A cavity or closed coat, with liquid or material semisolid, that is developed in the ovary.
The ovarian cysts usually are not cancerous.
Ovary, tubes of fallopian tube, peritoneo, colon.
Women of all the ages.
To call to the doctor if
It happens the following thing after the diagnosis:
It loses weight without apparent reason.
It feels general malaise.
It hurts the low abdomen to him.
It has acute abdominal pain, nauseas and sudden fever. They can mean the breakage of the cyst.
Complications
Perforation of the cyst or retorcimiento of the stem of the cyst.
This demands immediate surgery.
Urinary obstruction.
Increase of the risk of ovary cancer.
Prognosis
The ovarian cysts are solved with surgery, but they can reappear.
Diagnosis and treatment
Sanitary precautions
Perforation of the cyst or retorcimiento of the stem of the cyst.
This demands immediate surgery.
Urinary obstruction.
Increase of the risk of ovary cancer.
I diagnose
Observation of the symptoms.
File and physical examination by a doctor.
X-rayses of the abdomen.
Pelvic Ultrasonografía.
General measures
The precocious diagnosis and treatment of the underlying affections like appendicitis, ulcer or ectópico pregnancy.
If it appears to him abdominal pain, it does not lose the time with homemade remedies - specially the laxatives, that can cause the rupture of the inflamed abdominal organs.
Medication
In general, medication in this affection is not needed.
In slight annoyances, it can use medicines without prescription, like paracetamol or metamizol.
Activity
There are no restrictions.
If they operate it, returns gradually to its normal life after the surgery.
Diet
There is no special diet.
Factors of risk
Pregnancy.
Hormone use.
Prevention
Medical treatment.
Surgery to drain the cyst (sometimes) or to extirpate the ovary.
Causes
Disorder hormonal, congenital (of birth) or acquired.
Sometimes, the ovarian cysts are developed during the pregnancy.
Signs and symptoms
Some do not produce symptoms.
Others produce anyone of the following ones:
Inflammation without pain the low abdomen.
Pain during the sexual relations.
Irritation or quemazón when tinkling (if the cyst presses vejiga).
Difficulty to drain vejiga absolutely.
Dark vaginal flow.
Irregular menstruations or hirsutismo (if the cyst produces an excess of hormones).
The following thing can happen if the cyst twists, bleeds or it is broken: