Patient's question:
A man is 49 years old this year. I also don't know why I got this disease back then, because I didn't pay attention to it at the time. I only went for a check-up when I felt unwell, and this disease had already started to affect my life. Please ask: How big does an ovarian cyst need to be to require surgery?Doctor's answer:
Many patients believe that surgery is only necessary for removing ovarian cysts when they grow to a significant size, but this is not the case. Although in clinical diagnosis, we sometimes use 5 centimeters as a dividing line, we also need to comprehensively evaluate other factors related to the patient, such as whether the cyst may rupture or if the patient may experience recurrent severe symptoms. Therefore, whether surgery is recommended for an ovarian cyst depends on a doctor's comprehensive evaluation, rather than considering only the size of the cyst.Ovarian cysts smaller than 5 centimeters are generally considered physiological, and follow-up with B every three months is usually sufficient. Most of them will either grow larger or disappear on their own. However, they may also recur on the other ovary or the same ovary.