A cyst is a being growth that occurs in the body and can occur on any part of it. These are benign growths that usually go away on their own and do not need intervention unless they impede regular life significantly. A testicle cyst is one such cyst and just as your doctor said, you do not have to worry about this aberrant growth, which the body will correct in time.
A cyst is a sac that contains air, fluid, or sometimes even semi-solid material. Despite the location of your cyst, you are actually quite lucky since it is not one of those cysts that have to be removed. There are many kinds of cysts from the absolutely benign sebaceous cyst that goes away on heat application to the quite scary dermoid cyst that actually has organs and hair on it. The exact reason for a cyst appearing depends on the cyst specifically. Usually, some kind of injury can be a causative factor as is the case in ganglion cysts. For a long period of time, it was thought that the cause of ganglion cysts was because of the use of firearms. The assumption was that the forces of recoil from guns caused injuries to the joints and this further caused these cysts to form. Many women suffer from cysts at least once in their lives, the most common being ovarian cysts. These are also benign fluid filled structures that sometimes interrupt a woman’s menstrual cycle but with time, the cyst is reabsorbed into the body. Cysts also appear in the most sensitive organ of the body - the brain. This is a type of cyst called an Arachnoid cyst. This type of cyst grows on topmost layers of the brain called the arachnoid tissue. This cyst has to be removed as it exerts a pressure and force on the brain, which is quite dangerous. Probably the oddest type of cyst is the dermoid cyst or teratoma. This is cyst that can occur on any part of the body and even has fully developed eyes, hair, skin, and even sometimes bone. This type of cyst, though benign, requires excision.
Treating cysts is generally not required but in case they have to be dealt with then surgical intervention is the only way out. There are many myths about cysts like in the case of a ganglion cyst, where the old world remedy was to bang a bible upon the cyst to destroy it. This kind of intervention should never be attempted and any intervention should be done only by a medical professional.
answered by M W