As per the American Cancer Society, ovarian cancer is one of the leading causes of cancer deaths among women, and Louise’s illness went undetected for a long time since she didn’t have any troubling symptoms.

In fact, it was only after the 50-year-old took her fertility doctor’s advice in undergoing a transvaginal sonogram every six months that she found out something was wrong. Another doctor told her this was “unnecessary”, but Louis figured it was “no big deal” to get it done annually.

And that was a decision that most likely saved her life.

In October, 2024 Louise’s doctor spotted a large cyst on her ovary during a routine visit. It hadn’t caused her any discomfort at all.

Due to the cyst’s size, her doctor ordered an Ova1 blood test to check if