Re: cysts on everything!
From: Harvey S. Marchbein, M.D. (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Thu, 30 Nov 2000 20:51:56 -0600 (CST)
It's reasonable.
The pill reduces ovarian cysts but doesn't eliminate them.
Hope this helps and write back anytime for more information.
HSM
At Thu, 30 Nov 2000, Marsha wrote:
>
>At my yearly physical, my ob-gyn noted that my uterus felt "slightly
>enlarged" - about a 6 week pregnancy size. I went for a pelvic
>ultrasound. The results showed a cyst on my cervix, and a possible
>"tiny" 1/2 inch fibroid on the back of the uterus. Those did not
>concern me too much. However, there was also a 2 inch single-sac cyst
>on my right ovary. This has me scared.
>
>I have been on birth control pills for the last three years.
>Occasionally, including the month before my pelvic, I didn't get them
>refilled in time, and so I skipped a month of pills.
>
>My ob-gyn said the radiologist is not overly concerned and simply wants
>to recheck it in three months. The ob-gyn said she usually only likes
>to wait two months. The ob-gyn tried to be reassuring, and said that
>she has seen several women on birth control pills who still develop
>cysts.
>
>My question: Is this a reasonable approach and I thought that birth
>control use helped prevent ovarian cysts and ovarian cancer?
>
>Thanks so much,
>
>--
>Marsha Buck
>
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Harvey S. Marchbein, M.D. FACOG, FACS
Great Neck, New York
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