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left Ovarian dermoid measuring 6 cm diameter on MRI

hello!,

I am 25 year old, unmarried, Indian software engineer. Tow months ago on a routine pre employment medical checkup, I was diagnosed with a left ovarian cyst appox 190 cc on Ultrasound scan. This finding was more of an accident as I have never had any such symptoms. I have a normal 5 day menustral cycle once every 28 days. The Gynec advised an MRI. The MRI report confirmed that it was a left ovariam dermoid. My Gynec is now insisting that I get it removed as soon as possible ( when the dermoid is not interferring). She hopes that it can be removed through laproscopy, but is hesitating to confirm on the same stating that it is too huge and may be she will have to cut open to remove it.

Can this dermoid not be removed through laproscopy?
Do I indeed need hurry? Can I not wait? Is this am emergency?
Will it hinder my fertility?
What symptoms do I need to look out for?
What are the chances of another such cyst comming up in the same place?

Please suggest at the earliest,
Regards,
D
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Did you decide on the hysterectomy?  I'm 52 and just found I have dermoid cysts on both ovaries about 5cm in size each.  Dr. suggests removing cysts and ovaries, but I have to decide on uterus or not.
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Hello~ I have a Dermoid tumor on left ovary that is 6.6cm and another one they think is a demoid cyst on the other ovary!  The Doc wants to open me up at my previous C-section scar and take both ovaries and then do a total hysterectomy on me!

Is it common to perform a total hysterectomy when you are being opened up for Dermoid Cyst removal?  And is removal of the entire ovary necessary too?

I don't know what to do......the Doc says since I won't have my Ovaries anymore, then I won't be needing my uterus/cervix anymore either.

Am I just asking for more problems down the line by having a total hysterectomy done?  Should I seek a second opinion?  And what about menopause if they take out both my ovaries......should I have treatment ready for that after I have the surgery?

So much to consider and would welcome some advice!  Thanks

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It's important to get it out, but waiting even a few weeks really shouldn't be a huge concern. I discovered my dermoid when I was 28 and had gone in for a regular pap ... which I hadn't had for a very long time before that. THAT doctor was a bit of an idiot tho, and instead of getting me in for a ultrasound ASAP he put me on depo and told me to come back in three months. At the three month mark, he recommended surgery but didn't even set up an appointment or ultrasound for me. This was right before Christmas, so since I was going home I made an appointment with my hometown doctor who did the surgery for my sister's cysts when she was 13&14. He asked what the Ultrasound said. When I told him I hadn't had one yet, he told me straight out to find a new doctor. After i told the doc my family history, one should have been done immediately.

I had the surgery the first week of February. When the new doctor went in -- she found two on the left side that NONE of the drs or the ultrasound diagnosed, and the one on the right was splitting the ovary in two. My doctor said I would probably hit menopause early, so here I am at 39 and just starting peri menopause now
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hello.

I am 21 years old. Early may i woke up with this sharp pain in my lower pelvic area. i wasnt going to go to the E.R but decided i should just to be safe. once there my blood was taken and they gave me a urine sample, as well as an ultra sound. the urine came out clean, however the ultra sound showed that i had what the doctor referred to as "a complex mass" on my left ovary.

i then made an appt with my GYNO and was given another ultra sound, when the rersults came back she had said that surgery was un nessecary at the time but that she wanted me to follow up in 2 months and have another ultrasound done.

so almost a week ago i had the follow up ultra sound, and the next day she calls me and explains that i have a Dermoid cyst on my left ovary and that it would need to be surgically removed. however when she put in the request for approval to my insurence she did not sent as urgent.

should i be concered that she isnt eager to have this thing from me removed as soon as possible? how quickly can i grow?

any information on the danger of waiting to have it removed would be greatly appriciated. the only measurments i was given were of the ultra sound back in my at the E.R which were: LT Ovary 5.0x3.7x2.6cm is this bad?
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hi im a 17 year old girl and was diagnosed with a cyst on my right ovaries... i have been to the hospital and had scans done but no one really told me anything apart from that it was quite big :/ i have been to my doctor and asked her to explain about it... but she rushed me out of the door....  both my mum and granny have polly cystic ovaries but that didnt happen untill later on in there life.... is there any possobility that i might end up with this to ??? i am also quite scared that i will never be able to have kids if this doesnt get sorted.... im in alot of pain and nothing seams to take it away.... me and my long term boyfriend arient quite ready to have kids.. but weve been told that we might have to start soon has anybody got any advice ???

thanks  :) xxx
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Hi, I'm 21 years old and have been to the ER recently for a dermoid, but they refused to remove it in the ER, even though it was 10cm and was twisting causing me great pain which couldn't be dulled even by the highest dose of morphine that they could give me.

