Journal of AdvancedMedical and Dental Sciences Research

Background: An ovarian cyst is a common gynecological problem and is divided into 2 main categories; physiological and pathological. The present study was conducted to evaluate ovarian cysts. Materials & Methods: 85 cases of ovarian cysts were recorded. Clinical presentation, such as vaginal bleeding, abdominal pain or swelling, number of cysts, unilateral or bilateral, clear cysts or complicated, plus the location or side of the cysts and type and infertility were recorded. Results: Age group 20-25 years had 34, 25-30 years had 30 and >30 years had 21 cases. Common type was dermoid in18, functional in 24, benign cyst adenoma in 20, endometriosis in10, malignant in 7 and complicated in 6 cases. Patients were single (24) and married (61), type was ovarian in 81, paraovarian in 3 and retroperitoneal in 1 case, side was left in 30 and right in 55. Clinical features were abdominal pain in 38, vaginal bleeding in 56, abdominal swelling in 63 and infertility in 12 cases. Conclusion: common type was dermoid, functional, benign cyst adenoma, endometriosis, malignant and complicated. Key words: Dermoid, Endometriosis, Ovarian cyst.