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What are the symptoms of ovarian cancer? |
I HAVE BEEN ON MY PERIOD FOR 3 MONTHS AND IM GETTING AN ULTRASOUND CHECK IN 4 WEEKS BUT IM NERVOUS....WELL I ALREADY HAD A BLOOD TEST....SO DOES ANYBODY HAVE ANY IDEA OR THE SAME THING?....PLEASE HELP ME! I wanted to answer your question about the signs of Ovarian cancer but I want you to relax, Abnormal vaginal bleeding is most often caused by hormone imbalance. Vaginal bleeding is also caused by pregnancy, polyps, myomas, endometrial hyperplasia, adenomyosis and cancers of the cervix or endometrium. In a premenopausal or perimenopausal woman, who is not pregnant, the most likely cause of abnormal bleeding is anovulatory cycles. It may also be associated with adenomyosis in parous women. In a postmenopausal woman, the most likely cause of abnormal bleeding is atrophic endometrium. In either case, a trial of medical hormonal therapy can be instituted. If bleeding persists despite medical management, imaging studies are warranted. In younger women, the goal is to diagnose polyps, myomas, or other focal structural causes for bleeding. In older women the goal is the same and includes diagnosis of endometrial cancer, which is the underlying cause in 10% of postmenopausal women with abnormal bleeding. Meta-analysis has shown that an endometria >5 mm is associated with less than 1% probability of endometrial cancer. It is unknown what percentage of early-stage ovarian cancer produces symptoms. The vast majority of women diagnosed with ovarian cancer do experience symptoms. However, since most of these women are diagnosed in more advanced stages, it's impossible to tell how many of them had symptoms before the cancer started to spread. It IS known that 90% of women who are diagnosed in Stage I come to their doctors with symptoms before diagnosis, and also that far too many cases of ovarian cancer take months to diagnose - a recent study showed that almost half took more than three months, and 11% took longer than a year. So it seems logical to assume that some substantial percentage of women do have early symptoms. - The common symptoms are non-specific - usually caused by other things. The list below contains a number of possible symptoms of ovarian cancer. But these symptoms can also result from a wide variety of non-cancerous conditions. If a woman has trouble zipping up her jeans, she's more likely to blame middle-aged spread than ovarian cancer. Thankfully, a gas pain isn't ordinarily a dire signal. Still, if a woman suddenly starts experiencing any of the symptoms below, and they persist for more than a 2-3 weeks, she should get those symptoms checked out. There is no one "marker symptom". Although abdominal swelling/bloating is the most often-mentioned first symptom, some studies show that even this is true only for a minority of ovarian cancer cases. Because each symptom will affect only some women, it is vital that women educate themselves about the whole constellation of symptoms associated with ovarian cancer. -Abdominal Swelling/Bloating/Clothes Too Tight -Abdominal/Pelvic Pain or Pressure or Feeling "Full" -Gastrointestinal Symptoms (such as gas, indigestion, nausea, or changes in bowel movements) -Vaginal Bleeding or Discharge -Urinary Problems - Urgency, Burning, or Spasms -Fatigue and/or Fever -Pain During Intercourse -Back Pain -Difficulty Breathing Remember, the vast majority of the time, these will not be due to cancer, but you owe it to yourself to get them checked out. Good luck! Source(s): The Whisperings of Ovarian Cancer If you have any of these symptoms for two or three weeks, you should contact your doctor. Ovarian cancer is difficult to detect in early stages, and many of the symptoms are misdiagnosed as other conditions, since they are common symptoms. -Abdominal Swelling/Bloating/Clothes Too Tight -Abdominal/Pelvic Pain or Pressure or Feeling "Full" -Gastrointestinal Symptoms (such as gas, indigestion, nausea, or changes in bowel movements) -Vaginal Bleeding or Discharge -Urinary Problems - Urgency, Burning, or Spasms -Fatigue and/or Fever -Pain During Intercourse -Back Pain -Difficulty Breathing i'm not sure how old you are, so that makes this a bit more difficult to answer. one option, more likely if you're older or african american, is that you have fibroids. they can cause bleeding, but are not necessarily dangerous in themselves. i don't think that's a symptom of ovarian cancer. unfortunately, ovarian cancer doesn't usually produce symptoms until later in the disease. if your doc thought you had ovarian cancer you'd be in for the ultrasound much sooner than 4 weeks. signs of cancer, in general, are weight loss (without any change in diet or exercise), sometimes a low grade fever, and constant fatigue (very generally). hope that helps some. |
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