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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Definitely try the pills and/or Mirena before surgical options. BC worked for me for about 5 years then it stopped working and I had a hysterectomy at 50. [/quote]

Op is 53 so she doesn't need much more time.[/quote]
Fibroids don't always stop growing after menopause. Removing them surgically is the only way to get rid of them. Everything else is a stop gap which will ultimately lead to hysterectomy.[/quote]

This is exactly what my GYN said. So since I was 50 and totally finished having children, we opted for the hysterectomy. I had no other health issues.  It seemed like a better time to have surgery than waiting until I was older with potentially other health issues to factor in.

All of my friends who have chosen the other options ended up having a hysterectomy eventually. [/quote]
I had a submucosal fibroid removed surgically, vaginally. It was pedunculated, so it was severed through cautery. I was peri menopausal at the time and the surgeon told me that, as long as I was menstruating, new fibroids could grow. Thankfully, I've only had 5 periods in 3 years since surgery and no indication of new fibroids. I've now gone 8 months without a period and I'm confident I won't require a hysterectomy due to fibroids. The hormonal suppression approach will buy you time, but the fibroids can keep growing.[/quote]

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