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- FAQ about ovarian cysts
The follicle contains the egg which is normally released from this sac when it is mature enough. After the sac had ruptured and set free the egg, it will normally disintegrate. - Facts about the ovarian cyst
The ovarian cyst is a sac containing liquid, solid material or both, that has attached on the surface of the ovary or has developed inside of it. The ovarian cyst is not a rare disease and seems to affect women aged from 30 to 60. Both ovaries get be affected at the same time or at a distance of years one from another and they can have one or more cysts attached. These cysts are mostly non cancerous but 15 % of them transform into cancerous ones. - Useful information about the ovarian cyst
An ovarian cyst is a sac filled with liquid or solid material which is situated on the surface of the ovary or inside the ovary. They affect women that are in the fertile years and most of them disappear by themselves. - What is the ovarian cancer?
Cancer is the name for a disease that can affect cells from all the organs and body’s structures and is considered to be life threatening. The ovarian cancer is a disease that determines the cells from one or both of the ovaries to divide in an uncontrollable way and create a tumor. - About the ovarian cancer and its types
implants and develops into a fetus.
The ovaries have 3 types of tissue. Germ cells, produce eggs that are formed on the inside of the ovary, stromal cells have the role to produce most of the female hormones estrogen and progesterone, and epithelial cells cover the ovary.
It was seen that many types of tumors can start growing in the ovaries, and some are benign, situation in which they can be successfully treated by removing the part of the ovary that contains the tumor, or one ovary. Other types of ovarian tumors are malignant, they can spread to other parts of the body, and need a more complex treatment.
Usually, the ovarian tumors are named according to the kind of cells from where the tumor started from, and whether they are or not cancerous. We can mention 3 main types of ovarian tumors: germ cell tumors, stromal tumors, and epithelial tumors. - About the treatment of ovarian cysts
Functional cysts appear very often, especially in women that haven't reached the menopause yet and aren't on the pill. Usually, the doctor will suggest waiting a month or two, to see if the cyst disappears on its own. There is a great chance that the cyst to disappear, and, some doctors also advise their patients to take the pill while they are waiting because it is possible that in this way, the chances for the cyst to disappear to rise.
It is known that only the functional cysts go away on their own, the other types must be surgically removed. Especially when the cyst is large, is causing symptoms or is discovered in pregnancy, it has to be removed. - Information about functional ovarian cysts
In most of the cases the functional ovarian cysts prove to be harmless, do not cause pain or other symptoms, and disappear after some time even without a special treatment.
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