Call your doctor if any of the following occur during home treatment: 1  You have early symptoms of pregnancy, such as: 2  Missed periods. 3  Increased urination. 4  Fatigue. 5  Breast tenderness or enlargement. 6  Nausea and vomiting. 7  You have missed more than two menstrual periods in a row.
Surgery is the primary treatment for all types of ovarian cancer. 1  Surgery is used to: 2  accurately stage the disease. 3  completely remove the tumour. 4  remove as much of the tumour as possible (debulking) before using other therapies. 5  lessen pain or ease symptoms (palliative treatment)
The fallopian tube and ovary are well situated in the pelvis and nearly all operations for nonmalignant problems of these organs can be best done using the laparoscopic approach. The operations are called adnexal surgery and include: 1  Ovarian cystectomy â Removal of an ovarian cyst with preservation of the ovary. 2  Oophorectomy â Removal of the ovary. 3  Salpingectomy â Removal of the Fallopian tube. 4  Salpingotomy â Opening the tube to remove an abnormality e.g. ectopic pregnancy.