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Can an ovarian cyst cause enlarged breasts and nipples that lasts ?

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NO: the cyst itself cannot cause these symtoms; however, stimulation of cyst growth can happend due to elevated estrogem, less so with elevated progesterone.

Answered 6/5/2018

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