How big is a physiological ovarian cyst?

How big is a physiological ovarian cyst?

Physiological ovarian cysts are the most common ovarian cysts, usually occurring in women of childbearing age during the ovulation period. Physiological ovarian cysts sometimes disappear automatically. As for how big they are, it also varies from person to person.

Classification of physiological ovarian cysts 1 - Tumorous ovarian cysts

Since tumorous ovarian cysts are tumors, they can be benign or malignant, cystic or solid. The mortality rate of malignant ovarian tumors is relatively high, ranking first among gynecological tumors. Therefore, once it is confirmed to be an ovarian tumor, even if it is an ovarian cystic tumor, such as serous cystadenoma, mucinous cystadenoma, benign cystic teratoma, etc., although most of them are benign, they may transform into malignant ones, so early surgical removal is required.

Classification of physiological ovarian cysts 2 - non-neoplastic ovarian cysts

Non-neoplastic ovarian cysts are also called non-neoplastic ovarian cysts. Most of them are functional cysts of the ovaries, including follicular cysts, corpus luteum cysts, lutein cysts, inflammatory ovarian cysts, polycystic ovaries, and endometriosis cysts, also known as ovarian chocolate cysts.