Hello,

I've been having some adominal pain (right side), swelling, and problems urinating for some time. I'm 30 years old, and have PCOS. I susepected the pain was due to a cysts associated with PCOS rupturing, and went to the doctor to see if I'd need a scan, as I hadn't had one for a year. 

I had the scan two days ago. It was initially an external one, but the technician got excited about something then did an internal one. She asked if I were having any pain on my right hand side,then spent several minutes looking at a cyst on my right ovary. She said she was concerned that the cyst wasnt 'functional' and was requesting a blood test. I asked what the blood test was for and she was pretty vague, so obviously I did the stupid thing and googled immeidately after I left. 

It seems quite clear to me that the blood test is to rule out ovarian cancer. The thing that has thrown me a bit is that in everything I have read, scans usually happen after a positive blood test, as the blood tests arent entirely accurate, and can give false positives. I've read that if people have symptoms, and a mass is seen, doctors will often go ahead with surgery and test the mass after it's been removed. Does anyone know if this is true? As much as my own health is a priority, I haven't had children yet, and would hate to jeopardise my chances of doing so without knowing for certain that a procedure is required. 

I'm very sorry for writing my worries here, I'm aware that most people using this forum will have far more reason to worry than me, but my Mum has early onset dementia so I just don't feel like I have anyone to talk about this with.  

Thank you.