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)
Large or persistent ovarian cysts, or cysts that are causing symptoms, will usually need to be surgically removed. Surgery will also normally be recommended if there are concerns that the cyst could be cancerous or could become cancerous. There are two types of surgery used to remove ovarian cysts: 1  a laparoscopy.