Do you know the common signs and symptoms of an ovarian cyst? Are you concerned on what can happen to your body if you have a cyst? Knowing how ovarian cysts affect the body is crucial and vital especially if you are a woman having menstrual cycles and ovulation.
Woman of all ages, ethnicity and different countries can experience a cyst.
Simply an ovarian cyst is a fluid -filled sac that has occurred on the surface of a women ovary.
Medical experts say that many cysts are non cancerous and it can develop within the ovulation period.
Basically non cancerous cysts are called functional cysts and that it occurs when the ovary releases an egg.
So how ovarian cysts affect the body? When a cyst twists (ruptured) or becomes large (6 cm and above) women experience symptoms that are similar from conditions like pelvic inflammatory disease, diverticulitis, endometriosis, ectopic pregnancy and ovarian cancer.
These symptoms include: menstrual irregularities, painful bowel or urination movement, sudden sharp pelvic pain that is combine with lower back and thigh pain, experience pelvic pain during intercourse, breast tenderness, abdomen can feel very bloated or heavy, pressure on the bladder or rectum, nausea and vomiting.
When you experience these types of symptoms it is a good idea to consult a doctor or specialist and have a routine pelvic examination.
Having your pelvic exam can determine whether or not you have a cyst.
Furthermore if you do have a cyst depending on your age, size or mass of the cyst your doctor will either inform you of watchful waiting of the cyst which can take between one to three months, prescribe you hormonal pills (birth control pills) which in some cases cause side effects or in rare cases making the cyst worst.
Or your doctor may inform you that you may have to get it surgically remove and it will not guarantee you that a new cyst will not return in the future.
Good news is that there is an alternative and safe way in getting rid of the cyst naturally with herbal remedies and herbal treatment.