The symptoms of a ruptured cyst range from mild to extreme.
Some women experience excruciating pain, some develop serious complications
that can cause death, while for others, all that is needed is an observation –they
even never experience any symptoms. So, what causes an ovarian cyst rupture?
The answers to this question vary. Here are the common ones.
Physical trauma
If you have a cyst in your ovaries, it can burst in case
intense pressure is applied in your abdominal region. It may be because of an
accident, someone punching you in the abdomen, or even something as normal as
sexual activity.
Physical trauma applies pressure on a cyst, causing it to
burst.
The growth of the cyst
An ovarian cyst is a fluid-filled sac that develops in the ovaries.
This sac can continue filling with this fluid, causing it to develop into a
large cyst. If it continues to grow, the sac may no longer be able to hold its
contents. This will cause the cyst to burst, and hence an ovarian cyst rupture.
No one really knows why
Sometimes a woman with a small cyst can have an ovarian cyst
rupture even without physical trauma. It sometimes just happens for no apparent
reason. It can be a matter of genetics, level of stress, karma, the universe or
whatever it is. A cyst can simply burst because of reasons other than the above
two.
