Are ovarian cysts harmful? In which cases do ovarian cysts require surgery?

The clinical manifestations of ovarian cysts are not obvious in the early stage, and the efficacy of traditional Chinese medicine in treating ovarian cysts is mostly limited to relieving symptoms. So, are ovarian cysts harmful? In what cases do ovarian cysts require surgery?

Ovarian cysts have no obvious clinical manifestations in the early stages, and patients are often found only during gynecological examinations when they seek medical treatment for other diseases. However, ovarian cysts are very harmful, and the specific hazards are as follows:

1. Causes edema and affects life: In addition to loss of appetite, weight loss and abdominal distension, it may also cause vomiting, fever and severe abdominal pain; in the later stage, it may even cause edema in the abdomen and limbs.

2. Lower abdominal pain: Affected by peristalsis and changes in body position, the cyst moves in the pelvic cavity, pulling on its pedicle and pelvic infundibulum ligament, causing the patient to have a feeling of distension, heaviness and pain in the lower abdomen, which can easily be mistaken for some common gynecological inflammation or gastroenteritis.

3. Cause miscarriage and dystocia: It can cause miscarriage. Ovarian cyst pedicle torsion is prone to occur during pregnancy interruption. Severe torsion in late pregnancy can lead to abnormal fetal position, which may block the birth canal and cause dystocia during delivery.

4. Lead to premature aging of women’s appearance: sexual endocrine disorders, premature aging, malignant changes, and even diseases such as ovarian cancer.

Regarding the question of which cases of ovarian cysts require surgery, the treatment of ovarian cysts depends on the patient's age, the location, volume, size, growth rate of the cyst, the nature of the tumor, whether the patient has fertility requirements, etc. Generally speaking, when the cyst is larger than 5CM, whether it is physiological or pathological, it must be treated surgically immediately, because when the cyst continues to grow, there is a risk of acute abdomen at any time.