Treatment of Ovarian Cysts with Traditional Chinese Medicine

Ovarian cysts are commonly seen in TCM gynaecology practice. In almost all cases patients will present with a previous conventional medicine diagnosis usually made with either ultrasound or Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) or Computed Tomography (CT) to differentiate between simple (functional) and complex (non-functional) cysts. Most simple cysts will resolve spontaneously and resolution can be speeded up with Chinese Herbal Medicine (CHM). Complex cysts include many different types and a small percentage will be malignant, leading to ovarian cancer. Treatment success of complex cysts using TCM is variable depending on the type of complex cyst and in all cases malignancy must be eliminated before commencing TCM treatment.