Causes Of Ovarian Pain

To understand the “cause” of ovarian cysts we must learn how the ovary operates within the body. Your ovaries, each month, grow cyst-like follicles and creates the hormones “estrogen” and “progesterone”, they eventually release an egg when you begin to ovulate, but sometimes this follicle continues to grow and when that function happens it becomes known as a Follicular Cyst; Follicular cyst occur when your follicles do not release its egg and usually turns into a cyst.

This type of ovarian cyst is nothing to worry about; it rarely causes pain and will heal or disappear on its own after two menstrual cycles. This second type of ovarian cyst is known as Corpus Luteum Cysts, it proceeds to occur when your egg is released and your follicle produces a mass quantity of estrogen, the egg cuts off and seals which allows for fluid inside the follicle to rupture causing expansion of the cyst. Like the follicular cysts, the corpus luteum cysts may also heal on their own but the setback is that this particular cyst can cause extreme pain. Your pelvic and abdomen area may ache, the cysts itself can have internal bleeding if chanced by filling with blood on the inside and will cause horrific pain for you and I suggest calling your physician as soon as possible if pain is life threatening.

Another complicated cause is your diet. Many foods we digest play a major part with the function of our body. Eating fatty fried foods is an example of living a bad lifestyle. Try to indulge in more fruits and veggies, getting exercise, and drinking water on a daily basis to keep your body flushed out. I also recommend making and keeping regular scheduled doctor appointments, sometimes the sooner you catch the issue, like ovarian cysts, the sooner you can be on your way to recovery and a healthier way of living!