Patient's question:
Doctor,Hello:
My mother is 49 years old. She went to the hospital for a check-up and was diagnosed with uterine fibroids, multiple ones, with the largest being 2.92.2 cm. Could you please tell me which treatment method is best for this? What should she pay attention to in her diet? She doesn’t feel any pain right now, but her menstrual flow is quite heavy, and the duration is the same as before. However, her periods have been coming earlier recently—she had one on the 15th last month and another on the 20th this month. Could you please analyze this and provide more information on this topic? I sincerely appreciate your help!
Doctor's answer:
Uterine bleeding is the main symptom of uterine fibroids, occurring in half or more of the patients. Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) treatment for uterine fibroids is generally based on the principles and methods of TCM, such as oral medication regulation and acupoint activation. Uterine fibroids fall under the category of "zheng jian" in TCM, with the primary pathogenesis being blood stasis. Therefore, according to different pathogenesis, methods such as warming the meridians and dispelling cold, replenishing qi and blood, resolving phlegm and eliminating stasis, and softening hard masses and dispersing knots are prescribed accordingly.