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Ovarian Cysts: Treat them Naturally Today |
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Written by Lesli Patterson
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Monday, 07 December 2009 09:43 |
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Many women will have ovarian cysts in their lifetime; however the majority of the ovarian cysts will come and go without us knowing about them, or feeling them. Out of all the women, there are several women that have ovarian cysts, and are very much aware of them. Ovarian cysts are fluid-filled sacs on your ovaries. They can vary in size from the size of an almond to the size of a baseball. You can get one at a time or many at a time.
by LesliPatterson
Many women will have ovarian cysts in their lifetime; however the majority of the ovarian cysts will come and go without us knowing about them, or feeling them. Out of all the women, there are several women that have ovarian cysts, and are very much aware of them. Ovarian cysts are fluid-filled sacs on your ovaries. They can vary in size from the size of an almond to the size of a baseball. You can get one at a time or many at a time.
The more common of the symptoms that are associated with ovarian cysts include: increased cramping, weight gain you cannot associate with anything, pain in your pelvic/low abdomen area, pain in the lower back, or a sudden irregular or stopping of menstrual cycles. If you are experiencing at least one of these, it is important that you go to your doctor and get checked out to determine if it is ovarian cysts or another diagnosis.
When you have been diagnosed with ovarian cysts, it can be very overwhelming and you may feel a lot of anxiety. To top that off, you are probably in a lot of constant pain. Well, there is a way to take care of the anxiety and take care of the ovarian cysts as well.
Once you and your doctor determined it was ovarian cysts, the possible ways of treatment most likely came up. You were most likely told that there were three options: pain pills, surgery, or birth control pills. Your doctor probably went through the possible side effects for each of those, and you may have determined that you did not like any of those choices, or you may be still deciding. If not, here are some things to think about while deciding what is best.
You have most likely already been taking any over the counter pain pills that you can find, and they are most likely not doing any good, or if it is not much at all. Your option would be to have prescription pain pills, which would most likely help a little more, however you most likely will feel drowsy and lethargic and feel like you are not even able to live your life and enjoy it.
The word surgery is scary in and of itself. True, it is an outpatient surgery, and they typically do laparoscopic surgery which is very minor, and no big cuts or scars, however, they burn the cyst(s) off. When they burn the cyst off, they have a pretty good chance of burning more of your ovaries than necessary, and that can make it difficult to get pregnant, and a lot of doctors do not like to do surgery unless you have a lot of cysts.
Along with having to deal with the common side effects of birth control pills of weight gain, and increased emotions, and having to be sure you take the pill the same time every day, the birth control will not take care of your ovarian cysts. Because the pill stops ovulation, and that is when ovarian cysts are formed, the pill will prevent any future cysts to grow, however, it does not treat your current ovarian cysts.
You may be feeling pretty overwhelmed right now, especially if you do not like any of the above options for treatment. You do not need to be worried though, there is definitely hope! There are several natural treatments that you can do that will not only provide relief of your pain right away, they can start to shrink down your existing cysts until they disappear, and it can also prevent more cysts to form.
Some natural treatments to provide with the pain relief right away are by using heat. By using a heating pad, and alternating it between your lower abdomen and lower back, 10-15 minutes each side, or by taking a hot bath. If you do not have a heating pad, by throwing a towel in the dryer for a few minutes, folding it and placing it on your lower abdomen will work as well. The heat also increases the blood flow to the cyst, and that may start to shrink the cyst.
Like I said, the majority of women have ovarian cysts at least once in their lifetime, they most likely do not notice it as it comes and goes on their own. You do not need to be one of the ones that do suffer from it. The pain, bloating and irritation of having it can be history in a short period of time, and you can go on living the life that you want and not have to succumb to the pain any longer.
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