Ovarian cyst?
by LC on Monday, July 5th, 2010 | 3 Comments
I went to my gynecologist a few weeks ago with stomach pains and I was disgnosed with an ovarian cyst.Well I just went back yesterday for a recheck and my doctor told me it was gone but I am still having very bad pains in my stomach.Does anyone know what this could be?
If its not there it means it ruptured. I had one before and it did the same thing. The pain you have is just afterpain from the rupture.
Women tend to get cysts quite often and most times they go away on their own. If you continually have pain, you may have endometriosis. This can be a very painful and serious condition. If the pain persists, have your doc check for that.
A cyst is a fluid-filled sac, and can be located anywhere in the body. On the ovary, different types of cysts can form. The most common type of ovarian cyst is called a functional cyst, which often forms during the normal menstrual cycle. Each month, a woman’s ovaries grow tiny cysts that hold the eggs. When an egg is mature, the sac breaks open to release the egg, so it can travel through the fallopian tube for fertilization. Then the sac dissolves. In one type of functional cyst, called a follicular cyst, the sac doesn’t break open to release the egg and may continue to grow. This type of cyst usually disappears within one to three months. A corpus luteum cyst, another type of functional cyst, forms if the sac doesn’t dissolve. Instead, the sac seals off after the egg is released. Fluid then builds up inside of it. This type of cyst usually goes away on its own after a few weeks. However, it can grow to almost four inches and may bleed or twist the ovary and cause pain. Clomid or Serophene, which are drugs used to induce ovulation, can raise the risk of getting this type of cyst. These cysts are almost never associated with cancer.
There are also other types of cysts:
*Endometriomas.* These cysts develop in women who have endometriosis, when tissue from the lining of the uterus grows outside of the uterus. The tissue may attach to the ovary and form a growth. These cysts can be painful during sexual intercourse and during menstruation.
*Cystadenomas.* These cysts develop from cells on the outer surface of the ovary. They are often filled with a watery fluid or thick, sticky gel. They can become large and cause pain.
*Dermoid cysts.* The cells in the ovary are able to make hair, teeth, and other growing tissues that become part of a forming ovarian cyst. These cysts can become large and cause pain.
*Polycystic ovaries.* The eggs mature within the follicles, or sacs, but the sac doesn’t break open to release the egg. The cycle repeats, follicles continue to grow inside the ovary, and cysts form.
http://www.4woman.gov/faq/ovarian_cysts.htm#2
If you are still having pains call your doctor and make them aware incase further treatment is needed.
My doctor put me on birthcontrol pills to help with my cysts.
But everyones body is different so its best to see your doctor to get your personal diagnose.
Hope things go well and your pains go away.