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Re: question about polycystic ovaries
From: Sonnet (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Wed, 20 Feb 2002 00:56:24 -0600 (CST)

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The type of cysts you typically see with PCOS are very small. Picture a normal ovary and then picture one that looks almost like it has "chocolate chips" in it or, even more commonly, a "string of pearls" wrapped around it. They're pretty small! Also, cysts do come and go for all women, they do recede when your hormones change.
That being said, some women occassionally do get very large ovarian cysts (unrealted to PCOS, I mean) and I don't know much about those. Certainly if they were big enough, I'd assume there would be some discomfort?
At Wed, 20 Feb 2002, J.W.J. wrote: >
>I've been reading the forums for a few weeks now and have a question.
>Many of us PCOS women have these polycystic ovaries -- so, what happens
>inside of us when we have these huge ovaries in there? I assume that the
>treatments we go through are trying to prevent further cysts from
>forming, but, the former cysts stay there, right? Do they ever get
>smaller? Do you think these huge ovaries are causing problems inside of
>us, crowding our organs or putting pressure on things? Are they ever a
>culprit in making us feel bloated and huge in our abdominal area? Maybe
>these are questions for a doctor -- I just wondered if any of you out
>there knew anything about this.
>Thanks.
>
>--
>J.W.J.
>

-- Email always welcome: sonnet@pcosupport.org

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