Green Tea May Help Treat Uterine Fibroids by Discovery Health News
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 27 (HealthDay News) -- Green tea extract shows
promise as a treatment for uterine fibroids, say U.S. researchers
who add they'll soon begin human trials of the therapy.
Uterine fibroids, which affect 40 percent of women of
reproductive age, cause excessive vaginal bleeding, anemia, fatigue
and lack of energy. Currently, hysterectomy is the only treatment
option.
Green tea extract can kill human leiomyoma cells in tissue
cultures and can eradicate fibroid lesions in lab animals,
according to Dr. Ayman Al-Hendy, director of clinical research at
Meharry Medical College in Nashville, Tenn., and colleagues. Their
findings were published Jan. 14 in the American Journal of
Obstetrics & Gynecology.
"If we can prove this compound is effective, millions of women
can start self-treatment and self-management," Al-Hendy said in a
news release.
He and his team are recruiting volunteers to take part in
clinical trials.
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