The epic name; CHOCOLATE CYST; is quite suggestive. its contents resemble a melted chocolate; so the word CHOCOLATE CYST. The name appears sweet but the condition can be quite nasty at times and give a lot of trouble to the one having it.

The other name of chocolate cyst is ovarian endometrioma. Chocolate cysts range from 2 to 20 cm in size.

Chocolate cysts are found in about 20 to 40% of women having endometriosis, and endometriosis affects about 10% of women in the reproductive age group worldwide.

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