Sometimes you can see a picture on ultrasound when in the first half of the menstrual cycle the follicle grows, from which the egg should come out, but does not burst. Then on the ovary before the onset of menstruation, and sometimes longer, an anechoic circular formation with a diameter of 20-30 mm and up to 60-100 mm (follicular ovarian cyst) can remain.
Do not burst the follicle - the cause
The main reasons that the follicle does not burst - hormonal disorders with anovulatory cycle in a woman. A healthy woman can normally have no more than 2 anovulatory cycles per year, but with puberty or with the onset of menopause such cycles can be many. The dominant follicle does not burst and with an excess of estrogen, and with a shortage of progesterone in the second phase of the cycle, then ovulation may not occur, and the follicle remains the follicular cyst.
Why does not the dominant follicle burst?
The main reason that the egg does not leave the follicle is an imbalance between estrogens and progesterone. Not always the cause will really be an excess of estrogen, but the lack of progesterone, even relative, leads to the formation of follicular cysts. But, there are a number of concomitant factors that can contribute to their formation:
- chronic physical and mental fatigue;
- diet and starvation;
- abortions ;
- irregular sexual life with long pauses;
- gynecological diseases;
- operative interventions on female genital organs.
How to help the follicle burst?
When a woman learns that she has a follicular cyst, the word "cyst" is usually scary, although, first of all, you need to pay attention to its size. Cysts of even small size can cause delay in menstruation and are therefore found on ultrasound instead of pregnancy.
Of course, I want to know right away what to do if the follicle does not burst and a cyst is formed. The doctor can prescribe an examination for cancer markers to make sure that the cyst is really follicular, especially at the beginning of menopause. And only with a negative result will appoint treatment, although even then it is unlikely to advise what should be done,
If the cyst first appeared in this menstrual cycle, usually progesterone preparations are prescribed and most often it resolves, and the monthly starts. But with large or long-term cysts, treatment can be prompt. But the folk remedies, when the follicle does not burst, it is better not to use, and all the treatment is better spent under the regular supervision of the doctor, in order to avoid possible complications.