Ovarian torsion
A condition in which a woman's ovary (the organ that produces eggs) gets twisted around the arteries that supply blood to it, depriving it of blood. Untreated, this will cause pain and may lead to loss of the ovary.
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39 year experience in Internal Medicine
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Baby 0-2 | Rare | ||||
Preteen 6-13 | Very common | ||||
Teenager 14-18 | Very common | ||||
Young adult 19-40 | Very common | ||||
Middle-aged adult 41-60 | Very common |
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What causes ovarian torsion?
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Is my ovarian torsion fixing itself?
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Can an ovarian torsion correct itself?
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A 35-year old asked:
Does ovarian torsion usually cause many symptoms?
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What are the most common symptoms of ovarian torsion?
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A 28-year old male asked:
What is the definition or description of: ovarian torsion?
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A 40-year old asked:
Can ovarian torsion make you sterile?
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A member asked:
Do people with ovarian torsion have a lot of pain?
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A 29-year old asked:
Details about twisted ovary. Is that ovarian torsion?
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A 47-year old asked:
Has anyone out there done surgery for ovarian torsion?
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A 30-year old asked:
What is the recovery time after ovarian torsion surgery?
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A 44-year old asked:
I'm curious what occurs after you have an operation for an ovarian torsion?
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A 30-year old asked:
What is the difference between ovarian torsion and rupture? Is it the same thing?
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A 28-year old female asked:
Will ovarian torsion happen even after laparascopy? what are measures to be taken to avoid them?
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A 30-year old asked:
Do doctors see a lot of patients with ovarian torsion?
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A 42-year old asked:
What is the difference between ovarian torsion and rupture?D cyst
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A 31-year old female asked:
I had an ovarian torsion that enlarged the ovary to just over 11cm x 9cm and had to have that ovary removed. What hormonal side effects might I see?
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A 41-year old female asked:
Had an ovarian torsion because of a large cyst. Ovary removed. What are the chances of this happening again. I have some pains in and around incision.
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A member asked:
Would a radiologist be able to look at an image for me and tell me if what I am seeing is the "whirlpool" sign? I was diagnosed with ovarian torsion
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I had right ovary removed after ovarian torsion 7 days ago. Is it normal to have my periods today?
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A 41-year old female asked:
corpus leteum cyst that is 2.2 and was on a stalk.About a year ago I had an ovarian torsion on the right side and took ovary.Doc said wait.I'm worry?
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A 17-year old female asked:
I've had 2 ovarian torsions due to cysts forming, ive taken birth control for that. When i exercise (doing cardio) i start bleeding (spots), what/why?
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A 17-year old female asked:
Call you tell the difference between a ruptured ovarian cyst and an ovarian torsion?
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A 39-year old female asked:
I had Lt ovary removed due ovarian torsion 11 mo.ago. first 2 mo. my period was light then after heavy with clots and goes for 2 wks. Is this normal?
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A 28-year old female asked:
28y, hstry of ovarian torsion twice due to large cyst.Left ovary fixed, right is lost.Iui done on 6 april.Modrte bleedng after 12 days, can I be prgnant?
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A 34-year old female asked:
Disappeared ovarian cyst. Why do I still have pain? Do i need second opinion? Just nervous if it grows again without knowing and have torsion suddenly
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A 33-year old female asked:
Why would my small ovarian dermoid cyst (1.6 cm) be causing me pain? Ultrasound showed no torsion and only trace fluid in pouch of douglas.
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A 19-year old female asked:
Hi, I have a 9cm ovarian cyst and I was wondering if its safe for me to masturbate externally solely via clit stimulation? That cant cause torsion or rupture?
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A 57-year old female asked:
20 year old with a benign 10 cm ovarian cystadenoma-had a partial resection/after torsion- aware it may return and need fully resected. Is there any chance it could change to cancerous? Will hx of this benign tumor alone, increase the risk ovar. ca?
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A 34-year old female asked:
Fainted w strong pain after eating when i had ovarian cyst. Doc said likely torsion. Removed. Got recurrence 5cm, had strong pain after eating. Same?
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