What causes chocolate cysts?

Under normal circumstances, the endometrium of a woman grows in the uterine cavity. With the arrival of menstruation every month, it will fall off and then start to thicken and grow again. However, since the endometrium begins to grow in the ovaries of women, this part of the endometrium will not leave during the menstrual period.

Although the ovaries are small, they are the key parts for producing eggs and ovulation, secreting hormones, and balancing endocrine. They often occur in the age of severe endocrine disorders. Therefore, they are associated with endocrine disorders. Moreover, if you get angry during menstruation, it may cause the menstruation to stop, causing the impurities to be unable to be discharged, and forming cysts in the ovaries.

Although the ovaries are small, they are the key parts for producing eggs and ovulation, secreting hormones, and balancing endocrine. They often occur in the age of severe endocrine disorders. Therefore, they are associated with endocrine disorders. Moreover, if you get angry during menstruation, it may cause the menstruation to stop, causing the impurities to be unable to be discharged, and forming cysts in the ovaries.

Chocolate cyst, also known as ovarian endometriosis cyst, is a disease caused by the endometrium "crossing the ocean" and "immigrating" to the ovary. It is the most common type of endometriosis and is essentially different from the tumor-like ovarian cyst. After the endometrium "immigrates" to the ovary, it is still affected by the cyclical effects of ovarian sex hormones. When menstruation comes, the ectopic endometrium "residing" in the ovary will also have "menstrual"-like bleeding. The "menstrual blood" cannot be discharged from the body and has to be retained in the ovary. The ectopic endometrium shed in the "menstrual blood" continues to be planted in the ovary like a seed. This cycle repeats itself over and over again, month after month, year after year. The "menstrual blood" retained in the ovary accumulates more and more, forming a cyst from small to large, which is medically called "ovarian endometriosis cyst". Because the blood in the cyst is old blood that has been retained for a long time and looks like chocolate paste, it is also called "chocolate cyst". As the course of chocolate cysts prolongs, the blood in the cysts continues to increase, and the cyst volume also increases. When there is too much blood in the cyst cavity and the pressure is too high, the weak part of the cyst wall can be broken, and the cyst spontaneously ruptures, and some of the blood in the cyst flows out. After the pressure is reduced, the cyst wall rupture can often heal on its own.