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Step 1
See your doctor for a diagnosis. Ovarian cysts are sacks that form on a woman's ovaries and are normally filled with fluid. However, some cysts are solid, partially solid, or filled with teeth and other tissues.
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Step 2
Wait several weeks, with your doctor's approval, to see whether your ovarian cyst will shrink and go away on its own if you are in your childbearing years, are not experiencing symptoms and have a cyst that is filled with fluid. According to WomenHealth.gov, some cysts may resolve on their own within a few weeks or months. However, they may reoccur at any time.
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Step 3
Have a laparoscopy, which involves removing the cyst through a small incision near your navel. This treatment may be used for smaller cysts that don't shrink by themselves as well as those that are partially solid or solid.
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Step 4
Opt for laparotomy for a larger cyst and those that may be cancerous. This treatment involves taking the cyst out through larger cuts in the abdomen.
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Step 5
Have your ovaries removed for a permanent cure. This is the only way to get rid of ovarian cysts permanently.
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Step 1
Go to your doctor to determine whether you have fibroids, which are benign (not cancerous) growths that develop in the wall of a woman's uterus.
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Step 2
Consider watchful waiting if your fibroids aren't causing troublesome symptoms, such as heaving bleeding and pain. This involves waiting for your fibroids to shrink on their own when you reach menopause and your hormone levels change.
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Step 3
Ask your doctor to prescribe hormones to attempt to shrink your fibroids.
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Step 4
Undergo myomectomy, a surgical option that removes the fibroids but leaves your uterus in place. This preserves your ability to bear children in the future.
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Step 5
Choose myolysis to get rid of uterine fibroids. Myolysis uses electrical current to destroy them.
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Step 6
Try endometrial ablation. If you choose this treatment, your doctor will use heat, microwave energy, or electricity to destroy the lining of your uterus as well as any fibroids in your uterine wall.
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Step 7
Select uterine artery embolization as your treatment method. This treatment involves cutting off blood flow to the fibroids, so they cannot grow and thrive.
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Step 8
Have a hysterectomy, which is an operation to remove your uterus. This is the only permanent method of curing uterine fibroids.
