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Can myoma be treated to make it smaller with medication or certain food restriction ? i am 45 could provera (medroxyprogesterone) treated myomas ?

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Dr. Jeff Livingston answered

Specializes in Obstetrics and Gynecology

Not really: No food is going to shrink a uterine fibroid. Medications like Lupron (leuprolide) can be used to temporarily shrink them but this result will not last once you stop using it.

Answered 9/13/2016

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