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are only a few millimetres in size and sit around the edge of the ovary. They don't cause any harm in themselves and need no treatment.

By contrast, when the cyst is symptomatic, a less invasive treatment, such as sonographically guided fine-needle aspiration, should be proposed in order to reduce the risk of recurrence after open ...