Guest guest Posted April 11, 2001 Report Share Posted April 11, 2001 Lupron will shrink the fibroids. I don't believe it should be used long term though. I was on Lupron, Progesterone, Esgrogen 11 years ago prior to my successful InVitro Fertilization and had NO adverse side affects. I am considering Lupron now to shrink my fibroids. I will check out those websites, Thanks for that info. >...difference, so I > >stopped them. The doctor has suggested trying Lupron, but I am > >concerned about the potential side effects and the expense (I am > >currently a graduate student). Has anyone else tried Lupron? How > >did it work out? I would love to avoid surgery as long as possible, > >but the constant pain sometimes wears me down. I am so glad this > >group is out there! > > I am also a graduate student with fibroids, so I know how you feel. It is > my understanding that Lupron should only be used for a short time. > > I got the following from the National Library of Medicine > (http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/druginfo/leuprolidesystemic202322.html#S > XX04): > > " Leuprolide (loo-PROE-lide) may be used for a number of different medical > problems. These include treatment of: > > anemia caused by bleeding of uterine leiomyomas (tumors in the uterus); > cancer of the prostate gland in men; > central precocious puberty (CPP), a condition that causes early puberty > in boys (before 9 years of age) and in girls (before 8 years of age); > pain due to endometriosis in women. " > > Notice that it only says *anemia* caused by excessive bleeding. It doesn't > sound from your post that you are anemic. > > I believe there is some dispute about the use of Lupron to treat fibroid > symptoms--someone please correct me if I'm wrong, but I thought it was only > approved by the FDA for other uses. Even www.lupron.com says, " Hormonal > therapy for advanced prostate cancer, endometriosis, & central precocious > puberty. " You may also want to check out www.lupronvictims.com. > > Aside from Lupron, have you been looking into any other treatments? > > Michele Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 15, 2001 Report Share Posted April 15, 2001 Hi - two years ago i was on a huge soy kick and will swear that's exactly when my fibroids grew and i began to have symptoms...my personal opinion is that i consumed too many soy products with estrogen like properties...i'm also investigating lupron to stop long term bleeding and have spoken with a nurse from " Pharmacy Solutions " who you can call to question re lupron and its side effects and uses...hope this helps...Joan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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