Ovarian cysts are a result of unsuccessful and muddled ovulation. Simply said, if ovulation does not transpire, a bag of fluid will form and is likely to increase in size over the next few months. This bag can create complications in the future if within 90 days it does not dissolve on its own. Sometimes the function of ovulation does not occur properly. Ovarian cyst hormones make the process even more complicated if there is over or under production. This is how these benign tumors are formed.
A follicular cyst is formed when LH (luteinizing hormone) does not surge. Normally, to prepare the body for conception, LH is needed to be activated by the pituitary gland to start a chain of events. After the surge, the egg travels down to the uterus via the fallopian tube awaiting fertilization.
At times, LH fails to deliver. The process cannot start without it, hence, the follicle does not release the egg and it gets bigger. There shouldn't be a cause for worry here since it goes away after 2 to 3 months.
A corpus luteum is formed when the ovarian LH does its work but with a little complication on the side. The egg does reach the uterus, but the sac of liquid where the egg came from seals itself and does not dissolve. Estrogen and progesterone production continues and feeds the growth, hence it causes the enlargement of the cyst.
It is not cancerous but it can get as big as 4 inches in diameter and can be the culprit for problems. It can twist itself (torsion), or it can rupture and cause some internal bleeding. Both complications can make the person suffer with chronic pelvic and abdominal pain, among others.
Some women have androgen present in them. This happens when a person has PCOS or poly cystic ovarian syndrome. Testosterone is overly produced causing multiplicity.
PCOS happens when a follicle goes out of the ovary but fails to release an egg. The follicle then becomes a growth and LH production does not happen. Ovarian cyst hormones like progesterone stop formulating.
When this happens, the hypothalamus induces production of estrogen and androgen to promote ovulation - which is unlikely since the process has already been disrupted somehow.
This is the abnormality caused by ovarian cyst hormones and a current problem in the ovaries of a woman.
If these ovarian cyst hormones are not following their normal routes, it means that there is something wrong with our body function. Body function is affected by two things: our activities and the food we eat.
Therefore, to normalize the hormone production in our bodies, one must eat properly and start daily cardiovascular exercise. These are some of the ways to prevent abnormalities in hormone production.
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