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  2. Ovarian cyst - Wikipedia

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    Simple, smooth ovarian cysts, smaller than 3 cm and apparently filled with water, are considered normal. [8] Large cysts that cause problems occur in about 8% of women before menopause. [1] Ovarian cysts are present in about 16% of women after menopause, and have a higher risk of being cancer than in younger women.

  3. Ovarian drilling - Wikipedia

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    Ovarian drilling, also known as multiperforation or laparoscopic ovarian diathermy, is a surgical technique of puncturing the membranes surrounding the ovary with a laser beam or a surgical needle using minimally invasive laparoscopic procedures. [1] It differs from ovarian wedge resection, which involves the cutting of tissue.

  4. Laparoscopy - Wikipedia

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    With laparoscopy providing tissue diagnosis and helping to achieve the final diagnosis without any significant complication and less operative time, it can be safely concluded that diagnostic laparoscopy is a safe, quick, and effective adjunct to non‑surgical diagnostic modalities, for establishing a conclusive diagnosis, but whether it will ...

  5. Women who had ovarian cysts share their stories: 'I was ... - AOL

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    There are four types of ovarian cysts — functional cysts, PCOS cysts, benign ovarian tumor and malignant ovarian tumor — that range from harmless to fatal.

  6. Ovarian disease - Wikipedia

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    It is common for many women to develop a cyst in their lifetime. [4] At times, these can go unnoticed without pain or visible symptoms. A cyst may develop in either of the ovaries that are responsible for producing hormones and carrying eggs. Ovarian cysts can be of various types, such as dermoid cysts, endometrioma cysts, and the functional cyst.

  7. Ovarian remnant syndrome - Wikipedia

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    The best available data are from a study describing the frequency and outcome of laparoscopy in women with chronic pelvic pain and/or a pelvic mass who were found to have ovarian remnants. In 119 women who underwent hysterectomy and oophorectomy by laparoscopy, ovarian remnants were known in 5 and were found during surgery in 21 patients (18% ...

  8. Ovarian torsion - Wikipedia

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    Ovarian torsion accounts for about 3% of gynecologic emergencies. The incidence of ovarian torsion among women of all ages is 5.9 per 100,000 women, and the incidence among women of reproductive age (15–45 years) is 9.9 per 100,000 women. [15] In 70% of cases, it is diagnosed in women between 20 and 39 years of age.

  9. Autoimmune oophoritis - Wikipedia

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    Diagnosis includes a blood test that looks for anti-steroid or anti-ovarian antibodies [6] in the bloodstream to confirm infertility in the female. Antibodies result as a response to an infection that the body has already fought. Anti-ovarian antibodies are found against the ovaries, they bind to the working sites of the ovaries.