When is the best time to check for ovarian cysts? Reveal the correct answer!

For diseases such as ovarian cysts, patients must go to the hospital for regular check-ups to understand changes in the condition. Choosing when to do the check-up is very important. Female friends must not go for a check-up during the ovulation period. The following will tell you the correct approach.

1. The best time to check for ovarian cysts

1. Avoid ovulation period

A woman's ovulation period is generally between two menstrual periods. Try to avoid this period so that the doctor can make a preliminary judgment on whether the cystic structure is a cyst or a follicle. At the same time, when ultrasound examination suggests the presence of ovarian cysts, it is best to recheck after a month and within one week after the menstruation ends, so that it can be determined whether it is a physiological cyst or a pathological cyst.

2. The 5th to 7th day of menstruation is the best

The incidence of ovarian cysts has a certain relationship with endocrine. Generally speaking, ovarian cysts should be checked on the 5th to 7th day of the menstrual period. This stage is the resting time of the ovaries. Ultrasound examinations at this time are generally more accurate. Therefore, if you want to further examine the ovarian cyst, you must grasp the examination time.

Second, ovarian cysts require the following auxiliary examinations:

1. Laparoscopic examination: It can directly see the size and nature of pelvic tumors. It is used for the diagnosis and follow-up of ovarian cancer patients and is one of the routine examination methods for early detection of cancer recurrence. However, due to the complexity of the examination method and many contraindications, it is not widely used at present.

2. Ultrasound examination: It is an important method for diagnosing ovarian tumors, especially B-ultrasound, which can detect the location, shape and size of the tumor, whether it is cystic or solid, and whether it comes from the pelvic or abdominal cavity, uterus or appendages, to distinguish ovarian tumors, ascites, and tuberculous peritonitis. Any tumor with a diameter greater than 2 cm can be detected, and the clinical diagnosis compliance rate is greater than 90%.

3. Radiological examination: Abdominal plain film examination is a commonly used examination method. For dermoid cysts, it can show the teeth and bone veins. Pyelosalpingography can understand whether the fallopian tube is displaced, compressed and infarcted, and identify wandering kidney and retroperitoneal tumors. Barium enema can help with giant ovarian tumors, tuberculous peritonitis and ascites, and understand the entire gastrointestinal tract. Pelvic lymph node angiography can be used to observe whether ovarian malignant tumors have lymph node metastasis. CT scan can supplement the lesions that cannot be revealed by B-ultrasound.

3. Clinical manifestations

The most significant feature of an abdominal mass that is smaller than medium in size, if without complications or malignant transformation, is its mobility, which can often move from the pelvic cavity to the abdominal cavity. In malignant or inflammatory conditions, the tumor is limited in mobility. The mass is generally not tender to the touch, but if there are complications such as infection, not only will the mass itself be tender, but there may even be symptoms of peritoneal irritation and ascites.