What are the symptoms of an ovarian cyst?
Wednesday, September 1st, 2010 at
12:14 pm
I’ve had this pain in my right side, I thought it was a torn oblique muscle, but discovered the pain while having sex. Then it was really painful right before my period and hurts when I try to excercise or anything strenuous. I dont have insurance. What should I do?
Filed under: Ovarian Cyst Symptoms
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Hi,
Most ovarian cysts are small, benign (non-cancerous), and cause no symptoms. Some ovarian cysts cause problems which may include one or more of the following:
* Pain or discomfort in the lower abdomen. The pain may be constant or intermittent. Pain may only occur when you have sex.
* Periods sometimes become irregular, or may become heavier or lighter than usual.
* Sometimes a cyst may bleed into itself, or burst. This can cause a sudden severe pain in the lower abdomen.
* Occassionally, a cyst which is growing on a stalk from an ovary may twist the stalk on itself (a ‘torsion’). This stops the blood flowing through the stalk to the cyst and cause the cyst to lose its blood supply. This can cause sudden severe pain in the lower abdomen.
* Large cysts can cause your abdomen to swell, or press on nearby structures. For example, they may press on the bladder or rectum which may cause urinary symptoms or constipation.
* Although most cysts are benign, some types have a risk of becoming cancerous. (See separate leaflet called ‘Ovarian Cancer’ for more details.)
* Rarely, some ovarian cysts make abnormal amounts of female (or male) hormones which can cause unusual symptoms.
I hope this information is helpful.