Ovarian cysts in postmenopausal individuals require attention as the risk of cancer is higher. Blood tests, ultrasound, age of the patient and size of the cyst are factored into management decisions.

However, a solid or partially solid cyst may need to be evaluated by a lab to make sure it isn’t cancerous. While most ovarian cysts don’t need treatment, we may monitor your cyst and perform an ...

Your doctor will often discover an ovarian cyst during your annual pap smear. However, if you make an appointment for pelvic pain, your doctor will perform an internal and external pelvic exam to feel ...

Many ovarian cysts will go away on their own, often with the next month's menstrual cycle. You can have the cyst monitored with an ultrasound scan to see if it has gone away. Oral contraceptives ...

But while polycystic ovaries are a key feature of PCOS, you don’t need to have PCOS to have ovarian cysts. In fact, most women have a cyst or two and unless you have an ultrasound to check for ...

Rachael Misfud, 38, was diagnosed with cancer nine months after being waitlisted for what was thought to be a benign cyst removal. "I keep thinking, what would have happened if there had been any more ...

Ovarian endometrioma is a benign, estrogen-dependent cyst found in women of reproductive age. Infertility is associated with ovarian endometriomas; although the exact cause is unknown, oocyte ...

However, those of all ages, from infancy to postmenopause, can experience ovarian torsion. Sometimes, the presence of a cyst or other tissue mass in the ovary can displace it. The extra weight or ...

Ruptured ovarian cysts happen when these fluid-filled sacs in the ovaries break. The ovarian cyst wall opens up, which exposes the fluid in the cyst to your abdominal cavity. Physical activity or ...

A Durham woman who was diagnosed with ovarian cancer at just 23 has taken to the stage at London’s Royal Albert Hall. Emma ...