The ovarian cyst is a sac containing liquid, solid material or both, that has attached on the surface of the ovary or has developed inside of it. These cysts are mostly non cancerous (benign) but some of them can be cancerous (malign).

And none knows for sure what has caused them to grow. However, abnormal ovarian cysts that include cystadenoma cyst, dermoid cyst, endometrioma cyst or Chocolate cyst and 'polycystic ovarian cyst' are believed to occur due to imbalance of 'female hormones (estrogen and progesterone) and a multitude of other direct and indirect reasons. In many women, these cysts have remained all through their lives without the host being aware of their presence. But in some rare cases, they may burst, needing immediate surgical interference.

Since prescription drugs also have very little or no effect on cysts, people often resort to alternative methods of treatment that include herbs, homeopathy, antioxidant supplements, etc as well as messy concoctions prepared from animal and plant extracts that are supposed to cure occurrence of ovarian cysts.

But what happens when the symptoms do not appear or are so negligible that they are easily ignored. Heaven helps those unfortunate souls in whose bodies the cysts have made a comfortable home and thrive without any sign or symptom.

Exceptionally irregular periods also provide symptoms of ovarian cyst bursting. Although some irregularities are often encountered during normal periods, those in the case of bursting ovarian cysts are extremely erratic in nature. They could either be very light or become incredibly heavy and sometimes accompanied with abnormal weight gain, emotional disturbances and acne.

Using painkillers purchased over the counter such as Acetaminophen, or Aleve and Advil to counter inflammation can lower discomfort. Nevertheless there are certain negatives and their usage should therefore be kept to a minimum. Natural home treatments of ovarian cysts can be used to reduce the distress that often comes with functional ovarian cysts.

The medical name for taking a cyst out of the ovary is a cystectomy. The cyst can be described as a small container filled with fluid. Opening the cyst by using a laparoscopic instrument means that the fluid can aspirated before carefully removing the cyst itself. The patient can leave the hospital 1 full day after the treatment and is typically able to resume professional work after fourteen days of rest.

For cases involving ovarian cysts and PCOS, there are certain medications that are more frequently prescribed by doctors. However, in most cases, these medications aim to restore the balance in the hormonal levels. Unfortunately, these medications themselves contain active chemical hormones and there is always a chance that upon discontinuing with these medications, irregularities in ovulation will resurface again. The root of the problem, thus never gets addressed. This is where a holistic approach of treatment can make a large difference.

The main ovarian cysts treatment that is usually prescribed first is birth control pills. The idea is that they will control your hormones and cause your cysts to shrink on their own. The only thing is there is no guarantee that this will work and sometimes women have no change in cyst size or it actually grows in size.