has anyone had to get a small cyst removed off the ovary? if so is it an in and out procedure or is it kind of

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major I don't want to miss any work over it

Answer 1

Abnormal bleeding and irregular periods can also be caused by an ovarian cyst. This is a scary diagnosis, but ovarian cysts are very common and are not cancerous conditions. Just like a breast cyst, which is a fluid-filled lump, these cysts form on the ovary. Often, ovarian cysts don't even require surgery and just need to be monitored. An ultrasound can tell your doctor whether the cysts are benign.

Follicular Cysts

During normal ovulation, the follicle spits out the egg. When the follicle fails to do this, fluid, hormones, and other "guck" build up inside the unruptured follicle until a cyst develops. This kind of ovarian cyst is most common in women who are between the ages of twenty and forty. Some women are plagued by follicular cysts, which may keep forming. The symptoms of follicular cysts are different from symptoms of ovarian cancer. They include delayed periods, bleeding between periods, pelvic pain (constant dull ache or sharp jabbing), and cramping, but often there are no symptoms. As mentioned above, a full pelvic exam is done first in investigating abnormal bleeding. Often, follicular cysts are found in a bimanual exam. If your ovary is enlarged by more than two inches, it will immediately be investigated. Your doctor will order a blood test to see how well your ovary is producing hormones. Then he or she will perform an ultrasound scan to see the size and composition of the ovary. Just like an ultrasound can determine fluid-filled lumps in breasts, it can also determine fluid-filled lumps on the ovaries. In the United States, sometimes a CAT scan or MRI is done as well. Follicular cysts are always benign.

The next step in treating follicular cysts depends on your age and the size of the cyst. If you're younger and the cyst is small, waiting it out may be the best course of action. However, since most follicular cysts resolve within one menstrual cycle, the first step is simply observation, eliminating the need for expensive tests and treatment. Most go away without rupturing, but these cysts may also rupture on their own. In either case, your menstrual cycle will get back in sync and return to normal. You'll then need to be re-evaluated. If you're under thirty, you can be re-evaluated in about two cycles (eight to ten weeks). If you're between the ages of thirty and forty, you should be re-evaluated after only one cycle (about four to six weeks).

If you are experiencing a lot of pain, are over forty, or have a solid enlargement of the ovary, you'll need to be treated immediately. If the cyst persists after a second evaluation, you'll also need to be treated.

Treatment involves a laparoscopy procedure, which will tell the doctor more about the texture and size of your cyst. Depending on what he or she finds, the cyst might be aspirated on the spot, at which point it will simply collapse and you'll be cured. But if the ovary is unusually large, the cyst is removed and your ovary biopsied via fine-needle aspiration. If no cancerous cells are found, once the cyst is removed, you'll also be cured.

Sometimes a condition known as polycystic ovary disease can occur where a woman has numerous follicular cysts, which can be treated. This is also a major cause of infertility.

Corpus Luteum Cysts

After your egg is spat out by the follicle, which then turns yellow and becomes the corpus luteum (an empty shell that produces progesterone), the follicle doesn't shrink like it's supposed to. Instead, the little blood vessels that feed the follicular sac and bleed during ovulation continue to bleed into the empty sac and form a blood-filled cyst. This sounds dangerous, but it isn't. Corpus luteum cysts will often rupture and resolve on their own. If not, the diagnosis and treatment route is the same as above, the blood is aspirated during laparoscopy, and the ovary biopsied. Sometimes, though, the ovary may be too large or the bleeding too severe. At this point, some doctors may opt to remove the ovary, but this is premature. The bleeding is caused by a stubborn blood vessel that can be tied off, which will stop the bleeding, allowing the cyst to be aspirated and the ovary to remain intact.

Dermoid Tumors

These are not cysts but common benign tumors (making up about 10 percent of benign ovarian tumors). Dermoid tumors are more common in young women but can occur throughout the reproductive years. Prepare yourself -- these are really disgusting! What happens here is that the egg begins developing without being fertilized. So these growths develop hair, teeth, cartilage, and fat. Even surgeons are shocked by their appearance. The symptoms and diagnosis process for these tumors are the same as above, and an ultrasound test or even an X ray can pinpoint dermoid tumors. Teeth (!) often show up in the scans or X rays.

Many surgeons will do laparoscopic surgery to remove the tumor and leave the ovary intact. Unfortunately, some doctors will just remove the ovary altogether. Because dermoid tumors can be removed, leaving the ovaries intact, your best bet is to seek out a doctor who will not remove the ovary. If you can't find one, call HERS, an organization that has lists of surgeons who perform alternative surgery to hysterectomy and oophorectomy

Answer 2

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Answer 3

If the only thing you are having done is the cystectomy, then usually it is a same day surgical procedure. You would probably want to take a least a couple of days off from work.

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