How Do You Stop Fibroid Growth By Controlling Excess Estrogen?
If you have fibroids and suffer from the symptoms which they cause, you may be wondering how to stop fibroid growth. Perhaps you are aware from the size of your abdomen and other symptoms that they are continuing to grow and cause problems. There are a number of strategies you can adopt to prevent the condition worsening, and these generally revolve around looking at the possible root causes of fibroids and trying to eliminate them. The simple logic being that if you remove what has actually fueled the fibroid growth, there will be nothing for them to “feed off” and therefore further growth should not happen. One of the main causes of fibroid growth is excess estrogen. Although not all women with excess estrogen will develop fibroids, it is often a significant contributory factor in those women who do have the condition. There are two “forms” of estrogen which can affect fibroid growth-that which is produced naturally by the body and estrogen-mimicking compounds (Phthalates) which can