What If Your Ovarian Cyst Rupture?
More than likely, because of the severity of pain, the patient will find herself in the hospital emergency room, seeking relief from the pain. The treatment options will vary, depending on the severity of pain, and damage caused by the rupture.
At first the doctor is going to make sure that you are stable by checking your overall condition, such as blood circulation and breathing.
The next step is to provide some relief for the pain. There are some medicines that help with this. They can be provided either orally or intravenously. Fentanyl and Vicodin are some commonly used drugs. It is also typical to use ultrasound in order to estimate the amount of fluid in the abdomen areas.
Immediately after these measures are taken, the patient will be started on strong antibiotics to prevent the onset of infection. If the patient is pre-menopausal, medication will be given to stop the ovulation process. This reduces the risk of future cysts.
In some cases, when there is deeper understanding of the cysts needed, also surgery can become an option. Usually laparoscopic is chosen, but sometimes more invasive techniques are used to help in diagnoses and planning the treatments.
When the cysts are removed using surgery, they are sent to laboratory. In the laboratory they will be analyzed whether they are benign or malignant. Even though malignant ovarian cysts are not common, they sometimes occur.
Hemorrhage is a risk that the physician will be on the look-out for. This can be life-threatening and emergency surgery will ensue if this occurs. After the patient is stable, the doctor will follow-up with regular abdominal exams or ultrasounds to monitor the development of more ruptured ovarian cysts.
As aging occurs, and a woman gets closer to menopause, the risk of cysts developing diminishes greatly. The most common form of an ovarian cyst is the follicular cyst. This is a fluid filled cyst that contains the egg to be released.
When the ovaries release an egg, typically the cyst will go away. If they do not go away on their own, the cysts can grow larger; they can rupture and cause hemorrhage, or become twisted around the cysts blood supply. All of these can contribute to the pain that the patient experiences.
When all the tests and examinations are done and the results have been confirmed, the proper treatment for ruptured ovarian cysts is determined.
It is important to remember that many women have ovarian cysts which have been ruptured, but they don’t have any symptoms. The egg is released and the cyst disappears by itself.
However, since ovarian cysts, and especially their rupture, may cause some complications, if any symptoms occur, you should consult your doctor about them.
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