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Does a chocolate cyst or endometrinoma mass mean advanced endometriosis. They found these things during an ultrasound and are doing surgery soon to confirm. Just wondering because I am in so so so so sooo much pain and ready to start figuring out everything that is going on. I want to know about any idea of how bad it is. I also have bad consipation and painful bowel movments. I have a ruptured cyst not too long ago and almost passed out a lot that is why I went in to begin with.
They have not done the surgery to confirm the endometriosis they have only done it based on symtoms and everything. They also saw my ovary looks like I also have PCOS...any advice would be great!
They have not done the surgery to confirm the endometriosis they have only done it based on symtoms and everything. They also saw my ovary looks like I also have PCOS...any advice would be great!
Well it can't be ovulatin or preg or AF yet...ugh I don't know how confusing
hi. you can have sore breasts as an ovulation, AF or even pregnancy symptom. I usually have sore breast right before AF should show. and from what I know is common to most woman and doesn't have anything to do with PCOS or endo.
My breast have been quite sore! Does this have anything to do with either of these diseases? Endometriosis or PCOS
Hi there. I had a 6 cm cyst which they thought it meant cancer for more than 3 years. I suffered from constipation and constant urinary infections, but I had no real pain in my ovary. My PF said it meant cancer and that he had to remove everything, and I was shocked. I had no kids and anyway, it implied making me go into an early menopause.
So I started searching on line and talking to doctors until finally I found one that was also worried about my fertility. I had surgery almost a year ago, Dec. 27, and what the the doctor found was an endometrioma or chocolate cyst, and adhesions from endometriosis. He was able to drain the cyst and left all my ovary and its tube. Then, I was placed on Lupron, the 3-month shot, and I feel quite well. There are no signs of endometrioma or adhesions, and I have been given hormones to regulate my periods and to be able to get pregnant.
I took a big risk letting time pass, but I had to find a doctor whom I trusted, who had experience and who also was worried about my fertility. And I am glad I got operated and now I am happy trying to get pregnant.
My recommendation is find an specialist and someone with whom you feel comfortable and that you can trust. The only way to know for sure is to have a laparoscopy or laparotomy to diagnose the endo and how severe it is.
If you like to know anything more, let me know and I'll be glad to help out.
Best wishes,
Neta
So I started searching on line and talking to doctors until finally I found one that was also worried about my fertility. I had surgery almost a year ago, Dec. 27, and what the the doctor found was an endometrioma or chocolate cyst, and adhesions from endometriosis. He was able to drain the cyst and left all my ovary and its tube. Then, I was placed on Lupron, the 3-month shot, and I feel quite well. There are no signs of endometrioma or adhesions, and I have been given hormones to regulate my periods and to be able to get pregnant.
I took a big risk letting time pass, but I had to find a doctor whom I trusted, who had experience and who also was worried about my fertility. And I am glad I got operated and now I am happy trying to get pregnant.
My recommendation is find an specialist and someone with whom you feel comfortable and that you can trust. The only way to know for sure is to have a laparoscopy or laparotomy to diagnose the endo and how severe it is.
If you like to know anything more, let me know and I'll be glad to help out.
Best wishes,
Neta
I don't think having an endometrioma means you have severe endo. I have severe endo I've had never had endometriomas, I've had cysts, but they go away on their own, follicular cysts.
PCOS can be diagnose thru many things, but more common, via u/s (ultrasound) where they look at your ovaries to see if you have cysts or not...if you have many cysts, really small, they can think you might have PCOS, also other symptoms are irregular periods, facial hair, pain, weight gain...etc. ...in my case, my periods are regular meaning they come every month, but not all the cycles are the same lenght I can be 28 or 32 days and the cysts are there.
PCOS can be diagnose thru many things, but more common, via u/s (ultrasound) where they look at your ovaries to see if you have cysts or not...if you have many cysts, really small, they can think you might have PCOS, also other symptoms are irregular periods, facial hair, pain, weight gain...etc. ...in my case, my periods are regular meaning they come every month, but not all the cycles are the same lenght I can be 28 or 32 days and the cysts are there.
Thank you so much for responding! If they already see a mass and call it a chocolate cyst/tumor or enometrioma does that mean there is a chance it is more advanced or does that not really have anything to do with it? How do they diagnose PCOS?
Hi. It does sound like you may have endo. the only way to really know how bad it is, is thru surgery. Some woman experience no or few symptoms and have severe endo, others experience awful pains and have stage 1 or 2. It is also common to have both endo and pcos.
About the advise, well about the surgery, be sure you go in for it with someone who specializes in pelvic sugery and is able to remove the endo, this so you don't have to go in twice, some doctors just perform the surgery to diagnose and the refer, but if you already know what you probably have, be sure the doc can and plans to remove all the endo he/she finds, if they do find it, hopefully you don't have endo.
about endo, treatmeants vary, there are hormones therapy and the surgery, also eating healthy and accupunture.
I hope you find the answers you are looking for...good luck with the surgery! if you have any questions, just let me know.
About the advise, well about the surgery, be sure you go in for it with someone who specializes in pelvic sugery and is able to remove the endo, this so you don't have to go in twice, some doctors just perform the surgery to diagnose and the refer, but if you already know what you probably have, be sure the doc can and plans to remove all the endo he/she finds, if they do find it, hopefully you don't have endo.
about endo, treatmeants vary, there are hormones therapy and the surgery, also eating healthy and accupunture.
I hope you find the answers you are looking for...good luck with the surgery! if you have any questions, just let me know.
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