Frequency and treatment of ovarian cysts in adolescence

Ultrasound examination of the ovaries was performed monthly in the follicular phase of 139 healthy adolescents for one year. In 17 girls (12.2%) ovarian cysts spontaneously disappeared within 3 months of first observation. In 6 subjects, treatment with the combined estrogen/progestogen pill was give...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Archives of gynecology and obstetrics 1994-06, Vol.255 (2), p.69-72
Hauptverfasser:	Porcu, E, Venturoli, S, Dal Prato, L, Fabbri, R, Paradisi, R, Flamigni, C
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adolescent Androgen Antagonists - therapeutic use Child Cyproterone Acetate - therapeutic use Drug Combinations Ethinyl Estradiol - therapeutic use Female Humans Incidence Ovarian Cysts - diagnostic imaging Ovarian Cysts - drug therapy Ovarian Cysts - epidemiology Time Factors Ultrasonography
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Zusammenfassung:	Ultrasound examination of the ovaries was performed monthly in the follicular phase of 139 healthy adolescents for one year. In 17 girls (12.2%) ovarian cysts spontaneously disappeared within 3 months of first observation. In 6 subjects, treatment with the combined estrogen/progestogen pill was given. The treatment was effective in 4 girls after 2-6 months while 2 subjects required surgical intervention for a cystic teratoma and a simple follicular cyst respectively. A spell of serial sonographic observation of ovarian cysts would seem appropriate in adolescents.
ISSN:	0932-0067 1432-0711
DOI:	10.1007/BF02391800