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onsdag 11 november 2009

Get Treatment Right Away For Bleeding Ovarian Cyst

By Amanda Clark

Most women experience ovarian cysts but many never know them have them. When a bleeding ovarian cyst occurs, however, immediate treatment is required.

In order to understand the treatment, it's helpful to understand how ovarian cysts can form.

A woman's ovaries are two organs about the size of walnuts, located on each side of the uterus. Each month, an egg grows in a sac called a follicle inside the ovary. When levels of estrogen rise in the normal menstrual cycle, the egg ripens and is released from the ovary. At the same time the uterus lining thickens to prepare itself for the possibility of a pregnancy. When the egg isn't fertilized, the uterine contents are discharged in the menstrual period.

Sometimes, the ovarian follicle doesn't release an egg and seals itself off, or the follicle sac doesn't dissolve as it normally would. In these cases the small sac fills with fluid and becomes a cyst. The first type, when an egg fails to release, is called a "functional cyst." The second type of cyst, when the sac fails to dissolve, is called a "corpus luteum cyst."

The other type of ovarian cyst typically occurs when the egg follicle doesn't dissolve as it normally would. Doctors called this kind a "corpus luteum cyst."

Either type of cyst can fill with fluid and blood. Whenever a cyst like this ruptures, it discharges bloody fluid that severely irritates the abdomen, especially the lining of the peritoneum. Even the smallest amount of blood can inflame the sensitive peritoneum, which holds many nerve endings. In addition, bleeding ovarian cysts can twist the ovary, a condition called ovarian torsion. Severe pain usually results when this happens.

Ovarian cysts can be detected during an examination involving an ultrasound test. The cysts look like bubbles in the ovaries. Most ovarian cysts are not to related to an illness, are not cancerous, and usually dissolve on their own within a few weeks. However, any time a bleeding ovarian cyst occurs, pain and pelvic inflammation result. A woman who suspects she may have a bleeding ovarian cyst should see her doctor right away, or go to an emergency room for treatment if the pain is severe.

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