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Chapter 2 – All About PCOS & Ovarian Cysts
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Conventional Treatments For Ovarian Cysts
Once your doctor has felt the swelling above your ovary, performed the
annual pelvic exam and diagnosed your pain as the potential presence of an
ovarian cyst, an ultrasound is often performed to establish the location, size
and shape of the cyst.
Other tests that physicians often perform are hormone level tests, pregnancy
tests and a CA-125 test. The latter is a special blood test that is aimed at
determining whether the cyst is cancerous. (Note that some cancer growths
in the ovaries don’t make enough CA-125 to be detected by the test.
Moreover, several non-cancerous health conditions may increase the levels of
CA-125 in the blood).
The following are the most common steps medical doctors are most likely to
suggest in case your cysts turn out to be non-cancerous:
Watchful Waiting
The most common treatment offered for women who are in their childbearing
years is to be re-examined in one to three months while waiting and watching
to see if the ovarian cyst has changed in size or if some symptoms start to
manifest. Note that this treatment will be offered only if you have no
symptoms initially, and if your cyst is of the fluid-filled type.
Birth Control Pills
Birth control pills will typically be offered to women who frequently develop
cysts or if their cysts have failed to dissolve within the three months of
watchful waiting. The purpose of the pills is to prevent ovulation. Not only do
birth control pills fail to treat the root cause of ovarian cysts but the intake of
birth control pills can often worsen your ovarian cyst condition and carries an
array of side effects.
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