Get Treatment Right Away For Bleeding Ovarian Cyst

By Amanda Clark

Ovarian cysts are an occurrence with women of any age, usually related to a woman's normal bodily processes. However, when a bleeding ovarian cyst happens, a woman needs to consult her physician immediately.

Ovarian cysts normally happen because of an aberration in the monthly reproductive cycle. Consequently, women of childbearing age tend to be more prone to having ovarian cysts. Generally ovarian cysts aren't cancerous, nor are they connected to an illness, but any ovarian cyst can burst and bleed. Whether they're bleeding or not, ovarian cysts can best found through an ultrasound examination. Cysts usually appear like bubbles on the organs.

Ovarian cysts tend to form in one of the following ways:

If the ovary doesn't release the egg for some reason, the follicle sac can close off and fill with fluid. This becomes what's known as a "functional cyst."

The other type of ovarian cyst typically occurs when the egg follicle doesn't dissolve as it normally would. Doctors called this kind a "corpus luteum cyst."

Unfortunately, ovarian cysts of any type can rupture and bleed, causing both pain and inflammation in the pelvic area. Bleeding ovarian cysts can occur at any time, resulting in spotting or bleeding between periods and severe pain.

Most ovarian cysts go away within a few weeks, but a bleeding ovarian cyst needs urgent medical attention. Bleeding ovarian cysts can cause intense abdominal pain as well as bleeding. If a woman's own physician isn't available, she should go right away to an emergency clinic for treatment, which may require surgery. - 31802

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