbs listed for this condition at this time.

    Fibroids - Western Medicine Information

    At this time no Western Medicine information has been completed for this section.