I am 44 years old. I have epilepsy and I have got a dermoid cyst in my right ovary. Doctors said cyst has to be removed with an operation. Can I have an overy removal operation as I am an epileptic patient. Will there be any risk of operation or anesthesia in a patient with epilepsy?

Epilepsy

Polycystic Ovary Syndrome

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Dr. Sajeev KumarGeneral Physician34yrs exp

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You can have the ovarian dermoid cyst removed by surgery even if you have epilepsy and you are taking the medicines properly.

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Dr. Parimal PatelAnesthesiologist5yrs exp

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hi it's a concerned question having history of epilepsy we check preoperatively your hisoryfor last 3 years and if any new event we check for your EEG then we proceed second important point would be drug interactions so drugs prescribed to you often can lower AED levels in your body or vice versa so thurough pre op examination is must

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