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terbie | April 27, 2009 11:17 PM | in Women's Health

What is the average measurements (in cm) of a pre-menopausal woman's ovary?

I'm looking for the measurements in cm, not "the size of a walnut". The answer should be "__cm x __cm x __cm."

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BEST ANSWER chosen by asker | nativenerd | April 27, 2009 11:32 PM

About the size of a walnut or almond (2cm x 3.5cm)

http://www.emedicinehealth.com/ovarian_cysts/article_em.htm
"Each ovary is about the size of a walnut, and one ovary is located on each side of the uterus"

http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/404450-overview
"The ovary may be difficult to delineate in some women who are postmenopausal because of its relatively small size (<2 × 2 cm), its position deep within the pelvis, and the lack of identifiable contained structures, such as cysts."

http://forums.obgyn.net/womens-health/WHF.9708/0298.html
"In reproductive-age women (say age 13-50) the average ovary measures about 1.5cm x 3.5cm, or roughly the size of a walnut. "

http://www.thewellnesscommunity.org/education/ovarian/treatment_options.php
"The average size of the ovary in a premenopausal woman is 3.5 cm long by 2.0 cm wide by 1.0 cm thick, or about the size of a small walnut. "

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Thanks! I just couldn't find it any where! :)

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