Do fibroids shrink on their own?

I am anemic..my count was 5 and is now upto 20 but should be 30. I have also found out that I have 2 Fibroids but not sure of size til Tues.Do they shrink on their own before menopause? I am 39 yrs old and my periods are very heavy (tampon plus 2 pads) that I do not want to leave the house for 3 days. From reading I have found out that Fibroids are most likely the cause of being anemic & heavy flow. I am trying to weigh my options before I go see the doctor on Tuesday. I had my tubes tied about 8 yrs ago so children are not part of the equation.

no..................there is a new procedure to cut off the blood supply to them.............ask your GYN about this occlusion
therapy........called uterine artery embolization

generally its treated with medications there may be some excercises and diets that you doctor can help you with just check

My wife just went through this and I did the research.

Background - my wife is 50, pre-menopausal. She had a single fibroid for about 5 years that we know of. Her symptoms were similar to yours, and got worse with time.

When she ended up in the hospital for abdominal pain for the second time, the gyne recommend treatment. We looked into Uterine Areterial Embolization, MRI assisted Ultrasound, laparoscopic removal of the fibroid, trans-vaginal surgery, partial hysterectomy, partial hysterectomy with bikini incision, and total hysterectomy, and hormone therapy. She didn't want to have thesurgery until she graduated from engineering school.

By the time she had decided on the procedure,, and had graduated, the fibroid had grown to the size of a football, and was pressing on her internal organs and causing a lot of pain.
The options were thus limited to traditional surgery, partial hysterectomy with bikini incision. The doctor warned that because of the size of the fibroid, it might no be possible to do a partial or a bikini, but he was able to do that in the end result. He also warned that if the test came back positive for cancer (they do that while you are still on the table) that he would have to do a total hysterctomy, and possibly some other surgery.

She was out of work for four weeks and totally recovered with no pain in eight. She feel sfine now

The fibroid will not go away by itself, but will shrink after menopause. Hormone therapy is a stop gap at best, and has some fairly dire complications of it's own. Embolization causes severe cramps for a few days, but is an accepted non-surgical technique. MRI guided ultrasound is a relatively new procedure, and not available everywhere.

These are the options I have researched. Your doctor will advise you if you are a candidate for the less invasive procedures.

Since her hysterectomy was partial (only the cervix and a small portion of the uterus remain) she was quite surprised this week that she had a period (very, very monor one, no cramps) She just found out yeaterday that that is normal.

Good luck, I'm sure thing will work out for you, once that sucker's gone you'll fell much better!