Septated ovarian cyst

[sunshine9955]

I recently had an ultrasound that showed a 3cm septated ovarian cyst on my left side.  I was having no symptoms.  I have had cysts in the past that went away but was never told they were septated.  My doctor said that since it is not causing any pain that we could try birth control pills and do another ultrasound in 6 weeks to see if it changed.  I looked this up online and see many articles connecting septated cysts and ovarian cancer.  Can you have  a septated cyst that goes away?  I would like any information I can find about this.  I am in my early 30's with no family history of cancer.

[Laney8463]

Hi there,
I had multiple cysts with septations, that the doc watched for about a year. It can be very stressful waiting for the ultrasounds to see what the little buggers are doing. After a year, my doc suggested we take it all out, so I did on Oct 15th. I had a total hyst with appy. All my cysts were benign. this is a great thing. I think as long as you keep an eye on things it is fine to wait. Some people seem more comfortable with waiting than others. It is a very personal decision between you and your docs recommendations.
One of my cysts developed blood flow which was the point that my doc recommended surgery. Again all was benign. I hope you make the decision that is right for you. Keep us posted and take care
Laney

[TrudieC]

I'm sorry that I don't know much about septation but I do know women have had septated cysts which were benign.  Take a look at some of the links on our health pages (top right).  It is good that he is only waiting 6 weeks.  Good luck with everything.