Hormone treatment for ovarian cysts

Ovarian cyst - a very common and quite unpleasant problem: growth of cysts can cause very unpleasant, painful symptoms that disrupt the internal organs, a result which may require surgery. In most cases, however, ovarian cysts gradually disappear spontaneously without requiring surgery. To accelerate this process helps to hormone treatment for ovarian cysts, suggesting hormonal drugs Hormonal treatments - not only contraceptives .

As is often the development of ovarian cysts cause hormonal imbalances, regular intake of certain doses of hormones can normalize hormone levels and cause a reduction in the size and the subsequent disappearance of the ovarian cyst.

Hormonal treatment of ovarian cysts is shown in those cases where the cyst does not go away on their own within two to three months. Hormone therapy is only suitable for treating functional ovarian cysts Functional ovarian cysts: almost normal? . If the ultrasound shows that the ovarian cyst is filled with fluid, used hormonal treatment. If the cyst is solid, hard, often recommend surgical removal of education through laparotomy for studying tissues under a microscope the cyst and exclude the likelihood of ovarian cancer. The two main types of ovarian cysts that can be successfully treated with hormonal drugs - a follicular cyst and corpus luteum cyst Corpus luteum cyst - when hormonal changes . Usually hormonal treatment for ovarian cysts involves hormonal contraceptive drugs and synthetic hormones.

Hormonal treatment of cysts: pros and cons

If the cause of ovarian cysts was the hormonal level, hormonal contraceptives can help to normalize the hormones. Furthermore, such drugs help regulate the menstrual cycle, reducing its duration. Usually recommended for the treatment of cysts is not a three-week course of hormonal contraceptives, and the constant, daily intake of such drugs - it reduces the risk of developing ovarian cysts in the future.

Despite the apparent effectiveness, cysts have hormonal treatment has several disadvantages. First of all, hormonal therapy Hormone therapy - is it possible to fool nature?   not suitable for all - in some cases, under the influence of hormones is observed worsening of symptoms and further growth of ovarian cysts. In addition, hormonal contraceptives have a few side effects - including abnormal vaginal bleeding, increased risk of cardiovascular disease, the inability to conceive in the future. Hormonal treatment of ovarian cysts is contraindicated for pregnant women and breastfeeding women.

Possible complications of ovarian cysts

Ovarian cysts in women of childbearing age with a normal menstrual cycle usually disappear on their own without causing any symptoms or complications in the future. The risk of cancer increases when an ovarian cyst is formed in women after menopause.

Effects of ovarian cysts can be very different. In most cases, the formation and growth of ovarian cysts occurs without any symptoms and do not require treatment - the cyst disappears on its own after a certain period of time, usually within two or three menstrual cycles. However, in some cases, the effects of ovarian cysts may threaten the woman's health and her ability to conceive - for example a rupture or torsion of ovarian cysts.

Possible complications depend on the reasons for the formation of ovarian cysts. The most likely occurrence of complications in the following cases:

• When ovarian cyst bleeds
• When you break the cyst
• When ovarian torsion caused by the growth of cysts
• If abnormal changes cysts, suspicious for cancer

Ovarian cysts can cause pain and other unpleasant consequences - including menorrhagia Menorrhagia (menorrhagia) - excessive blood loss   (heavy menstrual bleeding), an increase in the length of time between periods, dysmenorrhea (absence of menstruation). Around three per cent of the corpus luteum cyst Corpus luteum cyst - when hormonal changes   ovary cause in proliferation of ovarian torsion, and blocking the flow of blood to the body, can provoke necrosis (death of) tissue in the absence of proper treatment - which, in turn, can lead to infertility. Follicular ovarian cysts can trigger increased production of the hormone estradiol, thereby causing menorrhagia or metrorrhagia. At rupture of ovarian cysts Rupture of ovarian cysts - requires emergency surgery   there are internal bleeding, a sharp rise in blood pressure and peritonitis.

Torsion of the ovary

One of the most dangerous consequences ovarian cyst - a so-called torsion ovary condition in which the torsion ovarian pedicle overlap causes blood flow to the body and potentially leads to necrosis (death of) ovarian tissue. Torsion of the ovary could potentially lead to infertility.

Torsion ovarian cyst caused observed mainly in women of childbearing age before menopause, but in 17% of all cases of ovarian torsion ovarian cysts such effects suffered by women over the age of menopause and young prepubertal. Torsion of the ovary is more common on the right side due to the anatomical structure - located on the left side of the sigmoid colon limits the mobility of the left ovary.

Ovarian cysts that are larger than four centimeters in diameter, lead to torsion of the ovary about 15% of cases. In 90% of cases of ovarian torsion normal operation can be saved by laparoscopic detorsii - procedures, eliminating the pathological curves.

In 2% of all cases of ovarian torsion occurs malignant (cancer) formation in the ovaries. The most likely ovarian torsion in the dermoid cyst. Usually in such cases, surgical removal of cysts or in women during post-menopause, bilateral oophorectomy (oophorectomy) - removal of both ovaries.

Rupture of ovarian cysts

Rupture of ovarian cysts - a very common consequence of cyst corpus luteum of the ovary, a form of functional cysts. Sixty percent of all cases of the corpus luteum cyst formation is observed in the right ovary, usually within twenty - twenty-sixth day of the menstrual cycle The days of the menstrual cycle: Four phases .

Rupture of ovarian cysts followed by internal bleeding, and in severe cases, shock caused by blood loss. If the bleeding is slight, usually recommended method of observing a subsequent survey in six weeks to confirm the disappearance of the cyst. Laparoscopy (removal of an ovarian cyst through a small incision in the skin of the abdomen) is appointed in cases where the symptoms caused by the rupture of cysts persist for forty-eight hours, as well as identified hemodynamic disturbances, risk of ovarian torsion, reducing the concentration of hemoglobin.