Understanding the Symptoms of Complex Ovarian Cysts

Ovaries in women are two almond shaped organs located at the two sides of the pelvis. They produce eggs that are released during menstrual cycle. Small fluid filled sacs or cyst, sometimes develop on the surface of an ovary. It may also sometimes develop within an ovary. These ovarian cysts are normally harmless and will disappear on their own after a period of time. Generally, a woman does not know that she has cysts. However, complex ovarian cysts may cause serious health problems if they rupture and therefore it is important to spot the symptoms of ovarian cysts.

The causes of complex ovarian cyst are the same as the less serious or less complex ones. The reason why some women suffer from complex ovarian cyst while others do not, can be attributed to their mental and physiological make up, weak immune system, obesity, ignorance and neglect of complex ovarian cysts, existence of other kind of diseases, genetic predisposition and life style related factors along with a host of other medical reasons.

Complex ovarian cyst are composed of liquid as well as solid matters. If left untreated, it can lead to fatality of the patient. Complex ovarian cysts can cause severe pain and other general discomforts to the patient. Complex ovarian cysts are diagnosed during routine medical checks. It may also come to light when specific checks are made on the patient based on complaints of severe pain and discomfort.

In general, there are three kinds of cyst: Endometriosis can lead to endometrioma, which usually causes the growth of this cyst outside the uterus. This type of cyst can lead to complications in and around ovaries and hence it should be attended to immediately.

Dermoid cysts originate from the cells, which make up the human eggs. Some dermoids look human like because of the growth of hair, teeth and even other tissues in the cysts. Sometimes you can find dermoid cysts that contain things like sweat glands and some types of tissues. The knowledge of this type of cyst often makes a woman nervous and uneasy. This type of cyst is extremely painful but not cancerous.

Another type of cyst called cystomides are composed of liquid and mucus. These cysts can be very large and very painful. They are capable of twisting upon themselves and are therefore extremely painful and can cause a great deal of discomfort to a women who suffer from this.

To determine whether you have an ovarian cyst or not, your doctor may perform a manual pelvic examination. It is likely that a more sophisticated test, such as pelvic ultrasound also be used to support the diagnosis. Blood and pregnancy tests also form part of the examination. The blood test is to confirm the levels of CA 125 antigen, which is produced by cancerous cysts. This antigen is not just produced by cancers, but also in conditions such as endometriosis and pelvic inflammatory disease. The pregnancy test is to rule out any ectopic pregnancy.

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What Are Complex Ovarian Cysts?

Complex ovarian cysts are semi-solid and liquid foreign components that are unwanted and highly trouble-some, which usually is found to occur and grow in and around a woman's ovary. These are serious sorts of foreign components that affects the patient's health very badly, which may sometimes even lead to death depending upon the extent of their severity.

Apart from the extreme physical inconvenience, complex ovarian cysts even affect patients, emotionally and psychologically, to an enormous extent. Thereby, these cysts even affect their social movements at various levels although their occurance is quite rare.

Coming to the causes, there are numerous causes which lead to a complex ovarian cyst and in some cases lead to a ovarian cyst rupture. The usual ones among them are namely obesity, genetic predisposition, weakened immune system, ignorance and neglect of the ovarian cysts, existence of other forms of diseases, other lifestyle connected aspects and a comprehensive set of other related medical causes.

For a proper treatment of complex ovarian cysts and to avoid it's rupture, it is highly essential to know about the type of cyst that has occurred in an individual patient, who is suffering from them. There are three types of the complex ovarian cysts, which prevail in the affectant's body, namely dermoid cysts, endometrioma and cystadenomas.

'Dermoid cysts' are formed from the same cells, which produce the human ovum. Due to this aspect, such cysts looks like human beings, through the presence of various parts such as hair, teeth and other tissues that are alike to that of humans. Although such cysts do not extensively spread in an uncontrollable way and are not as dangerous as cancer, they trouble the affected women immensely, in both, physical and psychological respects.

'Endometrioma' is a type of cyst, which grows outside the uterus and causes endometriosis. It may result into many sorts of complications within and outside the ovaries and hence the concerned medical physician has to give an appropriate treatment as soon as its diagnosis takes place.

'Cystadenomas' are large cysts, which contain liquid components as well as mucus and are normally too trouble-some. These cysts get winded over themselves during certain occasions, thereby resulting in extreme pain and uneasiness.

Leaving all these possibilities with respect to the health status of a women, there are some more specific health causes that would result in the formation of such ovarian cysts, which are complex in nature.

Actually, there is no particular way to treat patients, who are suffering with complex ovarian cysts. Whereas, there is almost unanimous opinion about the best approach that the doctors can follow for the sake of treating this medical issue in the best possible manner and that is the holistic approach of treating the concerned patients.

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