YOUNG-WOMEN Messages for May, 2003: Re: please help me

Re: please help me

From: Alicia M. Lapidus M.D. (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Fri, 16 May 2003 09:10:49 -0500 (CDT)

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At Thu, 15 May 2003, nicole wrote: >
>I am 19 years old (female). I am having sharp and dull pelvic pains
>that come and go. I have also been very bloated and full feeling along
>with the pelvic pain. I have an egg white-like vaginal discharge. I am
>a virgin. I recently had blood work, urine sample, pap test, pelvic
>exam and ultrasound done. It was found that I have a cyst on my right
>ovary. My gyno told me not to worry; it's common and not serious. I
>have a tendancy to worry about these things, and I am worried it is an
>infection or cancer. Are all of these symptoms normal for ovarian
>cysts? Would all of the tests I had done determine that it is not cancer
>or an infection? I am extremely concerned. Please give me some advise
>or consolation.

It depends on the size of the cyst, the nature of it, what is insde etc, but in general at your age they are benign, functional or dermoid, it has to be followed.

-- Alicia M. Lapidus M.D. Director Obgyn.net Latina Chief of Staff Obstetrics, Hospital J. A. Fernández Buenos Aires Argentina Note: opinions expressed here are for educational purposes only and, as such, do not constitute a physician-patient relationship. This information is not intended to supplant the need for you to consult with your physician prior to choosing therapeutic options and/or interventions.

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