Dr. John Lee, M.D.

His protocol on Fibroid Tumors and Their Treatment

http://www.johnleemd.com/

Dr. Lee,M.D. is the author of Natural Progesterone,

What your Doctor May Not Tell You About Menopause,

What Your Doctor May Not Tell You About Premenopause

Who Is Dr. Lee and Why Should I Follow His Advice/

Lectured for years to both medical professionals and lay audiences about homone balance and health.

One of the greatest forerunners in the need for progesterone and the problems of estrogen. He for years talked on the dangers of the standard treatment of estrogen hormone therapy. Many years later it became headline news.

How many women were hurt because standard medical doctors refused to change their treatment with women.  

I would suggest for you to read all the above books. They are the best in this category to really give you answers.

The information in this article is directly from his books and teachings.

Dr. Lee further writes in his book "What Your Doctor May Not Tell You About Menopause" :

"Otherwise known as myoma of the uterus, uterine fibroid tumors ( myomas ) are the most common growth of the female genital tract. They are round, firm, benign (i.e. noncancerous) lumps of the muscular wall of the uterus, composed of smooth muscle and connective tissue, and are rarely solitary. Usually as small as a hen's egg, they commonly grow gradually to the size of an orange or grapefruit. The largest uterine fibroid tumor ( myoma ) on record weighed over 100 pounds. They often cause or are coincidental with heavier periods, irregular bleeding, and/or painful periods.

Uterine fibroid tumors ( myomas ) are also one of the most common reasons that women in their thirties and forties have a hysterectomy. Some particularly skillful surgeons are capable of removing only the uterine fibroid tumor ( myoma ), leaving the uterus intact, but they are the exception.

Uterine fibroid tumors ( myomas ), like breast fibrocysts, are a product of estrogen dominance (too much estrogen). Estrogen stimulates their growth, and lack of estrogen causes them to atrophy.

Estrogen dominance is a much greater problem than recognized by contemporary medicine. Many women in their mid thirties begin to have anovulatory (nonovulating) cycles.

As they approach the decade before menopause, they are producing much less progesterone than expected, but still producing normal (or more) estrogen. They retain water and salt, their breast swell and become fibrocystic, they gain weight (especially around the hips and torso), they become depressed and lose sex drive, their bone suffer mineral loss, and they develop fibroids. All are signs of estrogen dominance.

When sufficient hormone is replaced, uterine fibroid tumors ( myomas ) no longer grow in size (they generally decrease in size) and can be kept from growing until menopause, after which they will atrophy. This is the effect of reversing estrogen dominance."

"Uterine fibroid tumors ( myomas ), like breast fibrocysts, are a product of estrogen dominance (too much estrogen). Estrogen stimulates their growth, and lack of estrogen causes them to atrophy."

John Lee, M.D.

Dr. Lee further writes in his book "What Your Doctor May Not Tell You About Breast Cancer" :

"Fibroids (benign tumors that grow in the uterus) are the most common reason that women visit a gynecologist in the ten or so years before menopause.

Fibroids tend to grow during the years before menopause and then atrophy after menopause. This suggests that estrogen stimulates fibroid growth, but we also know that once they get larger, progesterone too can contribute to their growth. Many doctors prescribe Lupron injections to block all sex hormone production. This causes fibroids to shrink, but they regrow when the injections are stopped.

The anti-progesterone drug RU-486 is also used to reduce the size of larger fibroids.

Women with fibroids are often estrogen dominant and have low progesterone levels. In women with smaller fibroids (the size of a tangerine or smaller), when progesterone is restored to normal levels, the fibroids often stop growing and shrink a bit, which is likely due to progesterone's ability to help speed up the clearance of estrogens from tissue. If this treatment can be continued through menopause, hysterectomy can be avoided.

However, some fibroids, when they reach a certain "critical mass," are accompanied by degeneration or cell death in the interior part of the fibroid, and will have interaction with white blood cells that ends up with the creation of more estrogen within the fibroid itself. It also contains growth factors that are stimulated by progesterone. Under these circumstances, surgical removal of the fibroid (myomectomy) or the uterus (hysterectomy) may become necessary.

When you think of treating smaller fibroids, your should be thinking in terms of keeping your estrogen milieu as low as possible; when treating large fibroids, all hormones should be kept as low as possible.

The last thing you want to do if you have fibroids is take estrogen, which will stimulate them to grow. If you're estrogen dominant, then it's important to use supplemental progesterone , usually in doses of 20 mg per day during the luteal phase of the cycle.

Sometimes this approach works to slow or stop the fibroid growth, and sometimes it doesn't. It is worth a try.

Reducing stress, increasing exercise, and reducing calories are also good strategies for slowing fibroid growth.

There are a number of techniques for removing fibroids without removing the uterus. If your doctor doesn't know about these, find another one who does! The difference in recovery time alone between laparoscopic removal of fibroids ( for example) and hysterectomy is three weeks versus three months.

Ultrasound tests can be obtained initially and after three months to check results. A good result would show that the fibroid size hadn't increased, or had decreased by 10 to 15 percent. With post menopausal hormone levels, fibroids usually atrophy (and not taking prescription estrogen)."

 Estrogen Dominance is a term coined by Dr. Lee in his first book on natural progesterone. It describes a condition where a woman can have deficient, normal, or excessive estrogen but has little or no prgesterone to balance its effects in the body."

It is recommended by many doctors who treat women's health problems and in Dr. Lee's book:

Add vitamin E in dosages of 400 to 600 IU at bedtime, supplemental magnesium (200-400 milligrams a day), and vitamin B6 (50-100 milligrams per day) for up to two weeks per month), Evening primrose oil,. This is a simple, safe, and effective treatment that helps many women..

Dr. Lee's Diet Advice:

It is advised by many holistic health physicians and Dr. Lee to  limit your intake of cows milk, red meat, caffeine, and coffee because it often increases the level of estrogen in the body. Cows are given estrogen homone drugs to make them gain weight more quickly. Hormone residue has been found in milk and red  meat. Caffeine stimulates estrogen production and so does high stress levels in the body.

His diet states that it is important for women with fibroids to eat organic fruits, vegetables, milk, eggs, and meat. The label should read range fed,  free of hormones, antibiotics, and additives.  

His diet avoids caffeine,sugar,and refined carbohydrates.

Fiber is also advised from 20-40 grams a day. Fiber helps to regulate excess estrogen.

*Whole grains are indicated in his book because they help regulate hormonal levels due to their high levels of vitamin B and Vitamin E, which then has a beneficial effect on both the liver and the ovaries.

Biskind, a noted resercher in 1942, found that B vitamin deficiency hindered the liver's ability to metabolize estrogen levels in both animal and human test subjects.

The addition of B vitamin supplementation to the diet of women suffering from PMS, heavy menstrual bleeding, and fibrocystic breast disease helped to decrease the severity of their symptoms.

Studies conducted at UCLA Medical School during the 1980s found that taking a specific B vitamin, pyridoxine B6, helped to relieve symptoms of menstrual cramps and PMS.

In the 1980's research was done at Johns Hopkins University Medical Center. This research found, in several placebo controlled studies, that vitamin E is useful in reducing many PMS symptoms, as well as fibrocystic breast discomfort.

Other studies have found that vitamin E supplementation reduced menopause related hot flashes, fatigue, and mood swings in 66 to 85 percent of the women tested, depending on the study. One additional study noted a decrease in the symptoms of vaginal atrophy in 50 percent of the postmenopausal women volunteers.

 

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