Ovarian Cyst
I was never bothered about ovarian cyst but someone close to me had it twice and I decided to read up more about it.
What is an ovarian cyst?
An ovarian cyst is a fluid-filled sac in the ovary. Many cysts are completely normal. These are called functional cysts. They occur as a result of ovulation (the release of an egg from the ovary). Functional cysts normally shrink over time, usually in about 1 to 3 months. If you have a functional cyst, your doctor may want to check you again in 1 to 3 months to make sure the cyst has gotten smaller. In certain cases, your doctor may want you to take birth control pills so you won’t ovulate. If you don’t ovulate, you won’t form cysts.
She had painful period and severe constipation, so she went for a check up and found out that she had some an ovarian cyst. She went for laparoscopy to get it removed, and she was advised to take the birth control pills too. But I haven’t seen her taking lately?
But try not to take this lightly, if the cyst is too big, the surgery might be complicated.
If the cyst looks too big to remove with the laparoscope or if it looks suspicious in any way, your doctor will probably do a laparotomy. A laparotomy uses a bigger incision to remove the cyst or possibly the entire ovary. While you are under general anesthesia (puts you in a sleep-like state) the cyst can be tested to find out if it is cancer. If it is cancer, your doctor may need to remove both of the ovaries, the uterus, a fold of fatty tissue called the omentum and some lymph nodes.
Luckily, her tissues were diagnosed as benign, so there is nothing to be worried about.
