I found out I had a blighted ovum in April at my first ultrasound. I let it pass naturally and within two weeks it passed. It has been two months already and I still haven’t started my menstrual cycle. I set a doctors apt already but im just curious to know how long did it take for some of you ladies to start your period again?

don’t you think they would invent a non-evasive approach? One that involved high tech ultrasound and MRI/CT/ some type of contrast? There would be a mandatory recall on all speculum and stirrups.

What are your thoughts?

I think my husband would have one exam and never go back… what about your husband?
Oh crap, William you took it all wrong! I’m nfering that woman are stronger-we can take the discomfort associated with this yearly hassle. A man would never be able to-hence every dime in the entire denfense fund would go to "fixing" this problem. There would be hundreds of thousands of scientists working around the clock to fix this problem….
K: Yes, I know what a prostate exam is…. but men don’t have to get those until their 40′s-50′s? We women have to get PAPs the second we get into womanhood(so it seems)…. we’ve had years and years of exams. Plus all the exams we get when we are pregnant….

For the last week or two I’ve had on and off type pain and it bothers me every day and is sometimes very sharp. I heard that most cysts go away by themselves (mine got smaller) but I’m concerned about ovarian cancer and there’s a huge cancer history in my family but so far no ovarian cancer and my hysterectomy was not for cancer. I read that some benign cysts will require treatment in that they do not go away by themselves, and in quite rare cases, others may be cancerous. I was diagnosed with ovarian cysts about five or six years after my (TVH/kept both ovaries) total vaginal hysterectomy. I didn’t have symptoms of ovarian cysts when they were first diagnosed and the doctor ordered the ultrasound and kept an eye on the cysts with updated ultrasounds.The last ultrasound about three years ago showed the cysts got small enough and I didn’t need further ultrasounds.

1. Anyone have advice on dealing with the pain and would heat help if surgery isn’t indicated?

2. If it’s not gas or appendicitis I’m experiencing does anyone know what can be done for them besides taking out the ovary?

One doctor I didn’t like or agree with recommended I get my ovaries removed because of the history of cysts and I didn’t see him for that problem and he refused to help me with why I went in there and think he was just trying to get more money (the wait was over 3 hours in his office).Three other doctors agreed to not take out my ovaries including my surgeon if it wasn’t cancerous as it could prevent me from going into surgical menopause.
Thanks for the info. It’s good to know a cyst can be removed without removing the ovary. A cyst on the left showed up on CT scan so that didn’t cause my pain on the right. My dr. told me to see gastroenterologist for possible bowel spasms. I was previously given a script for spasms but didn’t have anymore. The gastroenterologist’s office wanted me to wait till tomorrow (6 days after being seen by gyn) to be seen as dr. was booked solid. I also got an answer at this link everyone should see. http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=AkWrK0KNEPFeijkgqQyW4Wzsy6IX;_ylv=3?qid=20091118172510AA9p5Dv

A family member died from e-coli in her system which spread to all her organs and she refused to be seen by a dr. because she was to embarrassed about her weight. Had she gone in she’d be alive today. I was lucky I persisted and had them take me in that same day. I found out I had a fever (97.8) in gastroenterologist’s office being masked by Celebrex or it may have been caught earlier.

For the last week or two I’ve had on and off type pain and it bothers me every day and is sometimes very sharp. I heard that most cysts go away by themselves (mine got smaller) but I’m concerned about ovarian cancer and there’s a huge cancer history in my family but so far no ovarian cancer and my hysterectomy was not for cancer. I read that some benign cysts will require treatment in that they do not go away by themselves, and in quite rare cases, others may be cancerous. I was diagnosed with ovarian cysts about five or six years after my (TVH/kept both ovaries) total vaginal hysterectomy. I didn’t have symptoms of ovarian cysts when they were first diagnosed and the doctor ordered the ultrasound and kept an eye on the cysts with updated ultrasounds.The last ultrasound about three years ago showed the cysts got small enough and I didn’t need further ultrasounds.

1. Anyone have advice on dealing with the pain and would heat help if surgery isn’t indicated?

2. If it’s not gas or appendicitis I’m experiencing does anyone know what can be done for them besides taking out the ovary?

One doctor I didn’t like or agree with recommended I get my ovaries removed because of the history of cysts and I didn’t see him for that problem and he refused to help me with why I went in there and think he was just trying to get more money (the wait was over 3 hours in his office).Three other doctors agreed to not take out my ovaries including my surgeon if it wasn’t cancerous as it could prevent me from going into surgical menopause.
Thanks for the info. It’s good to know a cyst can be removed without removing the ovary. A cyst on the left showed up on CT scan so that didn’t cause my pain on the right. My dr. told me to see gastroenterologist for possible bowel spasms. I was previously given a script for spasms but didn’t have anymore. The gastroenterologist’s office wanted me to wait till tomorrow (6 days after being seen by gyn) to be seen as dr. was booked solid. I also got an answer at this link everyone should see. http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=AkWrK0KNEPFeijkgqQyW4Wzsy6IX;_ylv=3?qid=20091118172510AA9p5Dv

A family member died from e-coli in her system which spread to all her organs and she refused to be seen by a dr. because she was to embarrassed about her weight. Had she gone in she’d be alive today. I was lucky I persisted and had them take me in that same day. I found out I had a fever (97.8) in gastroenterologist’s office being masked by Celebrex or it may have been caught earlier.

I have had cysts in the past and I have had surgery. Yesterday I had my internal exam and when she mashed on my right ovary, I about came off the table. I am scheduled for an ultrasound next week. But, about 5 hours after my exam I became really sick on my stomach and had, well, diarrehea for most of the evening and was sick on my stomach. Today I am still really nauseated, no fever, but I feel ok besides the nausea. I have never had this happen before. Could me being really nauseated be from the exam? Does it sound like she may have mashed on a cyst and it ruptured and this is a side effect??

Is it possible for uterine fibroids and pregnancy to get confused on ultrasound?

I have had 2 CT scans, a gall bladder ultrasound and finally a HIDA scan. The first 3 scans/ultrasound looked completely normal (no gall stones). The HIDA scan showed that my gall bladder is functioning at 14%. My pain has gradually gone away. I wonder why I wouldn’t still be hurting if it is not functioning. What would happen to cause your gall bladder to stop functioning all of a sudden?
I am 20 years old and weigh 120 pounds. Age and obesity aren’t causes, what is?

Went for an ultrasound, he said I have a samall fibroid tumor, don’t know anything about it.

I always get a blood test before the ultrasound to check the estrogen level, if it goes a little bit up the RE ask to take less medication. They said everything looks great but just need to take less menopur…why the estrogen level is very important?