What are Endometriomas/Chocolate Cysts?
The technical term for "chocolate cysts" is endometriomas. They are often referred to as chocolate cysts, because of the color of the blood. Chocolate Cysts is only one specific type of ovarian cyst that is linked to endometriosis.
This type of cyst or commonly called an endometrial cyst plays a significant role in endometriosis. Over time the blood accumulates inside the ovary, and turns chocolate (thus the name chocolate cyst). Minute implants of cells that line the cavity of the uterus grow to be transplanted and form lesser cysts on the outside of the ovary. These cysts enlarge and generate Endometriosis of the ovary.
The tissue that lines the inside of the uterus is called the "endometrium", and endometriosis is a condition where endometrial tissue plants itself outside the uterus. The common places for them to appear are the lining of the pelvis, intestines, bladder, fallopian tubes, uterine wall, and the lining of the pelvis.
The reason this tissue moves outside of the uterine cavity is not known. It is thought that during a women's menstruation, blood can come back out of the fallopian tubes and into the abdominal cavity.
Another fact I found in my research is that endometriosis is not common in women who are in the change of life or shortly thereafter.
Chocolate cysts do not get better with medications and always need surgical removal. For a permanent cure for chocolate ovarian cysts so that they never return again, many women are opting for the natural holistic approach. The large chocolate ovarian cysts are the worst because they can create a lot of problems if they rupture.
Why are holistic treatments getting more popular by the day? Holistic, natural or herbal remedies do not have side effects to their treatments. The biggest factor to consider is this: They treat not only the symptoms of the condition, but the problem as a whole so that it does not come back to interrupt your life ever again. To give you an example, I will use my own. I was given chemotherapy and radiation back in Sept. 2001. The side effects from such a drastic measure have caused me complications and raised so many other problems that I will have to endure for the rest of my life......my choice was already made and now that I am older, I will have to pay for that decision.
