Ovarian cyst
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Ovarian cyst is a sac filled with fluid in or on the surface of the ovary. It is usually with noncancerous cysts that occur as a result of ovulation. During the days before ovulation, a follicle grows. But when ovulation is supposed to occur, the follicle fails to break open and release an egg, as it is supposed to do. Instead, the fluid stays in the follicle and forms a cyst. These are called functional cysts. Functional cysts normally shrink on their own over time, usually in about 1 to 3 months. Often functional cysts do not cause any symptoms, but other times they can cause abdominal pain, menstrual irregularities, nausea and vomiting. Ovarian cysts are somewhat common, and are more common during the period from puberty to menopause. It is rare after menopause. No known risk factors have been found. Functional ovarian cysts are different from ovarian tumors including ovarian cancer, or cysts due to hormone-related conditions such as polycystic ovary disease.
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Symptoms
Usually ovarian cysts are asymptomatic. Sometimes it may cause pain due to bleeding, breaking and opening of the cyst, causing twisting or torsion of the fallopian tube and pushing on nearby structures. Other symptoms include, abnormal uterine bleeding, absence of menstruation, irregular menstruation, longer than usual menstrual cycle, shorter than usual menstrual cycle, bloating or swelling in the abdomen, pain during bowel movements, pain in the pelvis shortly after beginning or ending a menstrual period, pain with intercourse or pelvic pain during movement and constant, dull aching pelvic pain.
Laboratory Tests
Tests include CT scan, doppler flow studies, MRI, ultrasound, hormone levels such as LH, FSH, estradiol, and testosterone and serum HCG test.
CAM therapies for symptoms of ovarian cyst
Acupuncture
Acupuncture is used to manage the symptoms of ovarian cyst.
Ayurveda
Commonly used ayurvedic drugs are Puspa Dhanva Ras 250 to 500 mg., Siggru Gugglu ½ to 1 gm. Sobhanjanarishta 10 to 30 ml and Punarnava Mandur 250 to 500 mg.
Homeopathy
Commonly used drugs for ovarian cysts and their indications
- Apis mellifica
Few remedies cause as many ovarian symptoms as Apis. It has an active congestion of the right ovary going on to ovaritis, with soreness in the inguinal region, burning, stinging and tumefaction. Ovarian cysts in their incipiency have been arrested by this remedy; here one of the indicating features is numbness down the thigh. It has also proved useful in affections of the left ovary. Tightness of the chest may also be present, with the occurrence of a reflex cough and urging to urinate.
- Bovista lycoperdon
Bovista has also a good drug ovarian tumors.
- Belladonna
As this remedy is one particularly adapted to glandular growths it is especially useful in acute ovaritis, and more so if the peritoneum be involved. The pains are clutching and throbbing, worse on the right side, the slightest jar is painful, and the patient is extremely sensitive. The symptoms appear suddenly; flushed face and other Belladonna symptoms are present.
- Platinum metallicum
Ovaries sensitive, burning pains in them, bearing down, chronic ovarian irritation with sexual excitement. Much ovarian induration is present.
- Palladium metallicum
Cyst and induration of right ovary. It lacks the mental symptoms of Platinum, such as mental egotism and excitement.
- Aurum metallicum
Ovarian cyst with ovarian induration.
- Lilium tigrinum
Ovarian cyst with neuralgias. Burning pains from ovary up into abdomen and down into thighs, shooting pains from left ovary across the pubes, or up to the mammary gland.
- Staphisagria
Very useful in ovarian cyst with irritation in nervous, irritable women. Hypochondriacal moods.
- Lachesis mutus
Ovarian cyst is usually accampanied with pain in left ovary relieved by a discharge from the uterus; can bear nothing heavy on region. Hughes and Guernsey seem to think that Lachesis acts even more prominently on the right ovary; others believe the opposite, the tendency of affections being, however, to move from the left toward the right side. Suppuration and chronic enlargements of ovary may call for Lachesis.
- Zincum metallicum
Ovarian cyst with boring in the left ovary relieved by the flow, somewhat better from pressure; fidgety feet.
- Graphites
Cysts and induration of the left ovary; also pains in right ovarian region with delayed scanty menses.
- Argentum metallicum
Bruised pain in left ovary is the main indication in ovarian cyst, where this drug is indicated for. Sensation as if ovary were growing large.
- Naja tripudians
Violent crampy pain in left ovary.
- Arsenicum album
Burning tensive pains in the ovaries, especially in the right. Ovaritis relieved by hot applications. Patient thirsty, irritable and restless.
- Colocynthis
Ovarian colic with ovarian cysts; griping pains, relieved by bending double; stitching pains deep in right ovarian region. It is also a useful remedy, according to Southwick, in ovaritis of left ovary with colicky pains. A dropsical condition may be present.
- Hamamelis virginiana
Ovaritis and ovarian neuralgia are the accompanied symptoms. Ludlam praises this remedy in the sub-acute form of gonorrhoeal ovaritis; it allays the pain and averts the menstrual derangement. Ovaritis after a blow. There is agonizing soreness all over the abdomen. An external application of hot extract of Hamamelis acts marvellously in subduing the distress and pain consequent to ovaritis.
- Iodium
Congestion or dropsy of the right ovary. Dwindling of the mammae; dull, pressing, wedge-like pain, extending from right ovary to uterus like a plug, worse during menstruation.
- Thuja occidentalis
Left-sided ovaritis, with suspicion of venereal taint, calls for Thuja. Grumbling pains in the ovaries all the time, with mental irritability, call for Thuja.
- Podophyllum peltatum
Podophyllum has a pain in the right ovary, running down the thigh of that side. Numbness may be an attending symptom.
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