What is benign ovarian tumor?

Benign ovarian tumors are not cancerous. They do not invade tissues or spread to other parts of the body. If untreated, however, they may grow very large. Benign tumors may cause pain by pressing upon nearby structures and may disrupt normal hormone production.

How do members experience benign ovarian tumor?

Top 5 symptoms reported by people with benign ovarian tumor*

*Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.

Top treatments taken by people for benign ovarian tumor*

Who has benign ovarian tumor on PatientsLikeMe?

Age

Age Proportion # of patients
<20 0
20s 2
30s 5
40s 11
50s 14
60s 13
70+ 5

Distribution of sex

Sex

Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 0
Female 49