Personally, I would go with the laparoscopy (if you have good coverage) because when a cyst pops it hurts like .... well I am sure you understand what I am trying to say.
Do I need a Laparoscopy?by
John David Gordon MD
fertility. However, as IVF technology has improved the need for laparoscopy has dwindled. I explain it to patients in this fashion: If I do a laparoscopy and find significant adhesions (scar tissue...
Not that I don't believe you but how do you know that it's your ovaries that are hurting? Is it both ovaries or just one? Does the pain come & go? Or is it constant? If it comes & goes...
How do you know it's your ovary that's on fire? Appendicitis & diverticulitis can both be painful... (both are known complications from abdominopelvic surgeries). Back to your remaining ovary - cysts & torsion...
Sorry, I'm not familiar w/torn ovaries. Perhaps your doctor meant a "torsed" ovary, as in ovarian torsion. This is a situation in which the ovary twists on itself and its blood supply. The pain...
Sorry for the delay. Cysts on the ovary can be normal. After all, the monthly process of ovulation includes follicle development (and cysts are just big follicles...