Every month during your normal menstrual cycle, a cystic structure known as a follicle forms. The follicles secrete estrogen and progesterone which stimulate the release of a mature egg from your ovary. In some cases, the follicle continues to grow and becomes known as an ovarian cyst.
Ovarian cysts are relatively common in all women who continue to experience menstruation. In many cases, ovarian cysts are completely asymptomatic: a woman will not experience any pain or other signs or symptoms which alert the fact that it was a cyst. Most ovarian cysts may resolve even without treatment, after one or two menstrual cycles.
An ovarian cyst may be simple or complex. A simple ovarian cyst contains only fluid, but a complex ovarian cyst contains both fluid and solid contents. Follicular cysts and corpus Graafian cysts that are simple, functional cysts. Complex ovarian cysts may be one of several types, namely: dermoid cysts, endometriomas and cystadenomas. Complex ovarian cysts are more likely to develop into a malignant tumor, and treatment of ovarian cysts is often complex, less conservative for this reason.
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