Endometriosis: Health Services
(asked on 28th February 2023) - View Source
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what support his Department is providing to women with ovarian cysts.
Answered by
Maria Caulfield
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Business and Trade) (Minister for Women)
This question was answered on 7th March 2023
Patient-facing information on causes, diagnosis and treatment for ovarian cysts is available at the following link:
https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/ovarian-cyst/
Most ovarian cysts occur naturally and go away in a few months without needing any treatment. Diagnosis of ovarian cysts is usually via ultrasound scan. If cysts are found, management or treatment would be determined by the features of the cysts.