title: Frequency and treatment of ovarian cysts in adolescence.
abstract: Ultrasound examination of the ovaries was performed monthly in the follicular phase of 139 healthy adolescents for one year. In 17 girls (12.2%) ovarian cysts spontaneously disappeared within 3 months of first observation. In 6 subjects, treatment with the combined estrogen/progestogen pill was given. The treatment was effective in 4 girls after 2-6 months while 2 subjects required surgical intervention for a cystic teratoma and a simple follicular cyst respectively. A spell of serial sonographic observation of ovarian cysts would seem appropriate in adolescents.
authors.affiliation: Department of Reproductive Physiology and Pathology, University of Bologna, Italy.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Porcu
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Venturoli
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Dal Prato
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Fabbri
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Paradisi
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Flamigni
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000726:Androgen Antagonists / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002648:Child; D017373:Cyproterone Acetate / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004338:Drug Combinations; D004997:Ethinyl Estradiol / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D010048:Ovarian Cysts / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology*; D013997:Time Factors; D014463:Ultrasonography
chemical_list: D000726:Androgen Antagonists; D004338:Drug Combinations; D004997:Ethinyl Estradiol; D017373:Cyproterone Acetate; C032640:Cyproterone acetate, ethinyl estradiol drug combination