Ovarian cysts are something that many women have but are not even aware of it. This is because in most of the cases, they are completely benign and there won't even be any symptoms from them. Typically, they are found during a routine pelvic exam by a doctor. However, in some cases they will be discovered when the women complains of the symptoms that they carry. These include lower abdominal pain and pressure, abnormal menstruation, frequent visits to the toilet as well as general symptoms such as dizziness, weakness and vomiting. When the ovarian cysts are causing pain then it can be a problem and one of the solutions is ovarian cyst surgery.

Ovarian cyst surgery is usually required when there is complications involved. This could be due to the cyst growing too large and causing severe pain, becoming ruptured or twisting which also causes a lot of pain. Typically, on discovery of the ovarian cyst, the doctor will advise the patient to watch and wait and see what happens especially if there are no symptoms. Another treatment is to prescribe birth control pills which will stop the female ovulating and make it very unlikely that new cysts are formed. However, if the cyst does not go away on its own, has gotten large or is causing pain then ovarian cyst surgery may have to be done.

When talking about ovarian cyst surgery, there are generally 2 main procedures that could be performed. For smaller and benign looking cysts then the doctor will put the patient under general anesthesia and carry out what is known as a laparoscopy. With this procedure the surgeon will make a small cut around the navel and insert a small telescopic instrument inside the abdomen and is then able to remove the cyst. The other type of ovarian cyst surgery that may be done is a laparotomy which would be if the cyst has grown large and dangerous looking. Bigger incisions in the stomach are required while the patient is under anesthesia. If the cyst is tested to be cancerous the surgeon may have to remove some of the surrounding tissues such as the ovary, uterus or lymph nodes as well as the cyst.

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