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Each 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 instances, 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 instances, ovarian cysts are completely asymptomatic: a woman will not experience any pain or other signs or symptoms which alert her to the fact that she has a cyst.
 

Ovarian cysts are relatively common in all women who continue to experience menstruation. In many instances, ovarian cysts are completely asymptomatic: a woman will not experience any pain or other signs or symptoms which alert her to the fact that she has a cyst. Most ovarian cysts will resolve, even without treatment, after one or two menstrual cycles. 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.

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.

Ovarian cysts often cause no symptoms; however when ovarian cyst symptoms are present, it may cause a dull ache or a sense of fullness or pressure in the abdomen. You can't depend on symptoms alone to tell you if you have an ovarian cyst. Pain during intercourse and at other times can also indicate the presence of ovarian cysts. Pain or pressure is caused by a number of factors such as size, bleeding or bursting of a cyst, which irritates the abdominal tissues, or torsion (twisting of a cyst) which can block the flow of blood to the cyst.

Essentially, an ovarian cyst is nothing more than a fluid-filled sac, like a blister, on an ovary. The ovary forms a follicle that ruptures when the egg is released every month during ovulation. If there is no pregnancy, the follicle dissolves. If it does not dissolve properly, then there's a cyst. Many women have cysts that come and go with their menstrual cycle, unfelt and unnoticed, naturally washed away.

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