Patient's question:
I recently noticed a significant change in my waist size and went to the hospital for a check-up. The examination revealed a 5-centimeter tumor in my abdomen, causing abdominal pain. I experience menstrual cramps, and the doctor said it's an ovarian cyst. Is an ovarian cyst infectious?Doctor's answer:
Ovarian cysts are not contagious, so they will never be transmitted. However, they do have a family hereditary tendency. These can be examined at local maternal and child health hospitals or gynecology departments in general hospitals. If the size of the ovarian cyst cannot be temporarily observed, it is necessary to go to the hospital for follow-up checks. If the cyst shows signs of decreasing in size or is already recommended for surgical removal. Ovarian cysts are various types of tumors that arise from different components of the ovary, with both benign and malignant cystic types, and their clinical manifestations are different. In most cases, cysts will not cause lower back pain. Physiological cysts have the possibility of spontaneous healing.