When Mia was 22, she woke up one morning with a sore vagina and later discovered a "quarter-sized hard lump" in the area. As a young woman, she struggled to find help and answers but she was finally ...

A woman has stopped wearing underwear after sleeping in a pair of knickers put her in hospital. Kaela Tucker’s underpants had rubbed while she slept, causing a cut inside her vagina which became ...

University of Southern Queensland provides funding as a member of The Conversation AU. Cysts are small pockets of fluid that form inside the body. Ovarian cysts are common, affecting around one in ten ...

Ovarian cysts are usually not painful and will go away on their own. However, if a cyst is growing or you have multiple cysts you may have symptoms and need surgery. A ruptured cyst can cause severe ...

A Baker’s cyst, or popliteal cyst, is a fluid-filled swelling that develops on the back of a person’s knee. Rarely, Baker’s cysts may rupture. This does not always cause symptoms, but if it does, a ...

Arachnoid cysts are benign cerebrospinal fluid‐filled sacs that typically reside within the arachnoid membrane. Although most of these cysts remain asymptomatic, complications can arise when ...