Key points for self-diagnosis of ovarian tumors

Ovarian cysts are a very common ovarian disease. In recent years, the incidence rate has been on the rise, causing great trouble to female friends. Timely detection, timely examination and effective treatment of ovarian cysts play a vital role, otherwise it is easy to threaten women's health, and their normal life and work will be greatly affected.

How to promptly diagnose ovarian cysts is particularly important. Generally, a preliminary diagnosis can be made based on the patient's medical history, symptoms, physical signs, age, and gynecological examination. If a cystic or solid mass is palpated in the lower abdomen or rectouterine pit, and the uterus is normal in size, then a preliminary diagnosis can be made. Therefore, how to self-test your health and raise awareness is the key to treatment:

Self-diagnosis of ovarian cysts

1. Discomfort in the lower abdomen. Discomfort in the lower abdomen is the initial symptom before the patient feels a mass in the lower abdomen. Due to the weight of the tumor itself and the influence of intestinal peristalsis and changes in body position, the tumor moves in the pelvic cavity, pulling on its pedicle and pelvic funnel ligament, causing the patient to feel distension and falling in the lower abdomen or iliac fossa.

2. Increased abdominal circumference and abdominal mass. The patient notices that his clothes or belt seem too tight and he has just noticed the enlargement of his abdomen, or he feels it by chance in the morning, so he presses his abdomen and finds a mass in his abdomen, plus he feels bloated and uncomfortable.

3. Abdominal pain. If the tumor has no complications, there is very little pain. Therefore, if patients with ovarian tumors feel abdominal pain, especially if it occurs suddenly, it is mostly caused by the twisting of the tumor pedicle, or occasionally by tumor rupture, bleeding or infection. In addition, malignant cysts often cause abdominal pain and leg pain, and the pain often causes patients to seek emergency treatment.

4. Menstrual disorders. Generally, ovarian cysts, even bilateral ovarian cysts, do not cause menstrual disorders because they do not destroy all normal ovarian tissues. Some uterine bleeding is not endocrine, but may be caused by ovarian tumors that change the pelvic blood vessels, causing endometrial congestion; or by ovarian malignant tumors that directly metastasize to the endometrium.

5. Compression symptoms. Huge ovarian tumors can cause dyspnea and palpitations due to compression of the diaphragm. Ovarian tumors combined with large amounts of ascites can also cause such symptoms; however, the dyspnea of ​​some ovarian tumor patients is caused by unilateral or bilateral pleural effusion.

6. Frequent urination, but without pain or urgency; or constipation.