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Ovarian Cysts: Causes, Symptoms, Treatment

by Guest Writer

in Ovulation, Women’s Health

Ovarian Cysts: Causes, Symptoms, Treatment

Most women will have an ovarian cyst at some point in their lives, though most will never know it. A majority of ovarian cysts are harmless (non-cancerous) and go away on their own. You often never experience any discomfort. However, you will have serious symptoms if the ovarian cyst ruptures.

For women under 50, ovarian cysts are almost never cancerous.

If you have an ovarian cyst, you probably won’t know it until after a routine pelvic exam. (On the other hand, if the cyst ruptures, then you will definitely know about it.)

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Ovulation Pain (Mittelschmerz)

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For many women, ovulation comes and goes without any symptoms. Only those who are paying attention to changes in their cervical mucus, or charting their basal body temperature will notice that they’ve ovulated. Sometimes, women have physical ovulation symptoms – like ovulation pain (a symptom called Mittelschmerz in the medical community). Ovulation pain is not [...]

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Ovulation with No Period – Can You Ovulate Without a Period?

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Ovulation and periods go together. You cannot have one without the other. Although it’s a common misconception that you can ovulate without having a period, this isn’t true – unless you are pregnant. And unless you’re pregnant, you also cannot have a true period without ovulating earlier that month. Technically speaking, you can still experience [...]

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Ovulation Symptoms – Signs to Tell When You Ovulate

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Ovulation symptoms are often subtle. You have to be paying attention to your body’s signs and signals in order to tell that you’ve ovulated. Learning when you have ovulated – or are approaching the most fertile time of the month – is vital for women trying to conceive. You can dramatically increase your chance of [...]

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