The appreciation of the form of an object by means of touch. stereognosis. 1. the faculty of perceiving and understanding the form and nature of objects by the sense of touch. stereognosis. 1 the faculty of perceiving and understanding the form and nature of objects by the sense of touch.
If the ovaries are surgically removed, a woman does not have a natural source of estrogen, and she enters surgical menopause, which can also be early menopause. Early natural menopause, on the other hand, occurs if a woman stops getting her period and her estrogen production drops before she is 45.
Most functional ovarian cysts cause no symptoms and go away without treatment in 1 to 2 months or after 1 to 2 menstrual periods. Some cysts grow as large as 4 in. (10.2 cm) in diameter before they shrink or rupture. A rupturing functional cyst can cause some temporary discomfort or pain.