When should ovarian cyst surgery be performed?

Ovarian cyst surgery should be performed based on the patient's actual situation. This is mainly related to the size of the cyst. For smaller cysts, conservative treatment is recommended rather than immediate ovarian cyst surgery .

Endometriosis lesions can also form cysts on the ovaries. Because the cysts contain dark brown sticky old blood, which looks like chocolate, they are also called ovarian chocolate cysts. They usually present with dysmenorrhea. With each menstrual period, the blood in the cysts gradually increases, the cysts gradually increase in size, and sometimes even rupture. Although ovarian cysts are not tumors, dysmenorrhea also affects fertility, and patients are often in pain. Therefore, once ovarian cysts are suspected, medical treatment and ovarian cyst surgery should be sought as soon as possible.

Ovarian tumors are divided into benign and malignant. Benign tumors usually present as unilateral cysts, active, shiny, and slow-growing. Malignant tumors present as bilateral or unilateral, solid or cystic-solid, with an uneven surface. However, it is sometimes difficult to distinguish between benign and malignant tumors clinically, and pathological examination after surgery is required to make the final distinction. Therefore, once a tumor is suspected, ovarian cyst surgery should be performed as soon as possible.

The above situation is when ovarian cyst surgery is needed. Although ovarian cysts are generally benign and will not cause great pain to patients, due to the significant impact of ovarian cysts on female infertility and the higher risk of cancer, more attention still needs to be paid to ovarian cyst surgery.