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ovarian hemorrhage

Etiology: - ovarian cyst - corpus luteum cyst - long-term anticoagulation may confer risk Management: - indications for urgent surgery a) significant blood loss resulting in anemia b) severe unrelenting pain refractory to analgesia

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References

  1. Endometriosis Treatment Program St. Charles Medical Center Endometriosis Newsletter, Winter/Spring 2003 Ovarian cysts and emergency surgery http://www.endometriosistreatment.org/html/ovarian_cysts.html
  2. Valesky AW, Jr Ovarian Cysts in Emergency Medicine http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/795877-overview
  3. Honore LH Ovarian hemorrhage: a complication of long-term anticoagulant therapy. West J Med. 1980 May; 132(5): 460-461 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1272123/