An ovarian cyst is a fluid like structure that usually causes no harm or symptoms to the female body. It is very common in women. Especially those that become pregnant. Ovarian cysts are very common in pregnancy that it is estimated for one woman out of every thousand has them. Most of them that are found during pregnancy are benign, with very little chance the cysts will turn malignant, or into ovarian cancer.
To rule out ovarian cancer, your doctor might need to do an ultrasound to see if the ovarian cyst is normal. While ultrasound is not 100% accurate, your doctor should still be able to get a good look at it. If the cyst is benign, it would look like a fluid filled sac without any walls of separation. Almost all ovarian cysts that are small would go away on their own without any surgical procedure. However, larger cysts need to be surgically removed if they do not go away over the next few weeks.
An ovarian cyst that has grown quite large is not a health concern. However, if it ruptures or twists around, it can cause severe pain even for women who are not pregnant. For a pregnant woman, it can cause preterm labor, or possibly a miscarriage. The best time to perform surgery on a pregnant woman with an ovarian cyst is in the second trimester, around the fifteenth week of pregnancy. Sometime a cyst can be removed with a laparoscopy.
Genetic predisposition is believed to be the main cause of ovarian cysts. Another common cause is a poor diet. If you are pregnant, you should be watching your diet carefully. Not watching what you eat (pregnant or not) can lower your immune system and make you more likely to get ovarian cysts. Avoid eating food that has high carbohydrate and sugar. Eat more fruits and vegetables and drink plenty of water. This would help reduce the chance of getting ovarian cysts. Other less common causes are insulin resistance and failing to ovulate.
Before ovarian cysts natural remedies came along, the only treatment available was a conventional medication. Treatment via conventional medication can cause side effects and a change in personality due to a hormonal imbalance. Women who are pregnant should not use conventional medication because it would increase the risk of losing the baby through miscarriage. However, it is okay for pregnant women to use natural remedies to reduce and get rid of ovarian cysts. Natural remedies do not have any side effects.
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