dermoid cyst

smail · Silver Member Joined: 19 Mar 2002 Posts: 252

Hello. I am pretty scared right now and lack of informations certainly doesn’t help. So, I would like to find out more about my present condition.
I'm 22 years old whole my life I had painful menstruation periods but this was too much. About three weeks I started to suffer from pain in my left ovary but this time pain wasn’t connected with my period. It occurred about ten days after my menstruation.
So, I have contacted my gynecologist and after one ultrasound exam he told me that I have some dermoid cyst on my left ovary.
He said that we should wait and supervise the actions of this cyst and that surgery may be needed.
How serious this could become!?

oreilly · Silver Member Joined: 04 Dec 1999 Posts: 291

It is very hard for me to believe that you don’t know anything about dermoid cyst because it is quite common condition.
I can say that this is one form of benign tumor and it develops from a totipotential germ cell that is retained within the ovary.
Dermoid cysts may occur at any age and in most cases it is about three centimeters long but it could be sometimes even up to 45 cm in diameter.
In most cases these cysts disappear by them self with no treatment but if they grow enough they could leave ovary without blood supply which could be very dangerous. So these dermoid cysts can be removed with either conventional surgery or laparoscopy.

Deborah · Newbie Joined: 14 Feb 2007 Posts: 7

I have a dermoid cyst aswell.

I feel pretty scared myself.

Not long ago I had another ultrasound and it indicated that is is mobile & there is no assessment of flow detected.

Is this a good thing? What does it mean?

My next door neighbour said it is a good thing. Doctors can't guarantee that it is benign as they have to examine it after it is taken out. That is what they tell me. But I think at this stage things look good. I have about 14 weeks until i give birth do you think all will be good for the rest of the pregnancy?

Please help.

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Deborah · Newbie Joined: 14 Feb 2007 Posts: 7

Good luck with having it removed, did you have it removed before, do they do a good job?

Sorry to hear about your miscarriage.

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I am 21 years old and also have a dermoid cyst on my left ovary. I got 3 ultrasounds done and 1 MRI and I am scheduled for surgery to get it removed on Mar. 30 and they may also need to remove my left ovary. Does anyone know how long the recovery process afterwards is and does it affect sex life afterwards?!?!

Deborah · Newbie Joined: 14 Feb 2007 Posts: 7

Hi. I'm due for surgery at about end of June 07.

I know ppl who had cysts and it doesn't effect sex as you have the other ovary. Plus nowadays they do the smallest surgery to remove the cyst. So the recovery would be very quick depending on how they plan to remove it for you whether it is a large incision or small. I would ask your ob/gen.

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I have a dermoid cyst its 8.5 by 5 cm im having the operation on fri the 13 2007 of all days . they cant do key hole so a full 5 days in. the problem is iv had it 4 10 yrs now and what prompted me to get it sorted was this spotty rash i just cannott get rid of i still have it now. iv tried chemical peels facials homeopathy, yet i still have it as well i have a hairy face which is making me deppressed ill let you know if it dissapears after surgery . i would be interested weather anyone else has this problem connected to a dermoid of the ovary.

KRISTENB · Newbie Joined: 29 Feb 2008 Posts: 1

Hi, I just had surgery to remove a dermoid cyst this past Monday, four days ago. I have an incision approximately 3 inches across on my lower stomach. After the surgery, the doctor told me that the cyst was not there once they cut me open. It had disappeared. During my several ultrasounds, the cyst was determined to be 3.5 inches. I had the ultrasounds two weeks before my surgery. I am so confused on how this happened. I have a followup apointment on March 11.

lillyvalley_uk · Newbie Joined: 10 Apr 2008 Posts: 1

I'm 28 turning 29 soon.... my medical health history started when I was 15.. I had a lump on my lower adominal.. .. ignored it hoping it would go away... but it was so sore that one day I was doing some trampoline exercise at school whenI hurt my stomach doing an exercise and was in really serious pain, where I couldn't walk... and went to the doctors straight away, who then advise me to go to the hospital next day with my mum...Anyway to cut the story short after tests.. they realise I had Ovarian cyts... so I had an operation in which the cysts were removed and lucky for me they left all my ovaries there...
It was later discovered i had the dermoid cyst and a teratoma on my left ovary and just a benign cyst on my right. Unfotunate for me.. they found malignant cells and I was diagnose with Cancer.... Obviously I went through the chemotherapy treatment.. lost my hair and went bold in my teens ... and had to wear a wig to school.... having successfully recovered, 7 yrs later I discovered I was having the same sharp pains I use to have when i was 15.. so made an appointment with the doctors... they told me a cyst has grown again.. so once a gain I went through a 2nd operation. This time round am very lucky to find that they were just Benign Dermoids... in which they have taken out.... After the 2nd operation I thought the cysts may stay away... until 2 yrs after this operation... and through a usual check up the doctors they have noticed that the dermoids have grown for the 3rd time!.. since then I go on a 6mthly check up... and so far the Dermoids are not giving me too much problems and doesn't appear to be growing... until recently I had a scan and they said that the volume had increase suggesting that it's growing.
My dilemma now is that I'm getting married soon and want to start a family with my partner. But what do I do?
The only way to remove dermoids is via surgery... and yes it is possble to get pregnant as I have my right ovary which appears normal.. and even on my left ovary healthy tissues is seen.
But I have read that by leaving the Dermoids there my chance of conceiving is low and it can cause future problems, ... .. plus is it safe to have a baby growing with a dermoid cyst?
Or do I go for the 3rd surgery, whilst the dermoid is still a bout 4cm(though the dermoid can grow back again)as I 've already been cut down the same line twice... ... which means if I go for this, it will be my 3rd operation...
My scars right now is fine.. but I really don't want a messed up stomach...and if my pregnancy is complicated I might need a C section.. so I'll be cut the 4th time... so u can see right now I' don't know what the right thing to do is...... and yes I'll be speaking to my doctor end of april once I'm married... - but i don't think they have the answer too, as it's my body at the end of the day and it has to be my decision...

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