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Originally Posted by Josefine

I do not agree that this issue belongs in a sub-forum for women. It affects many males as well, as husbands and partners, as families, as employers, as health personell, as medical doctors.

My Story

I will tell my story. Some years ago I had myoms, as those fibroid tumors in the uterus are called. It resulted in heavy menstrual periods, low ferretin (iron) count, many days of not functioning well. I had an excellent gynecologist that I trusted. His advice was to choose a hysterectomy, a piece of advice he did not give routinely to his patients, as many American doctors do by default. His advice was based on the size of my uterus. He said the final decision was mine though, and that the problem would diminish and go away after menopause.

I chose not to have a hysterectomy. I was following my intuition, but I was also informed further by an article written by a female gynecologist that came my way just at the right time. She said that the uterus performs important functions after menopause as well, and went into great detail discussing these functions.

After reading this thread some weeks ago, I made an Internet search and came up with a highly informative link, but since I cannot locate it today I will share what I do remember, and add the link later.

The doctor in question recommends keeping your uterus if you are given an informed choice. He recommends

*) cutting down on coffee, as it contains DDT in appreciable amounts

*) eliminating dairy

*) avoiding oestrogen supplementation, including HRT and birth control pills. Oestrogen makes your uterus grow no matter what your age.

*) increasing greens in your diet

All for now, but there is more in the link.

By keeping your uterus you keep the benefits of natural hormones that keep us healthy, that are produced by the uterus after menopause.

You do not need as many regular check-ups with a doctor as those having undergone a hysterectomy. You do not need to buy HRT.

Your sex-life may be more pleasurable, as uterine contractions adds to the pleasure in orgasms.

On a spiritual level I consulted a seer who is able to answer questions.
I asked why such a high percentage of women, 30 % suffer trememdously from heavy periods in their 30s, 40s, 50s. The answer was that femininity is downgraded in our culture.

Interesting answer, but what could it mean? I think it might mean that women are viewed as good customers by the medical profession and the pharmaceutical industry. I think they like to keep it this way, and that they do not give us advice that result in us buying fewer of their services and their products.

I will come back with more info and links.

J

I am so glad this has come up as I was diagnosed 3yrs ago and have recently signed papers to have the 'sack of potatoes' removed. I have tried all sorts of alternatives which have only made them bigger. recently started MMS and wanted to know whether anyone with fibroids have experienced any changes???

As for the spiritual aspect, I think there is more than the downgrading of women going on. I also had some spiritual info come my way,this was that I would always have fibroids. So this led me to think the logical thing to do would be to have the operation.
A recent report I read stated that the negative oestrgens are in everything around us. In household cleaning products, cling film, most plastics and this includes what holds your drinking water and contains all food you eat. It is in perfumes and deoderants etc, reducing the level of fertility in both men and women, hence the need to keep this open to both sexes, doctors, alternative healers etc. Over the years I have stopped all dairy, stopped eating meat, only take molases as a natural sugar which also contains a very high iron content rather than iron tablets that constipate. They have only got bigger. Most invasive treatments will take them away but they only come back. Some women have also found that instead of menapause helping to reduce them, they have stayed the same or got worse due to the level of oestrogen around us. Due to the impending op Iwas told to take decapeptyl trimestral which would stop me bleading for 6 months and reduce the size of them and within which time the op would have happened. All I was told was that I would get hot flushes. When I looked up the side effects I decided I much prefer heavy periods. I resent these people in their practices, practicing on me whilst also miss informing me.

I would be interested to see what other information you have.
I was always of the view of wanting to go back with everything I came in with. It looks like this may not be possible now.