| Here's an interesting question. I've been plagued by | | | | want to do that, no there is nothing you can do to |
| painful cysts for seven years. My hair started falling | | | | prevent cysts. Once they're discovered you can do |
| out in May and has continued at an alarming rate. I | | | | something about it, but prevention is not part of the |
| stopped taking the birth control pills yesterday. I | | | | equation, except in polycystic ovary. |
| need a natural remedy to cure my cysts, please | | | | Once you've been diagnosed, again these are - I |
| advise. Well one, we know there's no natural remedy, | | | | emphasize these are not giant cysts, they usually |
| so that's not going to happen. Painful cysts for seven | | | | don't rupture. They can be treated with weight |
| years, this could have - they could have been | | | | control, and sometimes breaks up this vicious cycle |
| functional cysts, they could have been polycystic | | | | of all the symptoms associated with it. Or they can |
| ovaries which usually aren't functional - aren't painful. | | | | be put on other drugs to start the ovulation process. |
| But the interesting thing is her hair falling out in May | | | | I think just in summary I would like to emphasize |
| but she was on birth control pills. In some cases birth | | | | that all women, whenever they have - first of all |
| control pills can disrupt the hair growing cycles. | | | | don't let cysts strike fear into your heart. You always |
| There's various - hair goes through various growing | | | | have cysts, you probably have various types of |
| cycles, and I've seen that. I would say that this is | | | | cysts. Always have a complete pelvic exam. Keep in |
| totally unrelated to any cysts, and we've pretty | | | | mind the major age groups, most of you are |
| much discussed the lack of a natural cure for a cyst. | | | | probably in the reproductive age group, and you |
| Her obstetrician Christopher Freville says you can't tell | | | | have - any cyst is most likely not - not cancerous. |
| what type of tumor it is until you make an incision | | | | Most of these cysts are treatable, they cannot be |
| and get there. My ovaries started out 7.6 | | | | prevented. And again, I think the main thing is most |
| centimeters and doubled in size since mid-May. Clearly | | | | of the time expect it, management waiting. |
| a rapid growth is a sign of some sort of a tumor. If | | | | There's nothing wrong with waiting a couple of |
| she's reproductive years it's probably benign, but one | | | | months to see if they resolve. And if not, then go |
| way or the other that needs abdominal exploration. | | | | through the time and expense of some of the tests, |
| And let's see, I had one other one. I've answered | | | | and go from there. A review of the type of cysts. |
| that one too. | | | | Again, we've got the functional ones, I think that's |
| Maybe some women who are reading this have a | | | | mostly what we're talking about. You've got the |
| friend who has a cyst that they care you know, their | | | | endometriomas, cystadenomas, the dermoid cysts |
| friend has a cyst, but they themselves as far as | | | | which are the cysts with the teeth, polycystic |
| they're aware do not have any cysts within their | | | | ovaries, and the rare type of cancerous cysts, which |
| ovaries. And as far as they're aware, they have no | | | | I'm happy to say will not affect most of the listeners. |
| symptoms and they're healthy. Is there any - but | | | | I think the number one advice after being as |
| having listened to all the complications that could | | | | educated as possible, which hopefully your |
| possibly happen, is there anything that they can do | | | | presentation will help that process, the number one |
| to prevent a cyst on the ovary occurring in the | | | | thing is to further that education by speaking with |
| future? | | | | their physician, getting the answers to their |
| That's a good question, and it's mixed. The cyst that | | | | questions, and being comfortable with those answers. |
| occurs in the ovary, again we have to go back to | | | | Because I believe - I've always believed that the |
| the cause of it. If it's a functional cyst, these are the | | | | educated patient is the best patient to deal with. |
| ones that can be prevented. Functional cysts again, | | | | And it's to the doctor's benefit to take the time to |
| are caused by the natural hormones, the estrogens, | | | | educate that patient so that she knows what to |
| progesterone, the pituitary gland all interacting. | | | | expect, and therefore is a much better patient. |
| These cysts - and some women admittedly have a | | | | Bottom line is listen to your doctor, and if you don't |
| problem where their functional cysts for some reason | | | | get the answers you like, get a second opinion. But if |
| don't disappear, and they do grow. These women | | | | you keep hearing the same things over and over, |
| would be a candidate for being on birth control pills. | | | | maybe it's true and you should listen to the doctor. |
| But short of that, as we talked about, if she doesn't | | | | |