Treatments
Treatment options include:
• Hormones to regulate the menstrual cycle or to reduce symptoms such as oral contraceptive pills
• Hysterectomy (removal of the uterus)
• Hysteroscopic removal of the uterine fibroids using a hysteroscope (instrument to visualize the endometrial cavity)
• Intrauterine device to release progestin within uterus to stop bleeding and pain
• Myomectomy (surgical removal of the fibroids)
• Pain control medications, such as ibuprofen (Advil, Motrin) or acetaminophen (Tylenol)
• Uterine artery embolization (procedure that interrupts the blood supply to fibroids)
Prevention
By Mayo Clinic Staff : Although researchers continue to study the causes of fibroid tumors, little scientific evidence is available on how to prevent them. Preventing uterine fibroids may not be possible, but only a small percentage of these tumors require treatment.