What happens when an ovarian cyst grows continuously in the ovary? This ovarian cyst will possibly rupture.  The woman will feel severe pain on her lower abdomen that prompt attention and intervention is needed.

Blood loss is the initial problem in bleeding. If the bleeding is not stopped, the bleed will continue until the patient goes to hemorrhagic shock. The blood pressure of the patient will drop right away. The heart rate will increase to compensate the loss of blood. Losing blood means decrease blood circulation and it means losing oxygen delivery to the cells of the body. When oxygen is not delivered to the cells, it starts to deteriorate. The patient’s breathing also increase in the attempt to compensate the blood loss and augment oxygen depletion in the cells. The patient becomes cold and the skin will be clammy unless attended right away.

Bleeding due to rupture of the ovarian cyst will mean also that there will be a spread of cysts contents to the adjacent areas. The fluid or blood may fill open cavities and disrupt internal processes. The size of the cyst will be most likely the amount of fluid that goes out after the rupture. If the cyst is bigger than 10cm in diameter, congestion will highly be a result as well.  Congestion will increase work load of the heart and affect respiration making it difficult for the woman to breath.

Bleeding of the ruptured ovarian cyst will also indicate possible scarring of the ovaries. If fever is noted, then there is presence of infection. The integrity of the ovaries will be in further harm if infection is present.
Therefore, a simple growing cyst has to be dealt with seriously. Seek medical advice when diagnosed with ovarian cyst. The bleeding complication can be life threatening.  Early detection and action on ovarian cyst will prevent us from occurrence of rupture and the life-threatening bleeding complications.

Ovarian Cyst Ultrasound  - A woman has a bloated abdomen, feels heavy and notices dull pain in the lower abdomen. She misses her period sometimes and feels pain during sexual intercourse. As the days go by, the abdomen is getting bigger but a pregnancy test results to negative. The initial impression will most likely be growing ovarian cyst.

However, these symptoms do not confirm ovarian cyst since there are other gastrointestinal problems having the same si gns and symptoms. The woman is advised to undergo pelvic examinations and sonograms to confirm ovarian cyst.

Pelvic ultrasound can be done in hospitals or clinics. For women, it is done to check the integrity of the ovaries, uterus and cervix. It determines the presence of cysts, lumps in the observed area or any problems that needs to be attended to.  The woman is asked to drink a lot of water for a better transmission of waves used in the sonogram machine.

How is it done Ovarian Cyst Ultrasound?

The woman is asked to lie down on the bed and have her abdomen exposed.  A gel is placed on the lower abdomen where the reproductive organs are located. This gel makes sure that no air passes in between the hand-held transducer and the abdomen. The gel also allows the transducer to glide smoothly on the abdomen.

The hand-held transducer is connected to a monitor. The sound waves and its frequency are transmitted to the ultrasound machine and display imagery for the doctor to interpret. The structure of the ovary and the uterus is determined. The presence of ovarian cyst is confirmed through ultrasound. It further identifies the size of the identified ovarian cyst.

Ovarian Cyst Ultrasound and pelvic examinations are done routinely for woman. This ensures that the ovaries are always checked and kept in its optimal functioning. We don’t rely on symptoms in confirming ovarian cyst. Pelvic ultrasound are more accurate in doing the job.