What Is an Enlarged Ovary?

Ovary, anatomical name. Located in the female pelvis, it is a pair of parenchymal organs. It is a female gonad, with a flat oval shape, divided into inner and outer sides, anterior and posterior edges, and upper and lower ends. The outer side is affixed to the side wall of the pelvis, at the angle between the inner iliac crest and the start of the external artery, the inner side faces the uterus; the upper end is connected to the pelvic wall by the ovarian suspension ligament, and the lower end is connected to the uterus by the inherent ovarian ligament; Free, anterior mesangial adherence, and blood vessels, lymphatic vessels and nerves in and out. Its size and shape change with age: after adolescence, the surface is smooth; after puberty, due to repeated ovulation, scars and unevenness are formed on the surface; during sexual maturity, the ovary is the largest, 2.5 to 5.0 cm in length and 1.5 to 3.0 cm in width. 0.6 to 1.5 cm thick. After menopause, the volume is significantly reduced, but in elderly women, its length, width and thickness are only about 0.5cm. Its main function is to produce and excrete egg cells and secrete sex hormones to promote the development and maintenance of female sexual characteristics. Generally speaking, the left and right ovaries alternately discharge a mature egg every month.

Ovary, anatomical name. Located in the female pelvis, it is a pair of parenchymal organs. It is a female gonad, with a flat oval shape, divided into inner and outer sides, anterior and posterior edges, and upper and lower ends. The outer side is affixed to the side wall of the pelvis, at the angle between the inner iliac crest and the start of the external artery, the inner side faces the uterus; the upper end is connected to the pelvic wall by the ovarian suspension ligament, and the lower end is connected to the uterus by the inherent ovarian ligament; Free, anterior mesangial adherence, and blood vessels, lymphatic vessels and nerves in and out. Its size and shape change with age: after adolescence, the surface is smooth; after puberty, due to repeated ovulation, scars and unevenness are formed on the surface; during sexual maturity, the ovary is the largest, 2.5 to 5.0 cm in length and 1.5 to 3.0 cm in width. 0.6 to 1.5 cm thick. After menopause, the volume is significantly reduced, but in elderly women, its length, width and thickness are only about 0.5cm. Its main function is to produce and excrete egg cells and secrete sex hormones to promote the development and maintenance of female sexual characteristics. Generally speaking, the left and right ovaries alternately discharge a mature egg every month.

Chinese name

Ovary

Foreign name

ovary

Pinyin

lun cháo

Zhuyin

Ovarian I. Clinical Diseases-Ovarian Cyst:

1. Ovarian 1. Factors:

(1) Secretory changes:

Ovarian cysts have a higher incidence in women of childbearing age. Since ovulation, hormone secretion, and endocrine balance of female reproductive organs are closely related to the ovary, the incidence of ovarian cysts is closely related to endocrine changes.

(2) Inflammation:

The accumulation of inflammatory effusion, pus, etc. in the ovary, urinary system, uterus and accessories can cause cysts. At the same time, endometriosis can endanger the ovaries and form chocolate cysts in the ovaries.

(3) Body changes:

Changes in the internal environment of the body are an important factor in the development of ovarian cysts. Life habits, diet, and psychological stress can cause excessive acidification inside the body. Decreased body function, resistance, and immunity can cause ovarian and endocrine disorders, cause abnormal proliferation of ovarian tissue and cause cysts, and even cause cancer in severe cases.

2. Ovarian 2. Clinical manifestations:

The ovary is a common site for female tumors. As a gynecological disease that seriously threatens women's lives, ovarian cysts refer to cystic changes of the ovary. It is a type of ovarian tumor in a broad sense and may have different forms and properties, but no matter what These morphological properties will develop into ovarian malignancies, that is, ovarian cancer.

Symptoms of ovarian cysts vary depending on the size, nature, development, and secondary degeneration or complications of the tumor. The clinical manifestations are abdominal discomfort, pain, increased vaginal discharge, yellowish color, odor, and menstrual disorders. Patients usually have a solid and painless mass in the abdomen, and occasionally have pain during intercourse.

3. Ovarian 3. Treatment:

Surgical treatment is a method of western medical treatment, which requires perfect preoperative preparation, including patient's general symptoms and conditions, choice of anesthesia plan, equipment and related drugs, first aid measures, surgical methods, operations and scope. And according to the patient's age and tumor properties, growth and location, whether adhesions, malignant metastasis and other surgical options, some patients with ovarian cysts can not determine the nature of the tumor before biopsy before surgery. Although there are many surgical treatment methods, the surgery has a greater damage to the body, so patients have a lower choice of surgical treatment due to postoperative recovery, complications and other factors.