Swollen Ovary?!
Question: For the past 6 months on the lower left side of my abdomen near my pelvis I've had this lump. when I put pressure on it, it feels round like a tennis ball. My mom says its at my ovaries and may be a problem with my ovaries but i don't know what kind of specialist to go to. Has anyone ever had this problem? Could it be serious?
Answers: For the past 6 months on the lower left side of my abdomen near my pelvis I've had this lump. when I put pressure on it, it feels round like a tennis ball. My mom says its at my ovaries and may be a problem with my ovaries but i don't know what kind of specialist to go to. Has anyone ever had this problem? Could it be serious?
If you have pain in your ovary area (this is the area you seem to be describing in your question), then you might have an ovarian cyst. I have experienced the same type of pain whenever I have had an ovarian cyst.
I have had a number of bilateral ovarian cysts (which included functional, hemorrhagic and endometrioma cysts) over the past 9 years. And I have even needed surgery for 2 of them because they didn't resolve after a few cycles (as they usually do).
Ovarian cysts are usually a common and harmless swelling of one or both ovaries. These cysts most often occur in women who are between puberty and menopause, when the ovaries are in high gear propelling out mature eggs. The term functional means the cyst is not caused by any underlying disease or disorder, and that it will possibly resolve (shrink and disappear) on its own in a few weeks.
Some functional ovarian cysts have no symptoms and are discovered, if at all, during routine pelvic exams. Others can cause symptoms, including changes in the menstrual cycle, including shorter or longer periods, skipped periods, and/or spotting between periods, pelvic pain or ache, especially during sexual intercourse or at the start or finish of menstruation, feelings of nausea or queasiness or breast tenderness.
I recommend that your Mom makes an appointment for you with your doctor or a gynaecologist, they will send you for an ulstrasound to have a look at your pelvis area (including ovaries, uterus, bladder etc) and be able to tell whether or not you have a cyst.
Sometimes ovarian cysts can become large and can twist or rupture causing intense pain and sometimes turning into an emergency.
Good luck :)
You need to go to a obgyn the will do an ultrasound, I had cysts on my ovaries and they said BC pill work good not sure if it the same thing but mine was so sore expecilly during my period!