| Typically an ovarian cyst is a thin sac filled with fluid | | | | such cases more investigations are carried out through |
| inside an ovary and resembles a blister. They are | | | | ultrasound scans, sonography or laparoscopy. Such |
| usually found in women who are in their child bearing | | | | cysts may need to be removed surgically and even |
| years. It can be really small like a pea or as big as a | | | | sent for a biopsy to check for malignancy. |
| tennis ball. In general they are harmless, but sometimes | | | | There are various methods that are used for the |
| some can cause trouble and the doctor could suggest | | | | removal of a cyst. While the bigger and more |
| various means for ovarian cyst removal. | | | | persistent ones have to be removed by open surgery, |
| Treating ovarian cysts will depend on its size and the | | | | the smaller cysts could be removed by using |
| symptoms. If the cyst causes abdominal pain or | | | | Laparoscopic or the keyhole method. |
| cramping with no other serious indications, pain killers | | | | But before going in for a surgery to remove the cyst it |
| are administered, or one could even apply a heating | | | | would be advisable to do some research on the |
| pad or hot water bottle on the lower abdominal area | | | | natural cures that would by and large be the best |
| to relieve the uneasiness. | | | | option to choose. There are many natural remedies |
| But if the cyst lasts over a period of three menstrual | | | | that are being talked of in the present day, so do |
| cycles or are seen in women who have attained | | | | investigate them before opting for a surgical ovarian |
| menopause, it could spell something more serious. In | | | | cyst removal. |