Doctors always consider the type of ovarian cyst before recommending a possible treatment. The pain a woman is having with her ovarian cyst and whether or not she is pre or post menopausal also are very important before deciding on a line of treatment.
If the patient is pre-menopausal and the cyst is a typical functional cyst, it is possible that the physician will advise just monitoring the cyst, but not actually perform any external action. Many times the ovarian cyst will simply go away by itself. Surgery is often not recommended for patients with those conditions.
However, if the ovary is twisted (what is called torsion) because of the cyst and is blocking blood flow or creates a high likelyhood of the cyst rupturing, there is a good chance that a physician will recommend surgery to remove complications brought on by the torsion.
Usually, however, if there are no complications and there is very little pain, surgery is almost never recommended.
When surgery is recommended, the kind of surgery will depend on the situation of the patient. For example, depending on the age of the patient and her concern about getting pregnant or if there are cancer cells on the ovary, the doctor may or may not advise surgery. When surgery is recommended even when no cancer is found, it is usually a surgical removal of the cyst itself and not the ovary.
Sometimes, if the cyst should grow very large, damage can be done to the ovary by the cyst and in those cases, the doctor may recommend the removal of the ovary, too.
There is typically little effect on the health of a woman to have an ovary removed, should it be necessary. One ovary is sufficient to become pregnant if the patient is pre-menopausal.
Ovarian cyst treatment with surgery usually means a cystectomy using a laparoscopy, which is an instrument somewhat like a little telescope with a fiber optic system that brings light into the abdomen. It’s about 12 inches long and is the thickness of a fountain pen. The cyst is first drained and then removed by the laparoscopy. The incision is usually made near the pelvic bone and the laparoscopy is inserted through this small incision through the abdomen.
The surgeons typically try to leave as much healthy tissue in the ovaries as possible so as not to damage the patient’s reproductive system.
Surgical solutions to ovarian cysts are usually invasive and can have a direct effect on a woman’s reproductive system. A holistic approach to treating ovarian cysts is healthy for the body and treats the cause, not only the cyst itself.
The holistic methods of treatment which offer natural cures for ovarian cysts are not meant to replace your physician’s advice. A holistic approach to ovarian cyst treatment will help eliminate the cyst and resolve the underlying issue as to why the patient develops an ovarian cyst to begin with.
Some of the recommendations of a holistic treatment are to reduce your intake of methyl-xanthines, reduce your intake of red-meats since they are estrogenic foods, stop eating fried foods and processed foods, try to include one soy product daily and make sure you are getting adequate amounts of vitamin A, E and C as well as iron and zinc.
Of course, there are far more recommendations than just this. This is the tip of the iceberg of holistic treatment which can restore you to health again.
