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- This is a sac filled with fluid on the surface of the ovary.
- There are follicular cyst and dermoid cysts (or ovarian teratomas).
- They usually occur during childbearing years.
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- Pelvic pain
- Abnormal uterine bleeding
- Irregular menstruation
- Pain with intercourse
- Nausea/vomiting
- Breast tenderness
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- A follicular cyst occurs when a follicle is not reabsorbed after a follicle grows but fails to release an egg.
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- Pelvic examination shows an ovarian enlargement
- Ultrasound shows a non-echogenic area
- Laparoscopy if a cyst is larger than 6 cm, or persists for longer than 6 weeks
- Hormonal level
Similar condition
- Ovarian neoplasms
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- It resolves spontaneously.
- Surgical removal for severe pain or if it is not resolving
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