Ovarian cyst. Effects
Ovarian cyst, the consequences of which can bevery unpleasant - one of the most common diseases in gynecology. It is a benign formation in the form of a cavity filled with liquid. There are several types of cysts: follicular, yellow body, hemorrhagic, mucinous, dermoid, endometrioid, serous.
Ovarian cysts, as a rule, are not accompaniedno symptoms and is detected by chance when you see a doctor with other problems or at a medical check-up. Although with some types of cysts the following symptoms can be noted: blunt abdominal pain, enlargement and bloating, irregular and painful periods, frequent urination, fever, nausea, vomiting, tachycardia.
What causes the ovarian cyst?
The most commonly encountered follicular cysts,which usually do not pose a health hazard and pass independently in 2-3 months. Such a cyst can appear only in the reproductive age. In one of the ovaries of a woman, one egg ripens monthly, which is imprisoned in the follicle before release. Approximately on the 14-15th day of the cycle, the follicle is ruptured and the egg ready for fertilization enters the fallopian tubes. Sometimes the follicle does not burst, it accumulates liquid, it increases in size. Thus, there is a follicular cyst that persists for a while, but after a few cycles - disappears. Such cysts do not require treatment, but should be observed by a doctor.
Sometimes fluid can accumulate in the yellow body, which appears after the rupture of the follicle. This cyst, which is called the "yellow body", lasts longer than the follicular cyst.
Hemorrhagic cyst is formed when a hemorrhage occurs in the follicular cyst or yellow body. In this situation, pain in the abdomen can occur.
The endometrioid cyst is formed when endometrial tissue enters the ovary in women suffering from endometriosis.
The dermoid cyst is a rare species and represents a cavity containing the embryonic tissue. It is treated only surgically.
Most often the cyst is formed with hormonal failures and inflammatory processes.
Do not ignore the appearance of the cyst, because any of its kind can have complications.
What are the possible consequences of ovarian cysts?
Physical stress or sexual contact can lead to rupture of the cyst, twisting the legs, suppuration.
The most dangerous is a cyst on the leg. Such an ovarian cyst, the consequences can be the most serious. As a result of the twisting of the leg, the blood supply to the formation is impaired, which leads to insufficient nutrition. In the cyst, the process of necrosis begins, and as a result, inflammation of the peritoneum occurs. With this complication, there is an increase in temperature, pain in the lower abdomen, nausea, vomiting.
The cyst leg can twist the intestines, which leads to intestinal obstruction. There is bloating, abdominal pain, frequent pulse, fever, pallor of the skin, vomiting of bile, thirst.
The festering ovarian cyst may have consequenceshave very deplorable, up to the development of sepsis. With suppuration, there is an increase in temperature and severe pain in the abdomen from the location of the formation.
A ruptured cyst happens when it grows due toconstant accumulation of liquid, and its shell becomes more and more thin. When the rupture occurs, internal hemorrhage occurs. There is pallor, frequent pulse, low blood pressure.
All these complications are treated only surgically.
Rebirth of a cyst in a malignant tumorIt happens quite rarely, but, nevertheless, you do not need to throw it off the bills. It is necessary to constantly undergo examinations at the gynecologist and in time to treat all arising diseases.
Most doctors believe that the cyst does not affect the possibility of getting pregnant. However, in some cases, it can negatively affect the process of bearing a child.
Thus, any ovarian cyst, the consequences of which can be sad, requires a quick call to the doctor. If such an education is found, it is absolutely unacceptable to engage in self-medication.