Now the doctor that I'm seeing says that it needs to be removed as soon as possible, and that it's most likely not going to be able to be removed laprascopically because of it's size.  I see that yours was removed through open surgery.  Was that simply because it needed to be removed right then, or was it because of the size.

The doctor was getting a second opinion, and he has yet to get back to me, I'd like to know my chances of it being an outpatient procedure.
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Hi, I am 38yrs old, and just had a 8cm dermoid cyst removed a week ago. I had no pain before the "attack". I sneezed on Tues at work and felt something pop. Wed my youngest daughter was sick so I was preoccupied with her(thought cramps were period related) woke up Thurs morning feeling like something was trying to cut my left leg off!! I was sent by ambulance from my family MD to hospital. After no pain relief with every med on earth, they did a CT scan. I was told it was some kind of tumor on my Right ovarie. (I hurt on left?) Then they did an ultrasound and called my OB/GYN. He did surgery that night an hour later. Surgery took about 1hr1/2 and I was cut from my belly button to my pubic bone!  It turned out to be one the largest Dermoids my MD had ever seen On my LEFTovary extending to my right--- path test showed it was benign! The recovery has been hard and painful. However, the pain from the cyst was much greater and my MD says  it was twisted and about to rupture. The sneeze saved my life. And yes, I can tell the tumor is gone. Funny I didn't know that it was there.
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Hi i also have a large 18cm cyst on my left ovary and a 3cm fibroid in my uterus...I found this out through a vaginal ultra sound 2 weeks ago, now I am waiting for an appointment with the Gyno, im not sure what sort of cyst this is and i also feel like im 6mths pregnant!!! Has anyone else with ovarian cyst put on overall weight??? i have put on over 12kgs in the past 2 years even though i exercise and eat very well, I am a  young 44 (haha) and find the weight gain very depressing!! I am hoping when this alien is removed my weight will settle, has anyone had this happen????
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hi i have a 5 cm dermoid cyst on my right ovary, im only 25 years old and im scared. my gyne said it they couldnt determined if it is benign or malignant due to non-borderline sonologic features
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Good luck on your surgery Insistent...i also have a 3.5 cm cyst on my right ovary which is causing me a lot of pain. I saw several doctors and they said I have to wait and I did an abdominal/pelvic CT scan, transvaginal ultrasound and the CA125 and all came out normal but only the cyst was noted i wanted to be sure that it wasn't OVC but I'm still not at ease.
Someone please answer me, could a cyst so small cause soooo much pain and irregularities in cycles and pain after intercouses
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For the past 6 months I have been having lower right sided abd/pelvic pain.  Drs thought that I may have gallstones.  Had US which showed that I do have gallstones (but this was not the cause of my pain/problem).  Initially, Dr wanted to go ahead and sched. surgery until I explained to them (family dr & surgeon)  that my pain was not symptomatic of gallstone pain.  After my continued insistency (during this meeting)  that something else was wrong I was sent for a CT and they found a 7cm dermoid cyst on my left ovary and 3.5cm cyst on my right ovary.  Surgery is scheduled for 2/8/10 for a oophorectomy of my left ovary and possible oophorectomy of the right.  My point is ladies you know your body better than anyone else.  If you are not comfortable with your first consultation go else where.  I was lucky because they did LISTEN to what I was saying  and they didn't go by what the US film showed.
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Hi,
I have an  6.5 cm X 7.4 cm Cystadenoma on my left ovary. I will appreciate if somebody has any experience in Robotic (Da Vinci)  surgery to remove the ovary and the cyst? One of the gynocologist suggesting robotic surgery whereas another suggesting an open surgery. Any suggestions?

