An ovarian cyst is a sac filled with fluid, or a semisolid
material, that develops on or within the ovary. Ovarian cysts are
relatively common and usually disappear without treatment.
Review Date: 03/30/2010
Reviewed By: Susan Storck, MD, FACOG, Chief, Eastside Department of Obstetrics
and Gynecology, Group Health Cooperative of Puget Sound, Redmond,
Washington. Clinical Teaching Faculty, Department of Obstetrics and
Gynecology, Unviersity of Washington School of Medicine. Also
reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.
A.D.A.M., Inc. is accredited by URAC, also known as the American Accreditation HealthCare Commission (www.urac.org)
