Patient's question:
I went to the hospital a few days ago and was diagnosed with a right adnexal cyst of the uterus. The ultrasound diagnosis report is as follows:Uterus: Horizontal anterior position, size approximately 5.43.1 cm, regular shape, uniform internal echoes, endometrial thickness 0.8 cm.
LOV: 2.52.0 cm.
A 5.44.6 cm anechoic area was observed in the right posterior part of the uterus, with clear boundaries.
Is this cyst serious? Does it require surgery? Can it be treated with medication? The doctor has prescribed both Chinese and Western medicine for me. Will not having children yet affect my fertility? What should I do now?
Doctor's answer:
Hello: According to the situation you described, the only treatment for tumors is surgical resection. For cysts with a diameter of less than 5 to 6 cm, observation for 3 to 6 months is recommended. If they continue to grow, or if the tumor diameter is less than 5 cm but is a solid tumor, surgical resection should be performed. For children and young, premenopausal patients, a unilateral oophorectomy or unilateral adnexectomy is often adopted. If it is a bilateral benign ovarian tumor, the doctor may consider performing an ovarian tumor enucleation to preserve as much ovarian tissue as possible, thereby maintaining menstrual and fertility functions. Laparoscopic surgery has smaller abdominal incisions and a faster recovery.