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I have had I don't know how many cysts, and they have all reabsorbed and went away on their own. If yours doesn't, I believe they will monitor you and if it continues to grow and not reabsorb, they may have to go in and remove it themselves.
Oh good to know they can be absorbed. I'm kind if nervous, but I know they're somewhat common.
I had a decent sized "complex ovarian cyst" last summer. Complex basically means it is filled with blood, or solids rather than clear fluid. I was having a lot of pain and it was revealed after an internal ultrasound. I went google/webmd crazy and scared the hell out of myself. Don't do that! My doctor was insistent that I didn't need to get overly nervous. We reexamined it with another ultrasound 6 weeks later and it had completely resolved itself. It's important to remember many, many, many women have ovarian cysts that resolve themselves without ever being detected. A lot of times a corpus luteum cyst can form from ovulation when the follicle begins producing mass amounts of estrogen (medical professionals correct me if I'm wrong here.) From what I was told it's a pretty common cyst, and like I said many women never ever realize they have it. Best of luck and keep us posted!
I have a history of cysts and 90% of them have gone away on their own. However, I have had to have surgery twice in the case that they grew so large that they were actually pushing around my ovaries :/
Yeah, I personally wouldn't be nervous if I were you. If they don't go away within about 6 months (depending on size and location), then there might be need for worry. But I wouldn't sweat it now. Its a lot more common than you would think, trust me on that one!
@KateByDesign: can you give more details on the ones you had surgery on, if you don't mind? Did you notice more pain in those? How long from first being detected before they were removed? Were you on birth control? What type of surgery did they do?
I ask because I am no longer on bc and have been having some odd abdominal pain. I have a doc appt in a couple weeks, so I'm trying to prepare myself with information in case it ends up being another cyst (I was on bc with all the others, and they all reabsorbed, so I'm not sure if no longer being on bc will cause them to linger)
@MrsSl82be: All of the times I have developed a cyst, I was not on birth control. My body doesn't react well to BC, so I'd rather take the chance with a cyst and have a miserable month than a miserable every day.
But with the cysts I had to have surgery on, yes. They were ALOT more painful. Nowadays when I have abdominal pain I don't bother going to the Dr. because I know when it's a cyst. Sex is more uncomfortable and bowels movements come with a lot more pressure. The Dr.'s can't do anything unless it's sizeable enough for surgery.
The times that I had surgery they were sizeable enough, there were more than one, I couldn't walk, and they were in danger of bursting. The surgery is a laprascopic surgery and there is discomfort for about 4-5 days after the surgery as your stitches heal.
If you're not at the emergency room right now then there's a 98% chance you won't be having surgery and this is going to go away on its own. They are extremely common.
Ovarian cysts are very common, and a single cyst is not a smptom of PCO, let alone PCOS (a lot of people confuse the two, and they're very different: PCO (polycystic ovaries) is basically where you have mutliple cysts, usually, small ones (this can be common with certain methods of contraception esp progestogen only ones); PCOS (polycystic ovarian syndrome) is where you have multile ovarian cysts, as well as an imbalance in hormones and excess testosterone which can cause other symptoms inc excess hair, facial hair, and difficulty losing weight.
Usually, treatment will depend on the size of the cyst. Small cysts are usually left alone, as tyically, they will disappear without treatment. Larger cysts (greater than 5cm) might be removed via key-hole surgery, or else monitored regularly. Treatment can also depend on the type of cyst eg as an above poster has said, some are blood-filled, and often, they like to remove these as they can cause complications if they burst.
My advice would be not to worry until you know more :-)
@KateByDesign: awesome, thanks for the info. Definitely gives me perspective on what I need to look out for ;)
I have so many questions but I should wait to see my doctor instead of looking online. Ughh as if I don't have enough going on in my life, let's just add health issues!
I have a nice sized cyst on each ovary. They give me pains, and I get ultrasounds every few months. I don't have PCOS. They are annoying, and you can have them removed if they bother you a lot. I have just been hoping mine shrink on their own. My doctor told me it is actually normal to have this happen.
ETA: DONT GOOGLE THIS. Just wait to talk to the doctor. I googled and was in tears, having diagnosed myself with cancer, infertility and a miriad of other things with just one click of a button!
Wait for the doctor! Online reading on health issues is the devil! I swear I was convinced it was ovarian cancer. I was thinking "well I did lose some weight," "oh I do get bloated!" Honenstly, I was a hot mess. Haha. I was losing my mind for those 6 weeks!
I have dealt with two large cysts in the last year. One was last June (after taking Clomid) and I did have to have it surgically removed. It was 7cm and my doc said that if it ruptured, my ovary could be completely damaged and considering that was my only good side (with a fallopian tube), I went for the surgery right away. This past month I had another large cyst that didn't shrink while on birth control a few months back (for IVF) and my doctor aspirated it during my egg retrieval. Both times mine didn't shrink with birth control or on their own. But often that does happen. If it doesn't within a few months, I would have it removed.
When my mom was a teen she had one the size of a grapefruit and they didn't do anything about it. It shrunk within a matter of time! Its all related to the balance of hormones in you body etc etc
She wen't on to concieve 2 kids, without any trying ;)
just this last year i found out that i had an ovarian cyst. they are actually quite common. but they did not diagnose me with pcos.
