In the weeks after my first child was born, I grew accustomed to weird pangs and strange sensations—after all, my body was doing some pretty heavy duty recovery. From hemorrhoids to the re-tightening ...

Whether they’re on your ovaries, on your breasts, or on your bikini line masquerading as ingrown hairs, cysts can be pretty mundane medical business. But dermoid cysts are different. Thanks to their ...

If an ovarian cyst is left untreated, it will usually resolve on its own. However, a solid or partially solid cyst may need to be evaluated by a lab to make sure it isn’t cancerous. While most ovarian ...

Colino is a contributor for TIME. Colino is a contributor for TIME. Ovarian cysts, which are small fluid-filled sacs that develop in or on the ovaries, are very common and are usually harmless. In ...

ALTHOUGH dermoid cysts are not common and are seldom malignant, they are of interest from several points of view. When they occur near the body surface they are of concern to the patient because of ...