Ovarian Cyst and pregnancy: what you need to know
Ovarian Cyst is quite common in women of breeding age. In the majority of cases, they do not pose major problems, neither to get pregnant or during pregnancy. When they are more awkward, appropriate treatment can be put in place.
Several types of ovarian cyst
Ovarian Cyst are mild tumors developing in the ovaries. Their number, size and location (only one ovaries can be touched or both) vary from woman to woman. The vast majority of ovarian cyst are functional cyst: they are linked to a passenger dysfunction of the menstrual cycle (for example, a small hormonal disorder) and often self-resolve after a few cycles.
Much more rarely, ovarian cyst can be caused by a disease such as endometriosis or of ovaries syndrome. We talk about " Organic Cyst they do not disappear on their own and may require treatment according to the inconvenience.
Ovarian Cyst: what consequences before pregnancy?
Most of the time, having one or even more ovarian cyst does not prevent getting pregnant. Functional Cyst doesn’t really disturb fertility (many women get pregnant naturally without even suspect their presence) or only temporarily, while they get tired. For example, a follicular cyst may prevent ovulating during a cycle, but will not necessarily disturb it in the next cycle. In addition, if these cyst are slow to leave, a hormonal treatment allows to accelerate their missing and regain a normal menstrual cycle with good ovulating.
As for the disease, they can have a very low or greater impact on fertility depending on the intensity of the disease: if necessary, treatment can be put in place to facilitate pregnancy. In General, Large-sized cyst cyst is removed by surgery while hormonal stimulation often help to ovulate normally as part of the polycystic ovaries syndrome. Many women manage to get pregnant and carry out their pregnancy after these treatments.
Ovarian Cyst: what consequences during pregnancy?
Sometimes an ovarian cyst is discovered during a mandatory ultrasound during pregnancy. A small cyst often requires simple monitoring, to make sure it doesn’t grow too much: normally, it will not disturb the development of your future baby, nor even your birth.
In the end, it is especially the cyst causing strong pain that must be removed surgery. The same can be said of very large ovarian cyst, often removed as a preventive measure (without treatment, a large cyst could trigger a twist of the ovaries). If this type of cyst is discovered during the very first months of your pregnancy, the operation will normally be postponed to the beginning of the second quarter: at this point, it will no longer present any particular risks to your baby. In the meantime, the doctor may put you to rest.