Ovarian Cysts

Endometriosis In Men?

The more you learn about medicine and science, the more you should think, nothing is impossible. Menopause can happen to children, people who've never smoked can get lung cancer, and one in 10,000 people (including actress Catherine O'Hara) have their liver on the left side of their body (situs inversus). It should not surprise you then, to learn that men too can have endometriosis.

Where's Endo? The Many Places Endometriosis Could Be Hiding

Looking for endometriosis during surgery is a little bit like searching for Waldo in a cartoon crowd. Except instead of painstakingly scanning the images of an agoraphobe's worst nightmare for that red and white striped turtleneck, imagine yourself the surgeon--meticulously dissecting an entirely different type of circus or zoo for an entirely different red-white colored culprit.

The Untold Costs of Endometriosis

It's difficult to put a price tag on any one disease. The added costs of medication, doctors visits and surgeries only begin to hint at the kind of hefty figure that obesity or heart disease, for example, costs the health care industry and government per year. Add to that societal impacts and opportunity costs, and you've got yourself a very complicated math equation.

Why Unprotected Sex May Worsen Endometriosis

Whoever doubted the stronghold of condoms was sorely mistaken.

Do Ovarian Cysts Mean I Have Cancer?

While undergoing a routine check up, the doctor presses on your lower abdomen and asks you if you feel any pain. He or she may be looking for ovarian cysts, small collections of fluid within the ovaries. Ovarian cysts don’t always indicate ovarian cancer, but they can, especially after menopause.

Frequently Asked Questions about Ovarian Cancer

Ovarian Cancer Myths
Q. Is it true that there are no symptoms in the early stages of ovarian cancer?

A. Many in the medical community and a number of medical texts still hold the incorrect belief

The Ovarian Cyst Gamble

The ongoing debate of the effect of birth control pills on ovarian cysts has yet to be resolved.