Rupat
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AND WHAT IF ITS CANCER : (!!!!!!!!!!
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hey guys im so scared.. i just had an ultra sound/pelvic exam and they found a 6cm cyst on my left ovary... i had one about a year ago that was so small and they said it would clear up on its own.. guess it never did. ! im freaking out.. they said it can fall over and crush the blood to my ovary and have to have emergency surgery and take out my ovary and can also burst and bleed.... and since its so big im sure im gunna have to have surgery im a HEALTHY 21 year old girl.. iVE never even had a IV drip... i never been in the hospital.. im so so so so nervous.. i cant even lay on my left side cause im so nervous it will fall over... i have SOME pain during peeing and some dull pain.. that why i had the test.. ! PLEASE someone help me :(.. im gunna go see my OBGYN as directed on monday... =/ ugh
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Hi I just discovered I have a 7cm cyst on my right ovary and ive been bleeding for 3 weeks now. The doctors said I just need to take Birth control pills for 6 months. Is this true?
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Hi ... I had my first dermoid surgery in 2000, the cysts were on both ovaries...it was supposed to be laproscopic but when i woke up i had been cut along the bikini line, apparently they had grown too big...i had my son in 2006 and another dermoid surgery in 2007 for just my left ovary that was laproscopic... the dr told me there was risk of losing the ovary due to scaring but she was able to save it... today i found out that i have another dermoid cyst on my left ovary and i have an appt tomorrow to see the GYN...  I am hoping for no surgery this time but i have been in pain... i am afarid of losing the ovary this time... i already have so many hormonal issues as is...
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Oh dear, 18cm is big no matter what type it is. That is 7 inches!  Even benign (likely) it is just too big to stay with you!
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I found out last week that I have an 18cm ovarian cyst on my right side. I have no insurance and I still don't know what type of cyst it is. I don't want to get my self to worried because of the insurance situation. Any suggestions, I would really appreciate it.
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I had an 8 cm ovarian cyst removed yesterday, and they took the ovary with it as well.. I feel like i've been hit bya truck in the abdominal area, but imagine that is normal less than 24 hours after surgery. I am amazed how fast they force you on your feet and out of the hospital with outpatient surgery. I was very nauseated so thye gave me an injection of phenegran and still sent me on my way. They gave my husband photos of the cyst and my insides - very graphic! The cyst looked like a bulgy sac,white and blood vessell-y, but the doc states likely benign. It's amazing they can get a big cyst out of such a tiny incision, but maybe that's why I am so sore, all the tugging etc. 2 incisions are small but one on the oppisite side o fthe removed is about an inch. I mainly have menstrual like pain, and a little at the incisions. What will the loss of only one ovary mean to a pre-menpausal woman?
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Hay Guys. Today i was diagnossed with what coulp Possible be a dermoid Cyst, its 2 cm in diameter and my doctor said all i can do is wait 6 months and have another ultrasound to confirm.. But i want it out now no matter what it is LOL>.. does it sound right that i have to wait for 6 months jut to have my tests re run??
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Hi everyone. My gyno just told me that I have a dermoid cyst near my left ovary. She said the size is 4 cm and she suggests an operation to have it removed. She told me that if I don't have it removed, it could cause a rupture or torsion. And i don't want that as it may cause infection. I'm 24 years old and i still want to have kids. My dr said since the dermoid cyst is not attached to my left ovary, she can preserve both my ovaries. I'm just wondering if I should have it removed as soon as possible because from what I read from the posts, most doctors don't suggest surgery yet not until the size is 5 cm. Does it really have to reach that size before I should have an operation? Should I have MRI or CT scan done? Thanks. I'm glad there is a forum here where women post what they are going through with dermoid cyst.

Cha
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I don't have an answer for you but you will have better success if you create your own posting.  By adding to an old one people see the responses and are likely to assume it has been taken care of.  Good luck with everything.
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My daughter, age 12 was diagnosed with a dermoid tumor/cyst.  Can anyone recommend where & how to search for a pediatric Gyn/Surgeon specialist?  I haven't a clue where to start.
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Thanks Trudie, It's very reassuring knowing that I'm not imagining the pain.
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