Bilateral Ovarian Cyst During Pregnancy

A cyst on your ovary can be found during a pelvic exam.

Bilateral ovarian cyst during pregnancy. This is usually performed through laparotomy or very carefully through laparoscopy and should preferably be done in the second trimester. A positive test might suggest that you have a corpus luteum cyst. Most ovarian cysts are asymptomatic and harmless. 34 these are often functional cysts that resolve spontaneously by 16 weeks of gestation and require no follow up in pregnancy.

Depending on its size and whether it s fluid filled solid or mixed your doctor likely will recommend tests to determine its type and whether you need treatment. In rare cases it can also be an indicator of an abnormality within the placenta or development of the fetus. 4 34 35 a follow up ultrasound scan should be offered for larger or complex cysts at around 14 16 weeks of gestation. Ovarian cysts during pregnancy are usually functional ovarian cysts as described previously.

They might rupture twist or even cause problems during childbirth. A 24 year old pregnant woman g2p1 was referred to us due to suspected bilateral ovarian cysts at 8 weeks of gestation. Left and right ovarian cystectomy for mature cystic teratoma and mucinous cystadenoma respectively. Usually these cysts are harmless just like most other ovarian cysts.

Other types of cysts can continue to grow during pregnancy and in some cases cause pain but even in those cases such cysts usually don t cause problems for the pregnancy. However there are a few possible problems if the cysts continue to grow throughout your pregnancy. Up to 76 of adnexal masses in pregnancy will be simple ovarian cysts of less than 5 cm in diameter. Theca lutein cysts these are rare forms of bilateral ovarian cysts that develop during a pregnancy when there is an excess of growth hormone usually caused by a multiple pregnancy or an excess of the steroid androgen.

An ovarian cyst ultrasound will track the size and condition of any cyst to make sure it doesn t grow or change in any way that may. Ovarian cysts are common during early pregnancy even though you re no longer menstruating. Sometimes ultrasound evaluations of the fetus during pregnancy reveal an ovarian cyst. She had undergone ovarian cystectomy twice under open surgery.

In most cases these have been found to be noncancerous simple cysts that are small in size less than 2 inches or 5 cm in diameter. To be sure that an ovarian cyst doesn t impact your pregnancy and or to monitor any existing cysts your practitioner will schedule regular ultrasounds to keep an eye on your ovaries.