Ovarian Cysts

Ovarian cysts are fluid-filled sacs on the ovary. They may be small and cause no symptoms, or very large and subject to complications such as torsion (where the cyst twists and interferes with its blood supply) causing severe pain or haemorrhage, though large cysts are very uncommon in young women. There are a number of different types: follicular cysts are usually four to five centimetres in diameter; endometriotic cysts (see endometriosis in this section) contain altered blood which looks like chocolate, and so are called chocolate cysts. Other types of cyst, described in the adult section, do not occur in the young.
 
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