Your Ovarian Cyst And Pregnancy

By Amanda Clark

Having an ovarian cyst and pregnancy is quite common nowadays. This is rather strange, since cysts are technically abnormal but surprisingly true. Ovarian cysts are formed when a sac filled with blood, tissue, or fluid develops. In a pregnancy, these cysts typically have fluid in them.

There are many different types of ovarian cysts. The most common type is the functional ovarian cyst. It occurs in most childbearing women, and is because of natural functions in the ovary. Some women prefer to use birth control to prevent the natural function and ovarian cyst. The two functional ovarian cysts are luteum and follicular.

The corpus luteum is responsible for making progesterone and helps begin pregnancy. It is a small sac that ranges in size from 2 cm to 6cm. It leaves the ovaries following the egg and remains in the body for early pregnancy. When it remains longer than it should it can form a luteum cyst. Most of the time there are no symptoms, but if there are they typically go away by the second trimester.

The follicle holding the egg released from the ovaries can also develop into a cyst. This type of cyst is called a follicular cyst. In a pregnancy this type of cyst occurs when multiple eggs are released. The unfertilized egg may become a follicular cyst. When there are symptoms they may persist into the second trimester.

Just because they are functional doesn't mean there isn't pain. Functional cyst can grow quite large and cause problems. A ruptured cyst can mean several hours of abdominal pain. If a cyst attaches to the body it may began to twist. Twisting can also cause lots of pain and even nausea from blocked blood supply.

Many women worry about developing ovarian cancer from ovarian cyst. This is very rare. Ovarian cancer typically affects menopausal women. Any ovarian cyst can become cancerous; the cysts that occur during pregnancy typically do not. Having an ovarian cyst during your pregnancy is nothing to fear. A doctor is able to diagnose and remove them if they become a serious concern. However, many will just go away on their own - 30428

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