Q I was diagnosed with uterine fibroids. Can Korean medicine treatment shrink the fibroids? Can I manage them without surgery?
A Korean medicine treatment does not directly dissolve or remove fibroids. However, by addressing blood stasis and coldness, it can help reduce symptoms such as heavy bleeding and menstrual pain, and help create an environment where fibroids do not grow quickly. Depending on size and location, it is realistic to combine it with monitoring by your gynecologist.
Detailed Answer
To date, there is not sufficient evidence that Korean medicine treatment directly reduces the size of uterine fibroids. However, it can provide real help in relieving symptoms such as heavy menstruation, menstrual pain, and pelvic pressure, and in improving quality of life. When fibroids are asymptomatic or small, gynecologists often recommend monitoring, and during this period it is meaningful to manage symptoms and improve your constitution at the same time.
Korean Medicine Clinic Perspective
Rather than focusing on the size of the fibroid, we aim to reduce the symptoms causing discomfort now and to put the uterine environment in order. When blood stasis and coldness are addressed and uterine circulation improves, it helps maintain a state in which fibroids do not grow quickly. We advise carrying this out alongside regular gynecological follow-up.
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