Do polycystic ovaries cause pain?

Pelvic pain and PCO are both common and not surprisingly many patients with pelvic pain also have evidence of PCO. However, PCO does not seem to be a cause for pelvic pain.

Related Medical Abstracts - Click on the paper title:-

• Polycystic ovaries: A new ultrasonic classification. (1995)
• Uterine size and endometrial thickness and the significance of cystic ovaries in women with pelvic pain due to congestion. (1990)
  

  

  
  

  See Also:

  PCOS - Polycystic Ovary Syndrome

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