WOMENS-HEALTH Messages for September, 2003: Re: complex ovarian cysts

Re: complex ovarian cysts

From: Asem Anwar Moussa MD (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Sun, 14 Sep 2003 16:32:43 -0500 (CDT)

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At Sun, 14 Sep 2003, Brandy wrote: >
>I was just recentily dignosed with complex ovarian cyst. My Dr. just
>order another ultrasound to see how the cyst was doing if it went away
>or gotten bigger. Well the cyst went from 4 cm on the 21 of Aug. to 7
>cm as of this past Friday. I'm being tested for ovarian cancer to rule
>that one out. I'm 27 yrs old and scared of having ovarian cancer, even
>though my Dr. told me it is very rare to get ovarian cancer specially
>in younger women. My Dr. told me if it has gotten any bigger then
>he'll have to remove it. What are my chances of getting this kind of
>cyst again, and is it one to be concerned about? Is my chances of
>getting ovarian cancer higher now since i've have this thing growing
>inside of me? Also what in the world is Complex cyst what makes it so
>differnet from the functional cyst (is the correct way to say that)? I
>never even had the chance to ask my Dr. about that i was so shocked to
>discover i have a cyst. Really any information you have would be
>wonderful, to ease my mind somewhat intil my next appointment next week,
>if he doesn't call me in before then because of how big the cyst has
>gotten. Also i've always had irregular periods since i first started,
>they regular out with my first child but when i had my second baby 19
>mos. ago i've only had 6 periods since then, could this be the reason
>why i have developed this cyst?Thank you so much..

A complex cyst means that it contains different tissues which could be a dermoid.it is rare to get ovarian malignancy at younger ages.Better to get that cyst out.

-- Dr Asem Anwar Moussa MD. prof.of Obstetrics&Gynecology. Alazhar School of Medicine. Director of http://www.mewomenhealth.net Cairo.Egypt

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