One year ago (February 07), I started to develop the following symptoms:
-Abdominal pain
-Shooting pains in pelvis/legs
-Bloated
-Weight Loss (about 5-10 pounds)
-fatigue
-changes in bowel movements (urgency)
-back pain
-cold sensations in feet
-burning while urinating (no infection)
-pain after intercourse when I started being sexually active in May
Anyway, my doc did an ultrasound in April/07 and found a cyst on both ovaries, the one on my left being complex, although quite small.. 3 cm in diameter I believe. My gyn thought it nothing to worry since I am "only 19" and brought up endometriosis. Put me on orthotrycyclen-lo and let me go. I was planning on having an ultrasound in Nov/Dec but unexpectedly got pregnant after going off ortho because of depression. Now.. I'm confused. What do I say to my doctor? She still thinks it was nothing to worry about and now I'm preg? Can people even get preg if they have ovarian cancer? Thank you for any advice/experience.
I still had the abdominal pain, pain after intercourse, burning while urination, and fatigue, and change in bowel movements during the pill. I no longer had the shooting pains, back pain, or cold sensations in the feet on the pill..I don't know what this all means.
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Ovarian cysts are not the same as cancer. They are very very common and usually (especially for a 19 year old) are not treated, just watched. They don't usually affect whether or not you can get pregnant (and obviously this one didn't). You should just follow your doctors advice, or if you are still unsure, get a second opinion.
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