<s>[INST] hi good morning i have pains in my left side of my lower belly went to my doctor who sent me for an ultra sound which shows i have 15 + follicles,is that cancerous and is it curable. Then he said i may not have kids not a problem i have 4 lovely daughters and i tie my tubes date 14-08-2000 where it was cut and laser burn it is call [BTL] for short here in Trinidad and Tobago please help [/INST] Dear bybygirl there is no reason to worry. More then 95% of ovaric cysts and follicle disorders are benign. Usually hormone disbalans trigger ovary hypertrophy and menstruation abnormalities.  Your pain can be caused by ruptured follicle or cyst. You should check your estrogen and progesterone levels . Also laparoscopic examination can be performed to clearly visualize your ovaries and also can be theapeutic . Ovaric cancer are the one of the worst tumors but it would be seen on US as a fast growing mass, you can check tumor markers just to be sure. Wish you good health, Dr. Ivan Romic (Rominho) </s>