Follicular ovarian cyst how dangerous is it?

The appearance of follicular cyst associated with the hormonal disturbance in women. Often contribute to unnecessary suffering, acute or chronic stress, physical fatigue, inflammatory processes in the uterus and ovaries, abortion. How dangerous is follicular ovarian cyst and how to treat it?

What is follicular cyst?

When it comes to the time of ovulation, the largest and most Mature follicle in one ovary has to break to the oocyte, which Matures inside could go out and get further to the fallopian tube. But when you change the hormonal background is broken and the process: not just the follicle ruptures and the egg remains inside. Therefore, the conception in this cycle can not be. The follicle increases gradually and turns into a cyst, the ovum dies inside.

Follicular cyst – PHOTO.The appearance of follicular cyst associated with the hormonal disturbance in women.

As a follicular cyst affect health?

While the cyst is small in size, significant changes in the General condition of women will not. These cysts often not even diagnosed, and be a godsend with ultrasound for another reason.

The cyst is 5 cm or more can bring discomfort in the iliac region, very thin women may be the asymmetry of the abdomen.

The more the follicular cyst, the greater its contribution to hormonal balance. The entire surface of the cyst produces estrogen, because of large follicular cysts may interfere with the normal menstrual cycle and conception. Increased secretion of estrogen provokes the excessive growth of the endometrium lining of the uterus. Because when a large follicular cyst often there are uterine bleeding between scheduled periods, bleeding after a long delay.

It is believed that follicular sour not lead to cancer processes in the ovary.

The most unpleasant complication the follicular cysts that rupture. It happens usually with large cysts. When you break blood and internal content of the cysts flows into the peritoneal cavity or the ovary, and this condition requires immediate surgical treatment.

The risk of cancer in follicular cyst minimal. It is believed that follicular sour not lead to cancer processes in the ovary.

How to treat a follicular cyst?

Often small follicular cysts are reduced, already for the next cycle. This is due to the normalization of hormonal levels, restoring normal emotional state of the woman.

A large cyst should be under a doctor’s supervision. The woman doing the ultrasound of the ovary three consecutive cycles. If no positive changes, recommend surgical treatment. The presence of large follicular cysts always carries the risk of complications: torsion of the cyst, rupture, hemorrhage.

At the discretion of the physician, treatment may be initiated with hormonal and sedative drugs. If there is no negative dynamics, and the cyst gradually begins to decrease, then such treatment may be continued for several cycles. If the doctor sees a risk of rupture of the cyst conservative treatment will not solve this problem.

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