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Types of Ovarian Cyst

For over 2200 years Traditional Chinese Medicine has described ovarian cysts in terms of mystical transformations of energy and matter. A woman’s womb transforms energy of the universe into the body of the child, but the ovaries can also transform “wandering” energies into cysts. The language of Chinese medicine is non-scientific but its imagery is [...]

Ovarian Cysts and Pregnancy

Ovarian Cysts and Pregnancy

At some point in her life, nearly one in three women develops ovarian cysts. These tiny to not-so-tiny fluid-filled sacs can grow inside the ovaries at any time from infancy through menopause. For most women, however, the only ovarian cysts that actually interfere with pregnancy are those that grow so large that they cause the [...]

What Are Polycystic Ovaries?

Polycystic ovaries are a common complication of a woman’s ovulatory cycle. The ovaries contain between 400 and 500 unfertilized eggs, tiny cells protected in the ovaries from infancy. Kept in a state of genetic suspended animation, the eggs stay in primordial follicles that keep provide them with constant nourishment and protect them from various kinds [...]

Ovarian Cysts Treatment

Ovarian Cysts Treatment

Ovarian cysts occur in women from birth to menopause, but most of the time they are not treated because they cause no symptoms. The cysts that occur with PCOS (polycystic ovarian syndrome) do not become cancerous and do not necessarily interfere with normal menstruation and fertility. In PCOS, symptoms are caused by hormonal imbalances throughout [...]