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Ultrasound examination of the ovaries was performed monthly in the follicular phase of 139 healthy adolescents for one years. In 17 girls (12,2%) ovarian cysts spontaneously disappeared within 3 months of first observation. In 6 subjects, treatment with the combined estrogen/progestogen pill was given. The treatment was effective in 4 girls after 2–6 months while 2 subjects required surgical intervention for a cystic teratoma and a simple follicular cyst respectively. A spell of serial sonographic observation of ovarian cysts would seem appropriate in adolescents.
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Porcu, E., Venturoli, S., Prato, L.D. et al. Frequency and treatment of ovarian cysts in adolescence. Arch Gynecol Obstet 255, 69–72 (1994). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02391800
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