Patient's question:
My friend's mother has also gone through menopause. Recently, she has noticed that her breasts have shrunk and are very painful to touch. A thorough examination at the hospital revealed a left ovarian follicular cyst, hyperplasia of the endometrium, and elevated estradiol levels in her blood.The help she hopes to receive: What are the causes of follicular cysts?
Doctor's answer:
Etiology of Follicular Cyst Formation Follicular cyst is formed due to the degeneration of follicular epithelium, fibrosis and thickening of the connective tissue in the follicular wall, death of oocytes, and undigested or continuously increasing follicular fluid. The criteria for fetal, neonatal cystic follicles and follicular cysts are as follows: the former is classified as follicular diameter of 0.5 to 1 cm, and the latter is greater than 1 cm. 1. Failure to ovulate from a mature follicle and continuous growth or incomplete atrophy of a self-locked follicle, with granulosa cells still secreting fluid to form a cyst. 2. Due to various conditions leading to ovarian congestion, such as chronic pelvic inflammation, ovarian curvature, which induces impaired ovarian blood supply, resulting in thickening of the tunica albuginea, preventing mature follicles from rupturing and ovulating, with retained fluid in the follicle forming a cyst.