| Will you or someone you love be one of the many | | | | have a fever with abdominal pain, then you should go |
| women who suffer needlessly from a ruptured | | | | to the emergency room or doctor as soon as possible, |
| ovarian cyst? You probably already know that 75% of | | | | because this could be an indication of something more |
| pre-menopausal women will suffer from painful ovarian | | | | serious. |
| cyst at one point in their lives. In addition, many of these | | | | Usually women that have experienced a ruptured |
| women will sooner or later have to inquire about | | | | ovarian cyst are prescribed pain pills, bed rest and |
| options for ruptured ovarian cyst treatment. | | | | have to "play the waiting game" while they are |
| If you are afraid that your cyst has ruptured, don't | | | | monitored by their doctor to see if the cyst will |
| freak out too much because most of the time this | | | | eventually dissolve on its own. |
| condition doesn't pose serious health problems, | | | | Another option is to take prescribed birth control pills to |
| although it is extremely painful. It should also give you | | | | shrink and eliminate ovarian cysts that have already |
| some peace of mind to know that 95% of ovarian | | | | formed. Most experts however disagree about the |
| cysts are not cancerous. Most of these growths don't | | | | effectiveness of this option. Some studies show that |
| present serious complications and usually resolve | | | | cyst shrink at the same rate with or without birth |
| themselves by bursting. | | | | control pill use. |
| It is unfortunate that some women experience a cyst | | | | In extreme cases a woman may have to undergo an |
| rupturing every month. Functional cysts are the most | | | | operation to remove a ruptured cyst. There are two |
| common type and develop and rupture when you | | | | types of procedures that can be performed. A |
| ovulate. As a cyst enlarges, the walls weaken and | | | | laparoscopy, which requires that a doctor make a |
| tear resulting in fluid leaking out and bursting which | | | | small incision or a lapartotomy, which is a more |
| causes internal irritation. | | | | invasive type of surgery. These are usually |
| Nausea, tenderness, unusually heavy bleeding and | | | | recommended as a last resort after all other options |
| extreme abdominal pain are some of the symptoms | | | | have been exhausted. |
| you can experience when a cyst ruptures. The | | | | You can probably sense by now that traditional |
| symptoms of a ruptured ovarian cyst are very similar | | | | medicine is limited when it comes to options for |
| to ovarian cyst in general: the major difference is in the | | | | ruptured ovarian cyst treatment. On top of this |
| severity and frequency of the pain. | | | | realization, a lot of women struggling with this monthly |
| Ruptured cyst treatment is directly related to the | | | | also have to put up with insensitive medical |
| intensity of an individuals situation. Most doctors will | | | | practitioners that don't have much empathy for this |
| order a CS (cat scan), and/or an ultrasound to properly | | | | excruciating problem. |
| diagnose the problem. It is important to note that if you | | | | |