I had a non-PCOS cyst, also... it went away on its own with no problems at all. And I second the other comments about not self-diagnosing... I was CONVINCED I had ovarian cancer. Ugh!
I've had multiple cysts that have all gone away on their own. I've never been tested for PCOS, but don't think the symptoms fit. The largest cyst that I had was 9cm with one another one on the other ovary that was 2.5cm (that was about 5 years ago). They caused pain and period issues, but I didn't opt for surgery or anything like that -- my doctor is super conservative. The last time I had an ultrasound (last year), I had 0 cysts! It was great news :)
I have had cysts too, and it's completely normal. Unless you have other symptoms associated with PCOS it's unlikely that you have it. @barbie86 is right on the money. PCOS is also a little tricky to diagnose so unless you are having other problems the cyst probably isn't enough to worry about it.
That being said I've been to the ER for a cyst before. I was in a ridiculous amount of pain and it turns out I had a large one that had ruptured (gross, sorry). They gave me some pain medicine and sent me on my merry way and I was fine. I'm actually really glad it happened because after that my period associated pain got better by 100-fold.
I don't think I've ever had cysts except ONCE when I was 16. I was in so much pain, they thought my appendix was going to burst, so they went in to remove it, and found the cyst, it had twisted and was not being reabsorbed by the body, so they removed the cyst, but I had about 2 weeks of recovery time (I am a wuss) before I got my core strength back. This was before I was on BCP, and they say that helps prevent them. Luckily, no problems since.
I'm going to the doctor tomorrow to review the ultrasound and see if I have to do anything. Ugghh I hope I'm ok!
I hope it goes well!!! I had several cysts right in a row, just had them one at a time, not Polycystic according to the doctor who read my ultrasound scans. Mine went away on their own but it was very upsetting the way they kept coming back. Haven't had one in about 7 months, and 3 months of that I spent pregnant!
She says I have to go back in April. Hopefully it will go away on its own, but if it doesn't shrink, I have to get it removed because it's so big.
I hope you don't have to have the surgery, but if you do it really isn't bad. I was up and moving around within 2 days and back to normal in a week or two. It's a very minor surgery as far as recovery, risks, etc. I hope it doesn't come to that, though! :)
@Jenn23: Thanks. I haven't felt it in a few days, which I think is good news. She said they can come and go with your cycle. And I went back on the pill so hopefully they don't come back!
UPDATE! I went in for another ultrasound, and the tech said she didn't see a cyst! Yay! I see the doctor next week to review the report.
@redheadem: Thats awesome! I have been in the same boat as you, although mine is not as big as yours. In January I had my first ultra sound and I'm scheduling another follow up for a week or two from now. On a daily basis I can feel the dull achy feeling on the side it is on, and when I move certain ways It causes me pain. I know the ultra sound will show I still have the cyst, because I can feel it.
Wait for the doctor! Online reading on health issues is the devil!
This x 1000. I have a dermoid cyst on one of my ovaries but I don't have PCOS. My OB/GYN told me that this type of cyst was something that is pretty common and it shouldn't give me any trouble unless it gets twisted. I have an ultrasound of it every couple years to make sure it isn't growing. She said that it shouldn't effect my fertility and that it would only need to be removed if it started growing all of a sudden. Definitely don't freak yourself out by doing a ton of internet reading until you can talk with your doctor. Good luck!
@redheadem: i'm glad your cyst cleared up on its own. i wish i had been that lucky.
@PaulBabyBallerina: i had a massive dermoid cyst removed from my ovary about 3 years ago. i won't go into the details of the whole ordeal because i don't want to scare you (or anybody else), but i would not wish it on my worst enemy. i'm glad your doctor is staying on top of it and hopefully you'll get it taken care of before it starts to give you any problems. i don't have insurance and my doctor pretty much said, "it sucks to be you" and sent me away. it's not like i could afford to be going from doctor to doctor until i found someone who could help me, so i had to suffer for a while :(
@MirandaV: I'm so sorry you had to go through that. I was initially really freaked out when I researched what a dermoid cyst actually was. I told me doctor that I wanted it out immediately but for a whole host of other reasons, I couldn't have the surgery at the time, so I had to settle for just having it monitored. I hope you fully recovered from the procedure and that it didn't have any long~term or permanent side effects from it.
i freaked too! when i googled it, i was horrified at the thought that something like that had been growing inside me for so long. the weird thing was, i didn't have any symptoms until one day it all hit me at once. and they kept hitting me.
but yeah, so far, so good. i had my surgery right after thanksgiving, so spent the rest of the holiday season recovering. it wasn't fun, but all i wanted for christmas was a healthy body again and that's what i got. i haven't had anymore problems since then and my surgeon said the chances of it recurring are only 10%.
Well my cyst(endometrioma) got bigger and I'm going to see my doctor next week. I've been in sooo much pain , I just want this gone... I'm so stressed now with the wedding coming up. I hope I can have surgery to remove it soon!
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I found out this morning through an ultrasound that I have a sizeable cyst on my ovary. I looked up the symptoms of PCOS, and I don't think I have that. I'm seeing my gyn on Tuesday, but what can you ladies share about your experience in the meantime?