Many women will be terrified and panic-stricken of the fact that they got an ovarian cyst. Not that having an ovarian cyst must be taken so lightly you won’t have to feel the need to visit your doctor. It’s just that, most often than not, cases of ovarian cysts among women are physiologic or functional. This means having an ovarian cyst does not reek having a disease or any physical problem for a woman to push the panic alarm button. A large percentage of ovarian cyst cases are benign (non cancerous) and may vanish on their own without the aid of any treatment.
Some minor problems may arise in cases where an ovarian cyst is ruptured. Then again, this is not some bloodcurdling situation that is a cause of alarm. This has been a common case that just needs to be taken care of your gynecologist. Imagine a water balloon continuously filled in with water. There would come a time when it reaches it elastic limit and eventually burst. An ovarian cyst is a sac filled with fluid in a woman’s ovary. Every month the egg produced in the ovaries are enclosed in this sac- which is called a follicle- waiting to be matured. As the egg ripens, the follicle will also grow with the aid of a hormone produced in the ovary. The follicle breaks and releases the fully ripened eggs. There are cases when the follicle does not break leading to an ovarian cyst. The follicle will continue to grow bigger as it is filled in with more fluid until its wall is ruptured.
Women will feel pain due to the fluid leaking out of the ovarian cyst ruptured. These fluids cause irritation in the pelvic lining. Medical doctors could recommend surgical procedure to remove the ovarian cyst if it is too large or if it causes too much pain for the patient. There are some cases where ovarian cysts are ruptured and doctors would have to observe first if it gets smaller on its own and the pain subsiding. Painkillers may be prescribed for the pain. In cases where no sign of improvement is manifested, doctors can perform laparoscopy.
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