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Ovarian cysts: What you need to know

Most are not cancerous and usually disappear within three months. DR BRIGID MONDA warns that if they persist, a woman should see a doctor so that they can be surgically removed

Every woman is born with a pair of ovaries, one on each side of the uterus. The uterus is the hollow, pear-shaped organ where a baby grows. A woman’s ovaries have
eggs inside follicles, which are tiny fluid-filled sacs called cysts.

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