What are the causes of ovarian tumors

Ovarian tumors are one of the most serious tumors that threaten women's lives, and they are not easy to detect early. There are usually no symptoms in the early stages, but as the tumor grows, there may be mild discomfort such as falling and abdominal distension. Some tumors that produce estrogen can cause menstrual disorders. Postpartum women can also suffer from ovarian tumors. Some postpartum women only seek medical attention when they feel a mass in their lower abdomen, but at this time the tumor is already large and is mostly in the late stage. Late-stage ovarian cancer is often accompanied by ascites, and the abdomen grows rapidly. Patients feel shortness of breath, abdominal distension, loss of appetite, weight loss, fever, etc.

Complications of ovarian tumors include tumor pedicle torsion, rupture, and infection, which can cause acute abdominal pain, fever, and even shock. Sudden changes in body position and changes in the uterus during pregnancy and delivery can induce tumor torsion.

Causes of ovarian tumors

1. Body factors

Ovarian tumors are more common in women with early menarche, late menopause, and nulliparous women, but they can also occur in women who have given birth many times, are breastfeeding, or take oral contraceptives, but the risk is relatively reduced. This "continuous ovulation" carcinogenicity theory believes that ovulation causes damage to ovarian epithelial cells, and repeated damage and repair processes promote cancer.

2. Genetic factors

It is one of the causes that has been studied more in recent years, and most cases are caused by autosomal dominant inheritance.