Re: q aboutt septate uterus, and one more q about dermoids.--pretty worried
From: Alicia M. Lapidus M.D. (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Thu, 28 Nov 2002 07:33:46 -0600 (CST)
Dermoid ovarian cyst ussually are benign but they may become cancerous,
Septated uterus:you are born with it.
At Thu, 28 Nov 2002, lor wrote:
>
>At Wed, 27 Nov 2002, Alison wrote:
>>
>>can these dermoid things tturn cancerous or are the usually benign? (I
>>am 25).
>>also, when I had the ultrasound yesterday, the tech said I had a
>>"septate" uterus. what is that/ I have already had 2 children, no
>>miscarriages. Can a septate uterus just happen all of a sudden? I am
>>going for a repeat scan in 3 months..when I had the ultrasuonds during
>>my pregnancies, no abnormalities were noticed at all. Could it be the
>>technician was mistaken?
>
>I had a dermiod cyst removed when I was 22. They are usually benign.
>Mine was the size of a grapefruit and because it is a hormonal cyst. It
>had hair, teeth, and skin in it. I had to have one ovary and tube
>removed with it because it twisted all over inside. It was removed
>right away because of the size of it. I had no pain.
>
>--
>Lor
>
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Alicia M. Lapidus M.D.
Chief of Staff Obstetrics, Hospital Fernández
Assistant Professor, School of Medicine, Barcelo University
Vicepresident of Argentine Society of Hypertension in Pregnancy
Director Latina Obgyn.net- http\latina.obgyn.net\espanol
Buenos Aires
Argentina
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