Ovarian chocolate cysts "mass" but not "tumor" Endometriosis is a disease.

Under normal circumstances, endometrial growth in the uterine cavity, the female hormone by the body. shedding a monthly form menstruation. If menstrual period endometrial shedding debris, with the current tubal menstrual blood into the pelvis. planted on the surface of ovarian or pelvic other parts of cyst formation, this ectopic endometrial also affected by the sex hormones. Accompanying shedding menstrual cycle repeated bleeding, such as occurred in ovarian lesions, each menstrual period has partially bleeding Ovarian increased so that the cyst formation of blood containing old plot, this blood was old brown, thick as sauce, like chocolate. it is also called "chocolate cyst." Such cysts can be increased gradually, and sometimes after the menstrual or rupture, but rarely malignant.

The treatment of the disease is to ask the young women of childbearing commonly used drug treatment. If severe symptoms, no effect with drugs, or a greater mass in the ovary can be used with conservative surgery. If ovarian chocolate cysts on endometrial aspiration, excision or endometrial resection of the affected ovary. to maintain normal ovarian function and fertility. However, the possibility of recurrence after conservative surgery. Over 40 years of age and older women without fertility requirements, Hysterectomy can be removed and unilateral or bilateral ovaries and fallopian tubes.

This article was posted on 2007-02-27