What is a sonogram like?
A sonogram uses sound waves to make “pictures” of different organs in the body. It’s an excellent way to “look” at ovaries. This kind of sonogram can be done two ways, either through your abdomen or through your vagina. When you have an abdominal sonogram, you have to have a full bladder so everything in your abdomen shows up on the picture. If your ovarian cyst is small, you’ll probably have a sonogram through your vagina. A long, narrow transducer, or probe, is put into a sterile covering and then put into your vagina. Neither type of sonogram is painful. The sonogram usually lasts about 30 minutes. It will give the doctor valuable information about the size and the appearance of your cyst. Are there any other tests I might have? Your doctor might test your CA-125 level. This is a blood test that is often done in women with ovarian cancer, to see how their treatment is working. Sometimes this test is done in women with an ovarian cyst, to see if their cyst could be cancerous. A norma
