Retention cyst is a tumor-like liquid formation, but only the appearance associates with the tumor of the present cyst. Retention cyst is a kind of pouch containing a fluid, there is no metastasis in the cyst. Retinal formation of the ovary is the most common, but the most inoffensive form of the cyst.
Types of retention formations
Basically, retention formation of the right and left ovary is benign, in rare cases, some of them are able to degenerate into oncological diseases. There are two main types of retention formations:
- Functional ovarian cyst . Divide into two subtypes - the follicular cyst and the cyst of the yellow body. This is the most common type of cyst, is more common in women, ready for childbirth, and less often - in women after menopause and in newborns.
- Endometrioid cyst . Endometriosis is a pathology in which the inner part of the uterus is outside the organ. Such formations are also called "chocolate" because of the dark brown color. Symptoms of such a cyst is nausea, attacks of abdominal pain during menstruation. Often, there is a loss of consciousness.
Treatment of retention cyst ovary
Adequate treatment of retention formation of the left and right ovary can be prescribed only by a gynecologist. There are two effective methods for treating such formations:
- Observation - some retention formations are capable of resolving themselves after a few months. If your gynecologist has suggested that you come to repeat ultrasound in a few months, then he chose to wait and see. Perhaps, when you visit the ultrasound room again, the cysts in the image will not be visible.
- Removal - this type of treatment is prescribed with pronounced manifestations of symptoms - severe pain, nausea, large size of education. The retention cyst of the right and left ovary can also be promptly removed to accurately determine that it is not malignant.