Six weeks after giving birth to her first child, Andria Ortiz went to her ob-gyn for a routine postpartum check-up, which included a discussion about birth control. At that appointment, Ortiz tells ...

Stause shared a photo of herself in a hospital bed after the procedure. Chrishell Stause is opening up about a recent medical procedure she underwent. The "Selling Sunset" star, 41, took to her ...

A woman who went to hospital after gaining weight was found to have a massive 20-pound cyst inside her ovaries. The cyst, which was removed by doctors and turned out to be cancerous, measured around 9 ...

Kenya Smith initially thought she was having a normal postpartum recovery after she delivered her third child. After all, it’s not unusual for women to look pregnant with enlarged bellies for months ...

Acupuncture may be useful for those with ovarian cysts because it can improve blood flow to the pelvis and help regulate hormones. It may also be helpful in reducing pain and stress. Ovarian cysts are ...

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A hemorrhagic ovarian cyst is a type of ovarian cyst that bleeds. Smaller cysts that do not cause symptoms may go away without treatment. However, a person may need surgery to remove a large or ...

A woman in California was scheduled to have a large cyst removed and tested positive on a routine pregnancy test just prior to the procedure. She would soon learn that she actually had a full-term ...

There may be a genetic link for some people who experience ovarian cysts. They can also be related to conditions like endometriosis and PCOS, which may have a genetic component. Ovarian cysts are ...

Ovarian cysts are fluid-filled sacs that form on or inside the ovaries for a variety of reasons. Often, they disappear on their own, but sometimes, they can grow very large, burst or cause an ovary to ...