The difference between ovarian cysts and chocolate cysts, don't make the mistake again

Many people often cannot distinguish between ovarian cysts and chocolate cysts, and it is easy to confuse these two diseases. In fact, the symptoms of these two diseases are completely different. In order to give everyone a clearer understanding of these two diseases, the following introduces professional knowledge in this area.

1. What is an ovarian cyst?

Ovarian cysts are a type of ovarian tumor in a broad sense. They can occur in people of all ages, but are most common in those aged 20 to 50 years. Ovarian tumors are common tumors of the female reproductive system and have various properties and morphologies, namely: unilateral or bilateral, cystic or solid, benign or malignant, among which cystic ones are more common and have a certain proportion of malignant ones.

2.What is chocolate cyst?

Ovarian chocolate cysts are a type of endometriosis lesion. Under normal circumstances, the endometrium grows in the uterine cavity and is affected by female hormones in the body, shed once a month, forming menstruation. If the endometrial fragments shed during menstruation flow back through the fallopian tubes into the pelvic cavity with menstrual blood and implant on the surface of the ovaries or other parts of the pelvic cavity, ectopic cysts will be formed. This ectopic endometrium is also affected by sex hormones and sheds and bleeds repeatedly with the menstrual cycle. If the lesions occur on the ovaries, there will be local bleeding during each menstrual period, which will enlarge the ovaries and form cysts containing old blood. This old blood is brown and sticky like a paste, similar to chocolate, so it is also called "chocolate cyst". The cyst may gradually increase in size and sometimes rupture during or after menstruation, but rarely becomes malignant.

3. What is the difference between ovarian cyst and chocolate cyst?

Chocolate cyst is a type of endometriosis. Ovarian cysts are divided into physiological and pathological types. Physiological cysts do not require treatment, but pathological cysts require symptomatic treatment based on clinical symptoms.

Ovarian chocolate cyst is a type of endometriosis. If the endometrial fragments shed during menstruation flow back through the fallopian tube into the pelvic cavity with menstrual blood and implant on the surface of the ovary or other parts of the pelvic cavity, chocolate-like cysts will form over a long period of time, thus becoming ovarian chocolate cysts. For women who want to have children, drug treatment is used and regular follow-up examinations are performed. If the symptoms are severe, the drug treatment is not effective, or there is a large mass on the ovary, conservative surgery is used.

Ovarian cysts are common benign tumors of the ovaries. Women of childbearing age are more likely to develop ovarian cysts due to the high estrogen levels in their bodies. Ovarian cysts have different properties and forms, namely: single or mixed, unilateral or bilateral, cystic or solid, benign or malignant. Among them, cystic cysts are more common and have a higher degree of malignant transformation.

The reason why ovarian cysts are difficult to detect early is that they are basically asymptomatic in the early stages, and only a few women can detect them through gynecological examinations. Most patients are already in the late stages when they seek medical treatment, and rarely receive early treatment. Therefore, if female friends find abnormal leucorrhea, irregular menstruation and other diseases, they should go to the hospital for specific examinations, because this may be a manifestation of ovarian tumors or cervical diseases.