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I always have painful mestural cramps that go down my right thigh and lately my fallopian tubes have been hurting. my doc said i may have a cyst but i've been on birth control for 4 months now?

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Ovarian cyst pain: Very large ovarian cysts often do not respond to suppression with the oral contraceptives and may need re-evaluation by your GYN MD.

Dr Hodge and 2 doctors agreed

Answered 12/27/2015

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