How will I know I have ovarian cancer?

You won’t know if you have ovarian cancer until your doctor has yarned with you, completed a physical examination and done some tests. 

The tests might include:

• an ultrasound, like you might have had when pregnant, except that the doctor puts a probe inside your vagina to do it
• blood tests 
• imaging tests like an ultrasound, a CT scan or MRI scan to see what your insides look like.
• a biopsy, where a tiny bit of the tumour is taken out, and they look at it with a microscope. 

Most women who have these tests find out they don’t have cancer, but it’s important to check.