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Ovarian cancer
Is a type of cancer that begins in the ovaries. Women have two ovaries, one on each side of the uterus. The ovaries — each about the size of an almond — produce eggs (ova) as well as the hormones estrogen and progesterone.
Symptoms:
- Persistent abdominal bloating, indigestion or nausea
- Changes in appetite, often a loss of appetite or feeling full sooner
- Feelings of pressure in the pelvis or lower back
- Needing to urinate more frequently
- Changes in bowel movements
- Increased abdominal girth
- Feeling tired or low energy
Preliminary plan:
- General practitioner appointment
- Gynecologist appointment
- Complete blood count (CBC)
- Urinalysis
- Blood test:
- Total protein
- Albumen
- Coagulogram
- Pelvic ultrasound
- Oncologist appointment
- Hormone test:
- Luteinizing hormone (LH)
- Follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH)
- Prolactin
- Estradiol (E2)
- Progesterone
- Testosterone
- Computered tomography
- Ovarian cancer risk assessment test ROMA 1 or ROMA2
- HE-4 ovarian cancer tumor marker test
Doctors
Obstetrician gynecologist, endocrinologist gynecologist
Obstetrician gynecologist, endocrinologist gynecologist
Candidate of Medical Science
Dermatovenerologist, oncologist
Obstetrician gynecologist
