Table of Contents
- Overview
- Symptoms
- Treatment
- Prevention
- Images
No treatment is necessary. Nabothian cysts do not cause any problems.
Rarely they may be opened and drained if they are large enough to cause problems with the shape of the cervical canal, which can examinations more difficult.
Support Groups
Expectations (prognosis)
Nabothian cysts do not cause any harm. They are a
Complications
Rarely, cysts become so numerous or enlarged that the cervix becomes enlarged or blocked, making it difficult to take a Pap smear.
Calling your health care provider
This condition is usually discovered during a routine pelvic examination.
Images
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Review Date: 11/01/2009
Reviewed By: Linda Vorvick, MD, Seattle Site Coordinator, Lecturer,
Pathophysiology, MEDEX Northwest Division of Physician Assistant
Studies, University of Washington School of Medicine; Susan Storck,
MD, FACOG, Clinical Teaching Faculty, Department of Obstetrics and
Gynecology, University of Washington School of Medicine, Chief,
Eastside Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Group Health
Cooperative of Puget Sound, Redmond, WA. 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)
