In the female body, the most complex processes and transformations are taking place, and they are all designed to conceive, bear and give birth to a child. It all begins with the growth of the follicle and the release of the egg from it, the yellow body forms on the site of the burst follicle, which functions as an endocrine organ. The yellow body produces a pregnancy hormone - progesterone, which helps to fertilize, implant into the uterus and bear pregnancy until the end of the placentation.
How to identify the cyst of the ovarian yellow body?
In the event that the involution of the yellow body does not occur and it exceeds the dimensions of 30 mm, it is said that a yellow body cyst is being formed. Symptoms of it are poorly expressed or may not manifest at all, and in 2-3 months its involution may occur. Sometimes there are signs of a yellow body cyst as a violation of the menstrual cycle in the form of delay in menstruation, very abundant or scanty discharge, sometimes menstruation is delayed. Patients may complain of drawing pains in the lower abdomen as during menstruation. If the cyst of the yellow body hurts, then we can assume a significant increase in size with the compression of nearby organs.
Emergency conditions in cyst of the yellow body
In case of complication of the cyst of the yellow body, the clinic of the acute abdomen unfolds. If the cyst of the yellow body has burst, then there are sharp cramping pains in the abdomen, there may be nausea and vomiting. Symptoms of irritation of the peritoneum are positive (symptom of Schetkina-Blumberg, Rovzing, Sitkistkogo). There may be a delay in stool and gases. This is an emergency, requiring immediate hospitalization and prompt surgery. Otherwise, the patient may die from bleeding.
Torsion of the cyst of the yellow body of the ovary also refers to urgent conditions requiring urgent assistance. Clinically torsion cysts can flow like a burst cyst. At a twisting there is a disturbance of blood supply and innervation of a cyst with necrosis of its tissues and development of local peritonitis.
The temperature at a cyst of a yellow body can speak about its suppuration, at rupture of a cyst purulent contents can be poured out in an abdominal cavity with development of a peritonitis.
Diagnosis of yellow cysts is based on possible complaints of patients, sometimes a cyst can become a diagnostic finding during the passage of ultrasound.