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Re: Follicular Cyst From: Kelly Shanahan, MD (anonymous@obgyn.net) Fri, 31 Mar 2000 23:39:26 -0600 (CST) Messages sorted by: [ date ][ thread ][ subject ][ author ] Next message: Kelly Shanahan, MD: "Re: Hopefully Last Questions - Agus" Previous message: anonymous: "Periods after childbirth" In reply to: rhoda: "Follicular Cyst" At Fri, 31 Mar 2000, rhoda wrote: > >I was diagnosed with a follicular cyst on the right ovary 2 years ago. I >had an ultrasound done last year and a catscan. I had another >ultrasound done 2 months ago and the cyst is still there. I am 60 years >of age and past menopause since 42 years of age. My doctor stated that >this condition is common and non-cancerous. I went to several internet >sites to gather information and I am unable to find out why my ovaries >would still be funtioning at my age (60). Could someone answer my >question? by definition, if you are postmenopausal this cyst is NOT a follicular cyst and your ovaires are NOT functioning. It may still be benign and of no consequence, however, if it is small, stable and if your CA125 is not elevated. Now that we do so many ultrasounds, we are laearing that postmenopausal women may have small cysts on their ovaries that are not worrisome. -- M. Kelly Shanahan, MD, FACOG S. Lake Tahoe, CA Replies are for educational purposes only and do not construe a doctor-patient relationship; they do not take the place of a face-to-face consultation with your own doctor. PRIVATE E-MAILS WILL NOT BE ANSWERED! My daughter deserves some of my very limited free time! Next message: Kelly Shanahan, MD: "Re: Hopefully Last Questions - Agus" Previous message: anonymous: "Periods after childbirth" In reply to: rhoda: "Follicular Cyst"

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