WOMENS-HEALTH Messages for January, 2001: Re: Enlarged ovary and laporostomy

Re: Enlarged ovary and laporostomy

From: Lynn D. Montgomery, MD (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Wed, 31 Jan 2001 23:16:38 -0600 (CST)

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At Wed, 31 Jan 2001, Steph wrote: >
>I've been dealing with right sided pelvic pain for almost a month now,
>and the ultrasound showed that my left ovary was 2.3 centimeters
>(normal), and my right ovary was 4.3 centimeters (according to the dr.,
>slightly enlarged).I've been taking birth control pills but they haven't
>helped and the pain is getting worse. I was told today that I need to
>have a laparostomy (I hope I spelled that right) to see what the heck is
>going on inside that ovary. My dr. told me that it could be a cyst
>that isn't showing up on the ultrasound or a small tumor. I am
>absolutely terrified that I've got ovarian cancer. I've been really
>worried about it, but now I'm convinced. I'm only 26, what are the
>odds? The ultrasound didn't show a mass, or a cyst, so I'm confused.
>Wouldn't a tumor show up on an ultraound? What would cause it to be
>enlarged like that?

There are a lot of things that can make an ovary 4.3 cm in size, including a normal ovary. At your age, cancer is way down the list of possibilities. With your symptoms, laparoscopy is certain reasonable. More likely senarios include endometriosis, scar tissue, etc... Lynn

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Lynn D. Montgomery, MD
Director, Maternal-Fetal Medicine
Rocky Mountain Perinatal Center
Missoula, Montana

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