Goose Creek, SC
A 45-year-old female asked:
What is the treatment for ovarian cysts? 1 is 8 cm and the other 2 are 5 cm.
3 doctor answers • 4 doctors weighed in
Dr. Ward Deananswered
Holistic Medicine 45 years experience
Ovarian Cysts: First choice is Metformin, 500 mg three times daily. Also try the herb Berberine, 500 mg three times daily. Topical Progesterone cream, 20-60 mg per day may help. Some use progesterone cream daily--others prefer to "cycle" to mimic normal rhythms (apply days 10-24 of the menstrual cycle).
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Dr. Frank Kuitemsanswered
Internal Medicine 38 years experience
OB/GYN: Usually they observe ovarian cyst until you go through your next menstrual cycle then there can be laparoscopic treatment an OB/GYN really needs to advise you
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Dr. M. Hytham Beckanswered
Surgery 45 years experience
Observation: we usually treat ovarian cyst with observation unless they are causing pain, or a pressure symptoms like on the bladder or the colon or the ureter.
we explore them if they were not a pure cyst,like complex cyst, or a suspicious of solid pattern in the complex. or it is getting large too fast.or if there is any suspicion of malignancy.
the exploration usually by laproscopy.
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Saudi Arabia
A 37-year-old female asked:
Is 4.8 CM ovarian cyst is too big?
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Dr. John Geisleranswered
Gynecologic Oncology 29 years experience
Ovarian cyst: No. At that small size, it is still most likely a physiologic cyst.
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