WOMENS-HEALTH Messages for January, 2008: Re: COMPLEXCYST: Complex Ovarian Cyst........odds of ovarian cancer?!

Re: COMPLEXCYST: Complex Ovarian Cyst........odds of ovarian cancer?!

From: Dr. Herbert A. Goldfarb (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Sat, 19 Jan 2008 14:23:26 -0600 (CST)

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First point is that the CA 125 is not a diagnostic screening test and should not be decisive in the diagnosis. Secondly an ultrasound exam should be more precise then 3-5 cm. If an ovarian cyst is 3 cm it can be followed. If it grows over the course of a month then it needs to be removed. This can be done via a laparoscope.

Dr. Herbert A. Goldfarb New York Downtown Hospital, http://www.nohysterectomy.com

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At Mon, 14 Jan 2008, Natalie wrote: >
>Hi everyone
>Im posting on behalf of my mom, who is 52 and has had a history of
>ovarian cysts that have just come and gone over the years. She has been
>post-menopausal for the past 2 years, yet this past month she
>experienced a period. She bled for 5 days and experienced all the same
>symptoms she had when she was menstruating in the past.
>
>At the same time, she started getting pains in her lower abdomen and had
>a transvaginal ultrasound. After speaking with her doctor, she found
>out that she has one regular cyst and one complex cyst 3-5cm in size. At
>this point, she has had a CA 125 test but no results yet. Her doctor
>said the next step is a biopsy depending on the results of the test.
>
>Since this is now a waiting game she is getting quite worried,
>especially since her doctor can only fit her in for a biopsy at the end
>of february.
>
>Any comments or advice would be greatly appreciated. Thank you in
>advance :)

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