Getting Pregnant with Ovarian Cysts

My sister has chronic ovarian cysts and had an ovarian contortion in college which resulted in the ovary being removed. With only one ovary, she did not have a problem conceiving with her husbands on their first try. She did, however, suffer a miscarriage at 6 weeks. They are going to try again next month.

I had them with my daughter and she came out just fine. My Ob GYN just kept a close eye on them and they went away. i don't think that it should be a problem for you to get pregnant. If so I am sure she would have said something to you.

H.

I have had chronic ovarian cysts since I was in high school (15 years ago). I am now a mom of 5, with only about 18 months between each child. So as you can see, I've had no trouble what so ever with conceiving! :) I hope this helps!

I also had an ovarian cyst with my son, they just kept an eye on it to verify that it was only a cyst. My understanding of what causes them is this: When you ovulate and the egg is ejected from your ovary, there is something left behind in the ovary called the corpus luteum (yellow body). It's basically just the cells left that were around the egg itself, and this is what actually secretes the hormones to maintain pregnancy for the first few months. NORMALLY, when a pregnancy is not occuring, this body starts to deteriorate becoming the corpus albicons (white body) and then continues to break down until nothing is left. I know that sometimes in pregnancy, it doesn't deteriorate when it should, so I imagine that the same can happen after a normal ovulation not resulting in pregnancy. I can't say that I know of them preventing pregnancy, because they are a relatively normal occurance. You may want to ask your doctor to give an explaination as to why these might be occuring. I know for me, having some knowledge of what is going on in my body to cause the situation makes me feel better about it. Don't hesitate to do an internet search on the subject as well. There are a lot of good resources out there. WebMD is a good place to start. Good luck!

I have 2 friends that had this problem as well. they both thought they would never have kids because of getting the cysts. it may take a little longer to get pregnant but you definatly can!! both of my friends have children (one is 5 and the other 3) and are working on their second ones! so dont give up keep trying. it may take a little time but you will succed.

I have cysts and did when I was able to conceive both my children. It took about a year for us to get preg. with our first and I did have to use clomid (sp?) but with my 2nd we didn't seem to have a problem and my children are 5 1/2 years. I don't think you will have a problem because if you are having a cycle that means you are ovulating. Good luck. Merry Christmas

I also have chronic ovarian cysts. My children were concieved with no problems. However, I had a cyst rupture on my left ovary and had emergency surgery, they removed my left ovary. At my six week post operative app. they found that I was eight weeks pregnant with twins. I had a picture perfect pregnancy and had them at 38 weeks.
My doc told me ovarian cysts can be extremely painful but show no cause for conception problems. Good luck!

L.,

I also have cysts on my ovaries. I was not able to give birth to my children. Because you have already been blessed with one child, she will be less apt to give you fertility drugs. And statistics usually show that woman who got pregnant before can do it again. However, sometimes it does make it extremely hard to get pregnant, as it did me. Good luck and God bless.

There is a condition called polycystic ovarian syndrome. But it is usually accompanied by irregular periods and a slew of other problems. I would ask your gyn about that.

My gyn told me that a lot of women have cysts on their ovaries but it is generally not a problem. I have had some "female issues" over the years and I firmly believe in being your own best advocate. You might want to go back to your gyn to discuss the problem again and if you still feel like you didn't get any good info, you might consider finding another doctor. If you're in pain she needs to do something about that.

I dont have any advice because i am kinda going through the same thing i was told mine was endometriosis and it is extremely painful good luck to you and your hubby

Hi I am L. The thing that bothers my about your problem is that they seem to go afteryour period i think thats a problem. I would go back to the doctor if i were you concerning the cysts. to be on the safe side. i had them once one coming back to back and the doctor told me i would have to have surgery to get the cysts removed. But the baby i would wait on until i get them resolved. Thats only my oppinion Thank You.

first hugss!! second, i have a large cyst on my right ovary and it was discovered when i had my first ultrasound with my oldest child. It is a little bigger than the ovary itself. It was still there when i had my first ultrasound with my second. My ob/gyn said that there wasn't anything to worry about cause it wasn't changing. Best thing i can tell you is if you are concerned and your ob won't/can't calm your fears by answering your questions of concern, find another ob/gyn for a second opinion. Find you one that you are instantly comfortable with. It makes all the difference in the long run. Good Luck

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I don't know much about ovarian cysts, and how they effect getting you getting pregnant. If your doctor assures you to continue trying and you do feel comfortable with her and her knowledge, then continue. If you think you need to see another doctor, then do so. I see Dr. John Morgan, at Brookwood, he's great, and he's upfront honest guy.