The ovary is enlarged.

Today, gynecological diseases in women come to the fore among all other diseases. The fact is that women are often very careless about their health, and then they themselves suffer. And even if the ovary is enlarged, the woman does not go to the doctor for a long time. But this is quite a serious symptom of a beginning disease in the genital area.

When the ovary is enlarged, a woman may not feel any clinical symptoms at all. Therefore, the process is very often transformed into a chronic form.

But still more often a situation occurs when the patient simply does not pay attention to the alarming symptoms, referring to colds, hypothermia and lack of time. In this situation, the same thing happens - the disease acquires a chronic course.

If a woman's ovary is enlarged, it is always a consequence of the inflammatory process. It should be remembered that the ovaries with the uterus are the most important organs of the female reproductive system, and if for any reason their work is violated, the reproductive function is also violated.

When a gynecologist at a palpation examination finds out that the ovary is enlarged, the reasons for this should be sought first of all in the pelvic inflammatory process. The fact is that often the infection does not manifest itself and leads to chronic inflammation, due to which the ovary also increases. The ovary does not grow in size, but increases due to the adhesive process and the infiltrate formed around it. Sometimes the process is so prolonged that when palpation it is impossible to determine separately the ovary and uterus - everything is felt by one large organ.

Why the ovary is enlarged can be answered only after carrying out a number of diagnostic tests and studies.

Causes that can cause an increase in one or both of the ovaries are quite a lot. For example, cervical erosion - the most common female disease at the present time, according to many, is absolutely harmless. However, this is not so, because erosion is an injured area of the cervix, which means that a pathogenic flora can quickly join it and an inflammatory reaction is formed that will reach the ovaries ascending way.

The situation, when the ovary is enlarged, can be provoked by an ovarian cyst. However, the cyst for this should be large enough (more than 3-5 cm) or there should be several. In some situations, a small increase in the ovary due to a small cyst can be diagnosed by ultrasound, but in such a situation it is difficult to determine the increase palpably.

With the development of the tumor process in the small pelvis, the ovary can also be enlarged. Oncological disease of the ovaries at an early stage does not lead to a significant increase in the gland, but in the late stages, when the tumor grows into a capsule and fiber, it is quite possible to palpate a large ovary. In this case, we should not forget about the possible ovarian metastases from other organs. After all, this process is also likely to increase this female pelvic organ.

Do not exclude the growth of female gonads in the premenstrual period (ovulation), but their difference is that this increase is short-lived and is not accompanied by a clinical picture.

Any manifestations in the syndrome of enlarged ovaries may be absent. Most often the woman feels only pulling pains in the lower abdomen, unpleasant sensations in the act of defecation. Sometimes pathological vaginal discharge and menstrual irregularity are possible.

Women with enlarged ovaries should definitely have ultrasound of the pelvic organs transabdominal and transvaginal, and also pass a blood test for the hormones of the gonads and thyroid gland. Experts recommend to conduct ultrasound diagnosis of the thyroid gland and pass an analysis for STI.