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3098791 tn?1341168265

Ovarian cyst(s), do they spread?

Hi all health professionals.

My girlfriend was suffering from abdominal pain since few weeks. We, my girlfriend and I thought it to be the general gynec problem. The day before yesterday she started having severe abdominal pain and had puked a dozen times, as of which I admitted her to a hospital. It was diagnosed as a problem related to the appendix based on the symptoms and doctor prescribed my girlfriend with pain reliefs. However, just the last night since she couldn't bear the pain any further, I rushed her back to the hospital and the surgeon started appendicitis correction procedure and was surprised to see that her right ovary was infected/contaminated and was bulged. The doctor recommended and proceeded with immediate removal of her right ovary for her safety. And now she is in the hospital recovering from the surgery.

Now, since I am worried about my girlfriend's health, I would like to know
1. Whether there would be any Life Threat for her?
2. What are the Disadvantages of getting an ovary removed (oophorectomy)?
3. How safe is her Other ovary from a condition of this kind (poly-cystic/ bulged-up)?
4. Are there any chances that the condition would SPREAD to/arise in the other ovary?

Dear medical professionals, please report to my queries coz its important for me to know all this.....to keep my girlfriend safe and sound.
Thanks.
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I'm very sorry to hear about your girlfriend.  It sounds like you both have had a tough few days, but it sounds like she was treated well.  If the ovary was found to be a problem, and possibly even with an infection, then it was the right thing for the surgeon to go ahead with removal.  Her other ovary is likely to be fine in the future and she will be able to have children in the future even with one ovary and she will not go through menopause early.  I'm not sure what you mean by 'spread' to the other ovary, if she had an infection or a large cyst that needed to be removed, it is unlikely to spread to her other ovary, however, this may simply need to be watched closely in the future.  If you are still in the hospital with your girlfriend, it is just important that you write all your questions down so when her physician comes in to see her, then you both have questions ready to ask and i'm sure her provider will take the time to explain things now that she is recovering.  Good luck and take care.  
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3098791 tn?1341168265
Dear Doctor Carrie.

My girlfriend and I thank you for the time you have taken to read and answer few of my questions.
"Spread" in my previous post refers to whether the cyst or infection would spread to the other ovary. Since the unhealthy ovary has been removed (thus no cyst), like in the case of metastasis, would the cyst develop in the other ovary (or other organ)? My girlfriend and I are into life sciences and my work is cancer biology (neuroblastoma). So I have this question in mind that though her's is not a cancerous condition, would there still be some kind of metastasis wherein the cyst would develop in the other ovary too?
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