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Hello Maddi,

Septated cysts develop for a variety of reasons. Sometimes they are several cysts that have grown into each other. Imagine in your case that you have four cysts that are stuck together, creating these compartments as you say. Sometimes a simple cyst may begin to develop more solid components and these walls can come about as a result.

Even complex cysts are benign most of the time but doctors (and patients) usually prefer to err on the side of caution and to have them removed and tested. Most of the time, the cyst is benign and only ends up causing a lot of worry for nothing. I personally know MANY women who have had this happen only to find out that their cysts were harmless. It is however, advisable to have these types of cysts checked out, just in case. Ovarian cancer is very rare (one in eighty women compared to say one in nine for breast cancer) and is more likely to affect older women (60 years and over). That's not to say that it never happens to younger women though.

An internal ultrasound would be a very good idea if you have not had this done. It will not only get a closer look at the cyst(s) but they can also perform a doppler flow analysis to see if there is any blowflood being drawn by the cyst. it is also less uncomfortable as you don't have to keep your bladder full to do this one (it has to be empty). More information cannot hurt and may even help as has been mentioned by the lady in the previous post.

Take care of yourself and let us know how everything goes.