Fibroid Treatment You Might Not Know About

One of the new treatments for fibroids stands out as being the closest thing to a “miracle drug” for fibroids as we’ve found yet. So, given that up to 70% of women will experience fibroids in their lifetime, what is this drug and why haven’t you heard of it?

Mifepristone is a progesterone receptor antagonist: it blocks progesterone receptors in fibroids, thereby interrupting hormonal stimulation or perpetuation of fibroids, and results in shrinkage of fibroids.

Several randomized, placebo-controlled studies (the gold standard) have shown that mifepristone given in 5 to 10 mg dosages daily for three months can reduce fibroid size by 25-75%!

Women taking mifepristone experience a drastic reduction in symptoms, including complete cessation of bleeding and decreased pelvic pressure.

Mifepristone is inexpensive to produce and has few side effects:

• uterine hyperplasia (temporary overgrowth of the uterine lining), 14-28%

• elevated liver functions (reversible, no evidence of long-term adverse effects on the liver), 4%

There is some controversy about the drug because it is also it is also known as RU-486 or “the abortion pill”. In higher doses (200 mg) administered before 49 days of pregnancy, mifepristone interferes with implantation of an embryo and can induce abortion.

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