Symptoms Of Ovarian Cancer After Menopause

Every year, about 1,000 women have ovarian cancer. We do not yet know much about how ovarian cancer develops. It is more common in women with a genetic defect in the genes (BRCA1 and BRCA2 genes). And it is known that women who have been pregnant several times or have long been in the contraceptive pill have a smaller chance of getting an ovarian cancer.

The ovaries are quite deep in the pelvis. Therefore, women at the beginning of the disease usually have no complaints. And because women have no complaints, ovarian cancer is often only discovered at a late stage. About 70% of the ovarian cancer women have a late stage in diagnosis. The complaints are not very clear.

If the disease expands, the following ovarian cancer symptoms may occur:

• A bloated feeling
• The thigh becomes thicker: it is often noticed that clothes do not fit well anymore
• Nausea
• Faint abdominal pain
• More often than normal urination, stools
• Congestion
• Abnormal blood loss
• Decreased appetite
• Fatigue, pain

Fatigue and weight loss can also occur without explanation for it. The symptoms above do not immediately indicate ovarian cancer. They may also be caused by another condition.
If the complaints last for 2 to 3 weeks, your doctor's examination requires. If there is a rapid increase in abdominal size after the transition, it is advisable to consult your GP sooner.

The ovaries

The ovaries are small oval organs. They are 4 to 5 centimeters long and 2 to 3 centimeters wide in women in the moody period. After the transition or menopause they will be smaller again.
The fallopian tubes form the link between the ovaries and the uterus. These organs are held in the abdominal cavity with support tissue.

Organs close to the ovaries are:

• Bladder
• Darmen
• Urinary tract

The ureters conduct the urine of the kidneys to the bladder.

The ovaries have 2 functions:

• The production of hormones
• The formation and excretion of ova

The ovarian construction
The ovaries are composed of, among other things, the following types of tissues:

• An outer layer of cells that holds the ovaries: the surface epithelium.
• A tissue layer of cells that produce hormones: stroma.
• Immature ova that get out of time or lost: germ cells. Not all applied ova ripen completely.

Different types of tumors can occur in these different types of tissues.