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3 cm ovarian cyst

A 27-year-old female asked:
Dr. Alfredo Nieves
Gynecology 42 years experience
Be evaluated: This cyst can rupture or twist on its vascular pedicle. You need to be evaluated by your doctor.
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Dr. Terry Simpson
General Surgery 37 years experience
Surgery: If you are having symptoms, then surgery is advised to relieve the pain. Do talk with your gyn.
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A 47-year-old member asked:
Dr. Walter Kobasa
Obstetrics and Gynecology 39 years experience
Nothing: A cyst that small probably related to ovulation will usually resolve on its own time is usually the best cure.
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A 37-year-old member asked:
Dr. Wayne Ingram
Specializes in Obstetrics and Gynecology
Wait and see: Options include "wait and see" if it goes away, use the oral contraceptive pill to suppress the cyst, or see a md for a possible laparoscopic removal.
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A 40-year-old member asked:
Dr. Kristina McCaughtry
Obstetrics and Gynecology 23 years experience
It can be normal.: The ovary is designed to make a cyst when an egg is being developed. It happens each month for most women and they are not aware of it happing. ... Read More
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A 20-year-old female asked:
Dr. Brad Douglas
Obstetrics and Gynecology 26 years experience
Scope: I would suggest a laparoscopic procedure to look and see
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A 31-year-old female asked:
Dr. Kent Childs
Obstetrics and Gynecology 31 years experience
Er: If symptoms worsening then go to er you don't want to loose an ovry bc waiting to long.
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A female asked:
Dr. Gerard Honore
Fertility Medicine 31 years experience
No, fair chance: This is a standard technique used by all RE and all Gyn at one time or other. Usually the progestin pills do not shrink cysts, but by causing a second... Read More
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A 56-year-old female asked:
Dr. Roger Duvivier
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Obstetrics and Gynecology 49 years experience
Very likely benign : If a pelvic sonogram confirms that your 3 cm ovarian cyst has thin walls, clear fluid,no septation and normal blood flow, it is most probably benign. ... Read More
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A female asked:
Dr. Bryan Kurtz
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Obstetrics & Gynecology 36 years experience
A little big: Around ovulation, the follicle measures around 2 cm, so this is a little bigger. It's not so big, though, that it can't be watched. It will likely res... Read More
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A 37-year-old female asked:
Dr. Zach Patrick
Emergency Medicine 15 years experience
4.8 cm x 3.5 cm: It is a medium sized cyst overall.
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