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Re: Endometriomas

From: Kelly Shanahan, MD (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Sat, 2 Dec 2000 00:43:10 -0600 (CST)


At Fri, 1 Dec 2000, Gina wrote: >
>I had a endometrioma/ovary larger than my uterus removed in feb
>2000---now the right ovary is enlarged 4.7cm x 2.6cm. How long is too
>long to wait to have surgery and have it removed????

depending on the exact characteristics (via ultraosund)of hte cyst, your symptoms and your age, you may never have to have surgery -- if this is a simple cyst, it will resolve; if it is an endometrioma, it won't and you will probalby have some symptoms,at which time surgery could be done

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M. Kelly Shanahan, MD, FACOG
South Lake Tahoe, CA

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