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abdominal pain
by ram4710, Feb 21, 2008 08:48AM
I am having severe lower abdominal pain mainly on my left side that feels like a stabbing pain and it makes my back hurt in that area as well. It hurts sometimes on my right side, not as often. At first it was just right before my period, which my doctor said it was probably bad cramps. Now it hurts before, during, and after. Not everyday, but on the days it does hurt, it goes all day. Also, I feel like I have to go to the bathroom alot and sometimes, I don't even go that much, it just felt like I had to. I wake up 2-3 times a night feeling like I have to go. I am also have indigestion. I have talked with my doctor because I was concerned about ovarian cancer, she said my ovaries felt normal and weren't swollen so it wasn't that and she is referring me to have a laproscopy for diverticulitis. My question is, would my ovaries be swollen if I had ovarian cancer or could it still be a possibility? Thanks.
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Ovarian cancer is unlikely to cause cyclical pain that increases with menstruation.
You need to get a pelvic examination, abdominal ultrasound, and blood tests done to rule out other causes like endometriosis, colitis, and chronic UTI.
Ovarian cancer has a distinct morphology on imaging, and an ultrasound is sensitive enough to pick up most lesions. In case of suspicion of epithelial ovarian malignancy, a Ca-125 level estimation is recommended.