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I have been diagnosed with fibroid, which was the cause of the heavy bleeding. is there a way to regularize my period without doing a surgery?

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Dr. Roy Silver answered

Yes: Depends location fibroid. Mirena (levonorgestrel) iud, ocp or birth measures. Sometimes a hysteroscopic resection might be needed if the endometrial cavity

Dr Kuitems and another doctor agreed

Answered 5/4/2015

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A member asked:

I have been diagnosed with fibroid, which was the cause of the heavy bleeding. is there a way to regularize my period without doing a surgery?

A doctor has provided 1 answer

Dr. Roy Silver answered

Dr Kuitems and another doctor agreed

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