Thread: Questions About Ovarian Cysts

I am constantly being diagnosed with cysts. The doctors say they aren't supposed to cause pain that the endometriosis causes pain. Generally unless they torsion (twist) they let them be. They usually disapate on their own and are usually simple meaning they are filled with water or benign fluid. I wrote a post on abdominal pain, irrigular periods and infertilility I think you should look at. It is under the gynecology link. I am sitting here typing this after my 6th laparoscopy for endometriosis. I had surgery friday. It is very frusterating but sounds a lot more like your symptoms. Let me know if it sounds like what you are going through. This all started when I was 13 and no one believed me. I now have one of the best doctors in the country. Good luck and don't give up sweetie you are young!

Sorry It has taken me so long to reply back.

If I had endometriosis wouldn't that have shown up on the ultrasounds?

The stabbing pain I noted in my last post got bad enough to make me go to the ER.They ended up doing a blood and urine test to rule out infection,and then said it was just my cysts acting up.Is it possible for cysts to "act up" like that?The pain eventually went away after a week and it has gone back to cramping abit worse than it was before I had that pain.

Before I had the pelvic cramping my cycle was 36-38 days but now it's anywhere from 16-28 days.Except for this month,I haven't gotten my period (on cycle day 43 and counting) though that could be caused by stress or other things,but I was wondering if cycsts or endometriosis could cause that much of a delay?

Empathy -

I have/had cysts that acted up when I ovulated. The pain can get so bad sometimes that it felt like an appendicitis or something... I literally couldn't bear all my weight on my foot on the side that the pain was on, otherwise it shot right to that spot. And it happened very randomly, some months not at all. I wonder if you were experiencing the pain because you were ovulating? I think my cycle has changed, because it hasn't happened in a very, very long time. But when I knew the symptoms I started with Motrin very early in the day if I felt soreness on the side that was ovulating, before the pain really kicked in. I happened to have an ultrasound once while I was ovulating and I had about seven small cysts. I never even knew what the pain was before - it had started happening in my early twenties.

I am almost positive that cysts or endometriosis would NOT cause you to miss your period. Stress, lack of sleep, change in diet or medication would do it, though.

cysts usually burst each month so it is less likely that it is your cyst acting up. My gyno is one of the best in the country and he says that they shouldn't cause pain. Sometimes you can feel them when they burst though. Yes your doctor could have felt it from the outside, no they can't always see endo thru ultrasound. Please take some time and go under the gyno link and check out the post I wrote titled "irregular periods, abdominal pain and infertility. It may answer some of your questions. Don't give up sweetie.