How to cure ovarian cyst?
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Hello, a 85 years old female presented with the history of progressively increasing abdominal contour for last 3 months. Patient used to experience mild to moderate diffuse pain abdomen, without any special character. Abdominal examination revealed a uniformly large cystic mass extending from pubis to epigastrium. There was uniform fullness in both the flanks. She has been diagnosed with ovarian cyst. How to cure ovarian cyst?
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@souptik Treatment depends on your age, the type and size of your cyst, and your symptoms. Your doctor might suggest:
Watchful waiting. In many cases you can wait and be re-examined to see if the cyst goes away within a few months. This is typically an option — regardless of your age — if you have no symptoms and an ultrasound shows you have a simple, small, fluid-filled cyst.
Your doctor will likely recommend that you get follow-up pelvic ultrasounds at intervals to see if your cyst changes in size.
Medication. Your doctor might recommend hormonal contraceptives, such as birth control pills, to keep ovarian cysts from recurring. However, birth control pills won't shrink an existing cyst.
Surgery. Your doctor might suggest removing a cyst that is large, doesn't look like a functional cyst, is growing, continues through two or three menstrual cycles, or causes pain.
Some cysts can be removed without removing the ovary (ovarian cystectomy). In some cases, your doctor might suggest removing the affected ovary and leaving the other intact (oophorectomy).