[Drug therapy of ovarian cysts]

Medical therapy of ovarian cysts can be therapeutic and preventive. Follicle- and corpus luteum-cysts as well as endometriomas are suitable for medical treatment. Estrogen/gestagen-combinations. GnRH-analogues (GnRH-agonists, gnRH-antagonists), gestagens and danazol can be used. For therapy of ovarian cysts the medical and operative options are to be considered and an individualized therapeutic strategy should be initiated.