I too i have an ovarian cyst, i am 23 yrs old and i have had mine for 2 yrs now, i had gone to mexico to see a gynecologist and he had given me some medicine and he had to told me that would help it go away the cyst is not even that big and at times it hurts and i feel uncomfortable, and there are nights where i cant sleep. Now i wanna start eating healthier, and start exercising a lot more, AND he also said that having a lot of sex would help out too... and that hasnt! Now i havent had my period since last month witch was october and it only lasted for like 2 days. I was taking bc but i had to stop. I though it was going to regulate my period and it never did. What im getting at is that i dont wanna get sugery i dont have insurance and i just dont wanna go through that all im too scared to be honest every time i think of it i just cant help just to cry and i just get even more depressed. So if anyone has advice please i would appreciate the help! Thank you!

LearningAsIGo

My best advice would be to go to another doctor. This one is giving you false information. Having sex, for example, has nothing to do with ovarian cysts!

Ovarian cysts are important to take care of. Some will go away on their own, over time. Others will require surgery. They are very common and can actually be known to happen with each cycle, but most get flushed away with your period.

Since you are experiencing pain and your periods are becoming irregular, I suggest you get a second opinion from a quailified GYN. You want to be able to determine what type of cyst this is so you know what treatments are correct. Not all can "go away" with exercise, diet, and pills.

In case you do need surgery, you should know that in most cases, its not only a common outpatient procedure, but requires only small incisions (my sister had this done). Others, like mine, can develop into cancer - but this is VERY rare, so don't concern yourself too much. (My case was a 1 in 8,000,000 situation). Be safe, rather than sorry.