Ovarian Cyst Cancer Symptoms Stages
Irregular periods typically heavy periods menorrhagia or missed periods amenorrhea.
Ovarian cyst cancer symptoms stages. Advanced stage ovarian cancer may cause few and nonspecific symptoms that are often mistaken for more common benign conditions. Stage i confined to one or both ovaries stage ii spread to the uterus. The initial surgery for ovarian cancer also helps determine how far the cancer has spread described by the following stages. Nausea may make it hard to eat especially when the nausea progresses to vomiting.
Symptoms of ovarian cysts masses or tumors may include. Symptoms can range from mild to severe. What are the early symptoms of ovarian cancer. However if an ovarian cyst is very large ruptures or is blocking blood supply to the ovaries it may cause symptoms.
When this occurs they may share similar signs and symptoms for example. Pelvic pain nausea or vomiting pain shortly before or after the start of your period pressure swelling or pain in the abdomen a dull ache in the lower back and thighs difficulty emptying your bladder pain during sex abnormal bleeding. Breast tenderness may develop to the point of being painful. It s possible to have an ovarian cyst and not realize it.
Bloating and weight gain is not unusual. Signs and symptoms of ovarian cancer may include. The early stages of ovarian cancer may also cause no or only minor symptoms. Early stage ovarian cancer rarely causes any symptoms.
Abdominal bloating or swelling. If you re diagnosed with ovarian cancer doctors will assign the cancer one of four stages these categories are based on how far the cancer has spread. Abnormal fullness after eating. Abdominal bloating pressure and pain.
Pelvic pain or lower abdominal pressure pain with sexual intercourse. They can include abdominal bloating and pressure painful intercourse and frequent urination. Pelvic pain particularly if cysts become twisted or ruptured. Both ovarian cancer and ovarian cysts typically do not produce symptoms until they are very large or when the cancer has advanced.
An increased urge to urinate.