Blood tests, ultrasound, age of the patient and size ... Surgery may be needed if an ovarian cyst is large, continuously growing, painful, and continues through two or three menstrual cycles.

While most ovarian cysts don’t need treatment, we may monitor your cyst and perform an ultrasound to determine whether you ... Occasionally, our surgeons may need to remove large cysts (larger than 20 ...

If they suspect you have a cyst, they will order an ultrasound to confirm their ... your ovary intact if the cyst is not too large. We will discuss each treatment option with you. We do not drain ...

They cannot reduce the size of existing ones. A healthcare provider can perform surgery to prevent ruptured ovarian cysts if they get too large. Laparotomy and laparoscopy are procedures that ...