What To Look For When Dealing With Cysts On The Ovaries

By Amanda Clark

When dealing with cysts on the ovaries some women can experience pain and bleeding. Many women have cysts on the ovaries every year but most don't even know it. An ovarian cyst is a small sac that fills with fluid and develops on the ovaries. They are usually fairly harmless unless they grow too large. Your doctor may recommend surgery to have them removed.

Mostly ovarian cysts are not cancerous in younger people. Older women may end up with cancerous cysts if they do not see a physician about it. Ovarian cancer can be made up of small cyst. It is pretty common for women to have small pea size cyst that you do not know are there.

It can be hard to know if you have cyst on your ovaries. You can not allows depend on symptoms to know if you have cyst or not. The symptoms often resemble the ones of other problems. If you are concerned about having cyst then you should have an exam done by your doctor.

The symptoms of ovarian cysts can be menstrual irregularity's, fullness, or heaviness in your abdomen, or pressure on your bladder or rectum. You may also experience pain right before you start your menstrual cycle or even during sex, or bowel movements. The pain can range from very mild to quite severe.

Your doctor will determine if your cyst should be removed or not. Usually the doctor will only remove the cyst if it is cancerous, painful, very larger, or twisted. If the doctor decides to remove the cyst you should be prepared for a physical exam, blood and urine test, and maybe even an ultrasound or x-ray before the surgery.

When removing the cyst from the ovaries there are two different procedures that can be used. The first procedure is a laparoscopic surgery, the next is an open surgery. The less invasive of the two is the laparoscopic surgery. It will only two you about 4-6 days to recovery from the pain of the surgery. An open surgery can be painful for almost two weeds, because it is very invasive and will require stitches or staples. Which ever surgery you use, you will need a couple of weeks to get back on your feet. - 31802

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