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2. Follicular cyst of ovary - Wikipedia

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   This type can form when ovulation doesn't occur, and a follicle doesn't rupture or release its egg but instead grows until it becomes a cyst, or when a mature follicle involutes (collapses on itself). It usually forms during ovulation, and can grow to about 7 cm in diameter.

3. Ovarian cyst - Wikipedia

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   Follicular cyst, the most common type of ovarian cyst. [2] In menstruating women, an ovarian follicle containing the ovum (an unfertilized egg) normally releases the ovum during ovulation. [2] If it does not release the ovum, a follicular cyst of more than 2.5 cm diameter may result. [6] A ruptured follicular cyst can be painful. [2]

4. Ovarian disease - Wikipedia

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   Ovarian diseases refer to diseases or disorders of the ovary. [1] These can be classified as endocrine disorders or as a disorders of the reproductive system. If the egg fails to release from the follicle in the ovary an ovarian cyst may form. Small ovarian cysts are common in healthy women.

5. Adnexal mass - Wikipedia

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   In premenopausal women, adnexal masses include ovarian cysts, ectopic (tubal) pregnancies, benign or malignant tumors, endometriomas, polycystic ovaries, and tubo-ovarian abscess. The most common causes for adnexal masses in premenopausal women include follicular cysts and corpus luteum cysts .

6. 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.

7. Ovarian remnant syndrome - Wikipedia

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   The mainstay of treatment is surgery to remove the residual ovarian tissue. Women with ORS with a pelvic mass should have appropriate evaluation for malignancy . Hormonal therapy to suppress ovarian function is an alternative treatment for those who refuse surgery, or those who are not candidates for surgery. [3]

8. She looked pregnant, but it was really a 20-pound ovarian ...

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   Dr. Jennifer Wider, an expert on women's health, explains that ovarian cysts are "fluid-filled sacs, found inside the ovary or on its surface." "Each egg that forms inside the ovary is contained ...

9. Ovarian follicle - Wikipedia

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   An ovarian follicle is a roughly spheroid cellular aggregation set found in the ovaries. It secretes hormones that influence stages of the menstrual cycle . At the time of puberty , women have approximately 200,000 to 300,000 follicles, [ 1 ] [ 2 ] each with the potential to release an egg cell (ovum) at ovulation for fertilization . [ 3 ]