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Benign ovarian cyst An ovarian cyst is any collection of fluid within the ovary. Some of these, called functional cysts, are part of the normal process of menstruation. Any ovarian follicle that is larger than about 2 centimeters is termed an ovarian cyst. Specific types of cyst include graafian follicles (which may rupture at mid-cycle and cause mittelschmerz) or corpus luteum cysts (which may rupture about the time of menstruation, and take up to three months to disappear entirely). ...
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Resources
- ACOG's Physician Directory (American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists)
- Atlas of the Body: Female Reproductive Organs (American Medical Association)
- ClinicalTrials.gov: Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (National Institutes of Health)
- Common Uterine Conditions: Options for Treatment (Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality Clearinghouse, AHRQ, OPHS, HHS)
- Coping with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (Nemours Foundation)
- Disorders Associated with Infertility (National Institute of Child Health and Human Development)
- Enfermedades comunes del Ăștero: Opciones para su tratamiento (Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality Clearinghouse, AHRQ, OPHS, HHS)
- Glossary of Terms (Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome Association)
- Hemorrhagic Cysts in the Ovary (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
- Hirsutism and Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome (American Society for Reproductive Medicine) - Links to PDF File
- Insulin Resistance Syndrome (American Academy of Family Physicians)
- International Council on Infertility Information Dissemination
- Laparoscopy (American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists)
- National Institute of Child Health and Human Development
- National Women's Health Information Center (National Cancer Institute)
- Oral Diabetes Drug Shows Promise in Preventing Miscarriage in Common Infertility (National Institute of Child Health and Human Development)
- Ovarian Cysts
- Ovarian Cysts (National Library of Medicine, NIH, HHS)
- Ovarian Cysts (Cleveland Clinic)
- Ovarian Cysts (Cleveland Clinic)
- Ovarian Cysts (National Women's Health Information Center)
- Ovarian Cysts (HealthWorld)
- Ovarian Cysts (Medline Plus)
- Ovarian Cysts (MayoClinic)
- Ovarian Cysts (National Women's Health Information Center)
- Ovarian Cysts - ACOG Publication #AP075 (American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) Resource Center)
- Ovarian Cysts [Interactive Tutorial] (Patient Education Institute) - Requires Flash Player
- PCOS (Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome) Tests (American Association for Clinical Chemistry)
- Pelvic Pain - ACOG Publication #AP099 (American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) Resource Center)
- Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (MayoClinic)
- Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS) (Hormone Foundation)
- Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS) (National Women's Health Information Center)
- Polycystic Ovary Syndrome: Can I Still Get Pregnant? (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
- Ultrasound-Pelvis (American College of Radiology, Radiological Society of North America)

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