Ovarian Cyst Pictures

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One of the most complicated ovarian problems a woman can have is PCOS.  Pictures of what is going on can help you understand what your body is going through.  So without further ado…

Here is an ultrasound of an ovary afflicted with multiple cysts.  You can see how they look like bubbles all around the ovary.

The next picture show a cross section of a polycystic ovary.  It’s a little scary, so avert your eyes if you are easily grossed out…

You can see the little bubbles all around, called follicles.  These are the egg sacs that just never dissolved like they should have.

Picture from the Geneva Foundation.

I’ve decided to get over my squeamishness.  For some reason, pictures of actual surgeries and body parts were bothering me a lot towards the end of the last pregnancy.  Now that the baby is five months old, I’m back and ready to share some of the more gruesome ovarian cyst pictures I’ve found.

So be warned!  This may be a little bit much for the weak of heart, but it can help you understand how large an ovarian cyst has to be when it needs to be surgically removed.  Most of them are about 1 to 2 inches in diameter.  Occasionally you get the giant ones, which I will share in the next post.

Here it is….

Avert your eyes, O those weak of heart…

The cyst is as big as the ovary itself.  This picture was part of an illustration for a laparascopy.  What they do in that procedure is drain the fluid out of the cyst, then remove the remaining tissue.  After the fluid is drained, the empty sac is really quite small.

If it were solid inside, they would have to do a traditional abdominal surgery.  That has a great deal more recovery time, but you have to get it done.  Solid cysts have a slightly higher risk of being cancerous (about 10%).

The yellow below the cyst is intestines.  This is why I decided not to become a doctor

Of course, if you are interested in naturally treating your cyst before it becomes too big, I’d recommend checking out Ovarian Cyst Miracle.  I’ve found I like that book better than the previous one I was recommending – it’s a little easier to follow.

Generally, when a woman has recurring or many ovarian cysts, this is called polycystic ovarian syndrome, or PCOS. A cystic ovary usually refers to cystic ovarian disease, which affects cows, not people.  This is actually a pig ovary with many mature follicles, or cysts.  It’s kind of amazing the similarities between people and animals.  It’s very possible that the cattle get cystic ovarian disease from the hormones they receive to force them to produce milk.  It makes you wonder if ovarian cysts in women may have a similar cause…

This picture comes from the medical dictionary.  They got it from Sack W, Wensing CJG, Dyce KM, Textbook of Veterinary Anatomy, Saunders, 2002.

For more information on treating an ovarian cyst naturally, click here.