WOMENS-HEALTH Messages for July, 2001: Re: 7.5cm Hemorrhagic Cyst,Dr. Wang one more question!!!

Re: 7.5cm Hemorrhagic Cyst,Dr. Wang one more question!!!

From: jwang, M.D. (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Mon, 9 Jul 2001 21:18:33 -0500 (CDT)

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An endometioma(endo cyst) can look like a hemmorhagic cyst. The USis OK, but not a definitive diagnostic tool. Occasional pain is normalwith such a sized cyst. If the pain is more persistant or very severe, call your doc.

At Mon, 9 Jul 2001, Jill wrote: >
>At Fri, 6 Jul 2001, M. Kelly Shanahan, MD, wrote:
>>
>>At Fri, 6 Jul 2001, Jill wrote:
>>>
>>>Dr. Wang,
>>>
>>>If my cyst is 7.5cm, why are the docs. pretty sure that it will
>>>dissolve on its own. I read in another message you wrote that the
>>>general rule is that they won't.
>>>
>>More often than not, a hemorraghic cyst will eventually resolve on its
>>own. THe concern at 7.5 cm is that it is so tight it will rupture.
>>
>>It is possilbe to truly diagnose a hemorrhagic cyst with a vaginal ultrasound? Or could it be endometriosis? (SP?) Also, is it normal to get some sharp pains that do away after a second or two? I seem to be getting those sometimes. More today because I bent over to pick something up and it hurt, but only fo a minute or two...is this normal?
>
>What would happen if it ruptured?
>
>Thanks!!!
>>--
>>M. Kelly Shanahan, MD, FACOG
>>South Lake Tahoe, CA
>>
>>author, Your Over-35 Week-by-Week Pregnancy Guide
>>available in all major bookstores and on-line at amazon.com
>>http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0761526986/o/qid˜6597740/sr=8-1/ref=aps_sr_b_1_1/103-7407404-7691069http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0761526986/o/qid˜65977407740/sr=8-103-7407404-7691069http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0761526986/o/qid˜65977407740/sr=8-740/sr=8-1/ref=aps_sr_b_1_1/103-7407404-7691069http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0761526986/o/qid˜65977407740/sr=8-1/ref=aps_sr_b_1_1/103-7407404-7691069http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0761526986/o/qid˜6597740/sr=8-1/ref=aps_sr_b_1_1/103-7407404-7691069
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>--
>JSG
>

-- J Wang, M.D Assitant Clinical Prof. Tufts University School of Medicine

statements are informational only and should not constitute a medical plan or treatment recommendation.

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