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Can masturbation cause cyst in ovary?

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Dr. Dennis Higginbotham answered

Specializes in American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology

No : Masturbation will not cause or prevent ovarian cysts.

Dr Kobasa and another doctor agreed

Answered 11/14/2019

4.9k views

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Ihad a cyst on my ovary that ruptured,bcuz of it i had an operation 3 y.ago.So on the operative side, the ovary hurts a lot sometimes. sometimes i have bloody discharge after sex(i have sex very rarely)or masturbation but dont know why.hope u'll help?

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I am 24 yrs old and i had a surgery of ovary cyst where one of my ovary is removed. i was active in sex for an year. then i started masturbating its been 17 months by now that iam masturbating and i fear will it be any effect on my reproductive system

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Does Bartholin's cyst happen to all age? How does that happen? Can masturbates be the reason?

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I've been having really bad pains in my ovaries for a very long time now. I've been checked several times. No cyst. And then got unspecified reason. ?

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