Brief Answer:
The tech was incorrect in her recommendation

Detailed Answer:
Hello again!

I'm glad to hear that it looks like a simple cyst.

However, it's actually a pet peeve of mine when ultrasound technicians start talking about gynecologic treatments, because unfortunately they usually are misinformed.

It is true that birth control pills can reduce the formation of ovarian cysts, but the only type of cyst that responds this way are cysts related to ovulation in reproductive age women.

The risks of having ovarian cysts if they are known to be benign are only related to their size. If your cyst is bigger than 5 cm in size, it can flip around inside you and twist around your Fallopian tube and cut off its own blood supply, which is called a torsion. This can cause severe pain and internal bleeding when the cyst ruptures.

So if the cyst is bigger than 5 cm it really is safest to remove it. It will never go away by itself and can only grow bigger with time.

Your doctor may recommend removing both your ovaries if you have surgery because they have really no hormonal function at your age and it will prevent you from ever having to worry about ovarian cancer.

So I do think that removing the cyst is still the best thing to do... if it is done laparoscopically your recovery takes about 2 weeks... and you usually go home the same day.

Let me know what you think, and I'm glad they think it's a simple cyst

Take care, Dr. B

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Brief Answer:
No problem

Detailed Answer:
I am just so glad that this turned out to be something benign!!

Take care, and good luck with the surgery if that is the way you decide to go

Dr. B

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