Archive for July, 2009


Im having a Dermoid cyst removed and Im kinda freaking out can someone tell me what to expect?

Ive never had surgery before so I dont know whats goin on

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Ovarian Cysts & Birth Control?

Ok…so my OB/GYN put me on birth control to reduce the size of my ovarian cyst, which was HUGE! I was away at school and ran out of my 3 month supply and could not get back home to get up to the office to get another pack to hold me off until I went [...]

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Heat or ice for ovarian cyst pain?

I have an ovarian cyst. Is a heating pad or ice going to help the painn better.

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Septated Ovarian Cyst…Very Worried!?

I am 47 years old and haver rarely ever been sick. Seven years ago…actually 7 years and 3 months ago I had an ultra sound done by my OBGYN and was diagnosised as having a "septated ovarian cyst". The measurements of the cyst at that time was 4.1cm X 1.8cm. I had pain both in [...]

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when I was pregnant they discovered a dermoid cyst 4cm by 2cm anyone else had this?

recently had a nother scan and its the same size, will they remove it or keep it there til it causes a problem? anyone know of any other remedies that can get rid of them?

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Ovarian Cysts and The Use of Soy Products

by Louis Cruz There is a great confusion about one of the main cause of ovarian cysts. Excess estrogen! Or what we know in alternative medicine as estrogen dominance. Prior to ovulation, there is supposed to be a surge of progesterone to help the egg to be released and at the same time prevent the [...]

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Ovarian Cyst?

For the last month I’ve been feeling like i have a faint cramping in my abdomen. I’ve been taking the pill for 6 months and have had no problems with it. The cramping is not more than a 3 out of 10. My period is normal and nothing has changed as far as my diet. [...]

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Do the springtec birth control pills cause weight gain?

My gyn seems to think that this is the most effective way of dealing with my ovarian cyst. Please do not right back about ovarian cyst or weignt gain. I’m only interested in knowing if the springtec birth control pill promotes weight gain.

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If a pregnant woman has an ovarian cyst, would birth control pills be prescribed?

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I recently had an ovarian dermoid cyst removed. Do I really need to wait a full month before having sex?

The surgery was laprascopic – the tumor was about 4 cm. I feel mostly recovered and am not entirely sure why gentle, protected sex would be dangerous 2-3 weeks post-surgery. I’m curious as to the reasoning BEHIND why I was told a month, as I’ve heard other doctors give a time frame of 2-3 weeks. [...]

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What can I do for ovarian cyst pain?

I’m 16 and I have been getting a lot of ovarian cysts since I was 13. A lot of them burst too, which is very painful. I’ve been having stomach aches, and I really think its another cyst. It hurts when I go from standing to sitting, and I just tried a tampon and it [...]

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Other vegetarians concerned about eating soy?

I am a vegetarian, and I have been consuming soy foods for the past few months. Not a lot, but I have been eating soy products, especially the soy dairy replacements. Recently I read several articles stating that soy was harmful to consumers in several different ways. Especially women, because it contains, Phytoestrogens , that [...]

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Ovarian Cysts and It’s Relation to The Liver

By Louis Cruz Ovarian cysts are becoming more and more common in women these days. And there is proof that many life-style and environmental factors are contributing to this problem. Every year,we are exposed to 15 lbs. of chemicals that the body has to rid itself of. We frequently eat foods that are not of [...]

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Will the removal of my ovarian dermoid cyst make my weight or wasitline decrease?

I’m having surgery to remove a 21cm x 11cm (8” x 5") dermoid cyst on my right ovary. To me this seems like a fairly large sized piece of mass they will be removing and my question was whether this procedure was going to make my weight or more importantly my waistline smaller … I [...]

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anybody have a negative blood test and still been pregnant? or ovarian cyst?

i am 35 days late and am usually very regular. we are trying to concieve our second child, i took a blood test 17 days late, it was negative, i have had no changes in diet or exercise, im in no pain, and its not stress, ive heard an ovarian cyst could cause a late [...]

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