Cancer does not run in your family so that you make a point to the gynecologist only when absolutely necessary. This could endanger the health of women. Young women are probably the worst thing to do and keep appointments annual Pap test. But people are young women, if consciousness to see the doctor on a yearly basis.

When I was 21, I had some symptoms that I did not understand. I had severe constipation will go to any change in my diet or prescription drugs. I also had a heavy menstrual cycle and very painful cramps every month. I gained about 15 pounds and most of what I had in the abdominal region. Many of my friends had similar symptoms, so I thought these things were normal.

Finally, I decided it was time to go to the doctor. After examination and tests to determine what happened, I was told I had a cyst. It was about 32 cm in diameter, said one of the largest cyst that my doctor had ever seen. I saw a specialist who performed the surgery, which cost me one of my ovaries. I was very lucky not cost me all of my reproductive system. I also had horrible endometriosis during the operation and removed. If I only had a point to see my doctor regularly, you may be able to prevent damage to my reproductive organs.

Here are some things that women of all ages when it comes to their health.

Know your family history - proved that my mother was on the side of the family has a history of endometriosis and ovarian cysts. Nobody in my family ever had cancer of the genital organs, so that none of us really thought about the importance of annual exams from an early age. The reality is that most women produce cysts around the time of ovulation and sometimes the cysts can be dangerous to the reproductive organs of women. This makes it more important to get an annual review. Your doctor can provide all these years do not feel abnormal mass in the pelvis.