There are two very important existences in the female reproductive organs, the first is the uterus, which is the place where the embryo implants and the fetus grows and develops.
The second is the ovary, which has reproductive and endocrine functions, the ovaries will generate and release eggs according to the changes in the female physiological cycle, and the ovaries can also secrete important hormones, including estrogen, androgens and progesterone!
That is to say, only when the ovaries are functioning normally, the female endometrium can undergo periodic metabolism, can the egg and sperm be released and the sperm can be combined and the conception process can be completed.
Therefore, the ovaries are the most important reproductive organs for women, but it is also a very fragile existence, which can affect diseases for various reasons, such as ovarian cysts are a common gynecological disease.
In addition, there is a very special presence in ovarian diseases, which is clinically called "ovarian teratoma", which is a common ovarian germ cell tumor, most common in women of childbearing age. The incidence rate accounts for about 15% of the total number of primary ovarian tumors, of which 95 to 98% are benign mature teratomas, and nearly 2-5% are malignant teratomas. Mature cystic teratomas, common in women of childbearing age around the age of 30 years.
According to the current clinical data, the causes of the formation of ovarian teratoma are quite complex, including familial genetic factors, immune factors, endocrine factors and external physical infections. And after the onset of the patient's disease, the clinical symptoms are mostly non-specific, and nearly 25% of the patients are found in a random physical examination.
So the question is, what are the symptoms of ovarian teratoma?
1. Abdominal mass
As mentioned above, ovarian teratomas have no specific symptoms and are not typically unwell in the early stages of the disease.
However, as teratomas develop, pelvic masses can develop in patients. During the examination, there is a significant mass in the abdomen, and the mass does not adhere to the surrounding tissues;
2. Changes in menstruation
The presence of ovarian endocrine and ovulation functions is an important factor in promoting endometrial metabolism. The endometrium can thicken and fall off with ovulation, and women have regular menstrual periods.
After the appearance of ovarian teratoma, as the patient's condition continues to develop, it can affect the function of the ovaries, insufficient estrogen and progesterone secretion, lack of estrogen, and abnormalities in women's menstruation, such as decreased menstrual flow, menstrual disorders, etc. are common symptoms;
3. Abdominal pain
After all, it is a foreign body growing in the body, and with the continuous increase of teratomas, patients may also have dull pain, traction pain and other symptoms in the abdomen, and the pain is constantly increasing.
Once symptoms such as ovarian or tumor rupture, tumor twisting, or bleeding occur, patients can experience unbearable acute abdominal pain for a short period of time. Clinically, only 10% of patients with ovarian teratomas see a doctor because of a sudden outbreak of severe abdominal pain.
Written at the end: Once the diagnosis of ovarian teratoma is confirmed, it is necessary to perform surgical treatment according to the doctor's recommendations, and the operation can choose to remove the reconstruction, remove the teratoma or measure the ovarian biopsy, etc., and the surgical methods are also laparoscopic and open.
It should be reminded that mature cystic teratomas have a 2% chance of recurrence, and the price of recurrence time will even exceed 10 years, and it has the possibility of malignancy. Therefore, even after surgery, patients need to follow the doctor's advice to conduct regular re-examinations to avoid recurrence or malignancy without knowing it.