Prevent ovarian cysts?
I’m seventeen and I keep getting ovarian cysts. They’re there for about a week, then they burst. This happens at least once a month, sometimes two or three times. It hurts so bad, sometimes I get a fever and it always makes me sick. I have a doctor’s appointment, but not until January 8th. So, I’m wanting some answers now. Answers for questions such as: What causes this? and What kinds of treatments are there?
I’ve looked up some treatments, but it never gave much information. The only thing I could find is birth control, which doesn’t do me any good. I’m already on birth control and it doesn’t seem to be helping the cysts at all.
I’ve been to the ER with this twice, that’s how I know it’s cysts. The doctor told me to come in if I have another one burst, which I did just two days ago.
As another poster recommended, this is definitely a situation for a physician to diagnose, evaluate, and treat. Fortunately you have an appointment.
There are sites that recommend nutrition and supplements to "balance" your hormones and help prevent cysts, but at the age of 48 I spent over 30 years suffering from ovarian cysts and didn’t find nutrition or supplements to be helpful. Mine would twist and burst, causing sickening pain and infection and I would end up hospitalized on IV antibiotics. The only "cure" for mine was menopause, but I still continue to have occasional cystlike discomfort.
Just in case you’re curious about what others have to say about hormones and nutrition, try this site http://www.marilynglenville.com/general/cysts.htm.
Birth control prevents follicle maturation (ovulation), so it also helps prevent cysts from developing. There are many different types of ovarian cysts http://www.ovarian-cysts-pcos.com/ovarian-cysts.html#sec4, your physician will need to determine what type you have before proceeding.
Please be sure to keep a "symptom calendar" in which you write down which symptoms you experience on which day. This will help your physician diagnose you.
If you have not been to a Dr. how do you know you have ovarian cysts?
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I’m glad you have a doctor’s appt. already scheduled, for this. Be sure to WRITE DOWN all your questions and concerns, then bring that with you when you go. (It’s so easy to forget, when you actually get there. Even if you have to read the paper, at least your concerns can be addressed !)
But I know the feeling of worry, and that is only because you don’t know what is wrong, and so you assume the worst possible outcome. I know it’s hard to do, but you have to fill your days with other things, to keep your mind off the worry. ( Another good reason to list questions…once they’re on paper, you can put that worry off for another time. )
I suggest you visit WebMD.com. This website is written by doctors, specialists, and various other medical personnel. YOU STILL NEED TO VISIT A DOCTOR, do NOT blow off the appt, because you have this website instead !! Look up "ovarian cysts" and "treatments for ovarian cysts".
Good luck, Honey !! Be well !!
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As another poster recommended, this is definitely a situation for a physician to diagnose, evaluate, and treat. Fortunately you have an appointment.
There are sites that recommend nutrition and supplements to "balance" your hormones and help prevent cysts, but at the age of 48 I spent over 30 years suffering from ovarian cysts and didn’t find nutrition or supplements to be helpful. Mine would twist and burst, causing sickening pain and infection and I would end up hospitalized on IV antibiotics. The only "cure" for mine was menopause, but I still continue to have occasional cystlike discomfort.
Just in case you’re curious about what others have to say about hormones and nutrition, try this site http://www.marilynglenville.com/general/cysts.htm.
Birth control prevents follicle maturation (ovulation), so it also helps prevent cysts from developing. There are many different types of ovarian cysts http://www.ovarian-cysts-pcos.com/ovarian-cysts.html#sec4, your physician will need to determine what type you have before proceeding.
Please be sure to keep a "symptom calendar" in which you write down which symptoms you experience on which day. This will help your physician diagnose you.
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Healthcare teaching assistant.
How do you know when they burst?
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