Ovarian cysts?

How fast can or does ovarian cysts form/grow? I have suffered from bilateral ovarian cysts in the past and was taking the birth control pill for a while to help stop them. I have been off the pill for about 3 weeks now and it feels like I have a lump around my left ovary area? I have pelvic pain around this area too. Could this be a small cyst? Can you feel a cyst with your fingers through your tummy/skin?





I'm seeing my doctor next week but in the mean while was just wondering whether anyone has experienced this or something similar to this before?

Ovarian cysts?
You CAN form cyst anytime. Yes, you can feel a cyst sometimes but only if it is large and if you have had one before you typically start "learning" your body. As for what was stated by someone above me....you CAN have cyst when you are not ovulating. Just because you read something, please remember there are exceptions to every "rule". I had to have an emergency partial hysterectomy and I therefor only had one ovary remaining. I was healing and it was a month to the day after my surgery when I was feeling pain again and I went to my Dr. and I had a huge cyst on that ovary even though during surgery it was fine so it, of course had to be removed resulting in a complete hysterectomy and was when I was NOT ovulating. I had, had them many times previously and I rarely ovulated which is what led up to me having to have the surgery in the first place.


It is good that you are seeing your Dr. and since they were able to treat it before your Dr. should be able to treat it again. Cyst are quite common and will most often go away on there own. I hope your pain is better soon and good luck at your Dr.'s appt.~
Reply:An ovarian cyst is a fluid-filled sac in the ovary. Many cysts are completely normal. These are called functional cysts. They occur as a result of ovulation (the release of an egg from the ovary). Functional cysts normally shrink over time, usually in about 1 to 3 months. If you have a functional cyst, your doctor may want to check you again in 1 to 3 months to make sure the cyst has gotten smaller. In certain cases, your doctor may want you to take birth control pills so you won't ovulate. If you don't ovulate, you won't form cysts.





If you are menopausal and are not having periods, you shouldn't form functional cysts. If you do have a cyst, your doctor will probably want you to have a sonogram so he or she can look at the cyst. What your doctor decides to do after that depends on your age, the way the cyst looks on the sonogram and if you're having symptoms such as pain, bloating, feeling full after eating just a little, and constipation.
Reply:I am not to sure how fast a cyst can grow.It sounds like you have already had problems in this area.More then likely it could be a cyst.Several years ago I was diagnosed with the same thing.With regular check ups it dissolved on its own.Yes I could feel it on my lower left side .It caused a little bit of discomfort.Good luck for next week.
Reply:I don't know how quickly an ovarian cyst can form but I do know that you won't be able to feel a cyst through the abdominal wall UNLESS it has become VERY large. I had one removed from my right ovary which held a litre and half of fluid (So I was told after it was drained and removed). I looked five months pregnant and I couldn't bear to lie on my front to sleep as it made me feel sick. All the doctors involved at the time were surprised it had got to that size without me knowing about it before. I believe I didn't know about it earlier as I have so much scar tissue and 'stuck together' tissues from previous operations and the endometriosis. I was told by a radiologist once, when I was having an ultrasound, on my ovaries to check for cysts, that small cysts i.e 3cms or less are usually left alone.


I think I'm right to say that larger cysts, like the one I had, are fairly few and far between so please don't start thinking you have anything awful going on. You may well have a cyst from what you describe or you may just have 'sore ovaries'. Some woman suffer with' sore' or 'twitchy' ovaries around the time of ovulation and that is normal.


It's good that you are seeing your Doctor soon and I hope you'll be OK. Good Luck.

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