Chocolate is a sweet tooth that most women like, not only can quickly achieve a satiety effect, but also relieve irritability, anxiety and other emotions, it contains saturated fatty acids, can also control the content of cholesterol in the body, and make the capillaries in the body elastic, thus having the effect of preventing cardiovascular disease. In this way, eating high-quality chocolate in moderation is a way for women to maintain good health, but if the word is placed on the ovaries of women, it becomes a problem to prevent fertility.
What is a chocolate cyst?
Chocolate cysts are a common condition of endometriosis, mainly because the endometrium travels from the uterine cavity to the ovaries and lands, forming ectopic cysts. This ectopic endometrium is also affected by sex hormones for a long time, with the menstrual cycle repeatedly shedding and bleeding, so that the ovaries enlarge, forming cysts containing old hemohematops, its symptoms under the ultrasound monitoring, look like granular chocolate, the contents of the cyst are usually brown-colored, viscous as paste, like chocolate, so commonly known as "ovarian chocolate cyst".
Dangers of chocolate cysts in women:
1. Menstrual disorders. Because the inflammation of cysts affects the normal function of the ovaries, it causes menstrual disorders in women, which are manifested in the early stage as dysmenorrhea during menstruation, posterior abdominal pain, periodic lower abdominal discomfort and other symptoms.
2. Damage to gastrointestinal function. If the chocolate cyst happens to be attached to the gastrointestinal appendage, it will damage the gastrointestinal tissues and cause diarrhea and gastrointestinal pain.
3. Affect the function of the fallopian tubes and ovaries, if the cyst is inflamed and infected to the fallopian tubes, it will cause fallopian tube blockage or hydrops, so that the egg and sperm can not be naturally fertilized and combined, causing infertility. Or it may affect the ovarian function, ovulation disorders, and anovulation will naturally fail to prepare for pregnancy.
4. Cause ovarian cancer. Although chocolate cyst is a benign lesion, it has malignant behaviors such as infiltration, destruction of surrounding tissues, metastasis and **. Studies suggest that chocolate cysts have the potential for malignant transformation, and morphological evidence of ectopic endometrial migration to malignancy can be seen under the microscope. It has been reported in the literature to have a malignant transformation rate of 05% to 1%, there is a risk of malignant transformation into ovarian endometrioid carcinoma and clear cell carcinoma. Therefore, when a chocolate cyst appears, it is necessary to be active, and to do a good job of regular detection of the disease to prevent the occurrence of malignant transformation.
Does chocolate cyst have any effect on IVF?
Whether a chocolate cyst has an effect on stimulation depends on the severity of the condition. If the number of chocolate cysts is small, the particles are less than 5mm, and there is no downward infection to the fallopian tubes and the uterine environment, the stimulation can be carried out directly, and the stimulation effect will not be affected. If the number of chocolate cysts is large, and the particles are larger than 5mm, and its inflammation has affected the function of the ovaries, and there is anovulation and menstrual amenorrhea, etc., it is necessary to carry out chocolate cysts** first, and after regulating menstrual regularity through anti-infection** and hormone support, restore normal ovarian function and then use drugs to ensure the effect of egg retrieval.
Before entering the week, the IVF will conduct a comprehensive examination of the woman's body again, and carry out scientific, controllable and safe stimulation under the condition of meeting the stimulation medication. The ovulation induction program is based on the woman's reproductive age, ovarian function, follicle reserve and hormone level, etc., to select the appropriate drug quality and medication duration, and to monitor the woman's body pharmacological response and follicle development in real time during the medication process, adjust the dosage in time, avoid the risk of ovarian hyperstimulation in women, and improve the quantity and quality of egg harvesting under the condition of ensuring women's health and safety.