A female patient is diagnosed with "chocolate" cysts. The nurse would teach the patient that these cysts occur in association with which condition?
1. Pelvic inflammatory disease
2. Use of oral contraceptives
3. Endometrial overgrowth
4. Hormone imbalance
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Rationale 1: These cysts are not associated with pelvic inflammatory disease.
Rationale 2: These cysts are not associated with use of oral contraceptives.
Rationale 3: Endometrial cysts are caused by endometrial overgrowth and are often filled with old blood; hence the name "chocolate cysts.". Endometrial cysts are the result of endometrial implants on the ovary and are associated with endometriosis.
Rationale 4: These cysts are not associated with hormone imbalance.
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