i had a cyst on my left ovary back in sept/oct. it actually caused me to bleed from day 14-23 of my cycle. not heavy bleeding, but enough that it scared the crap out of me and i thought i was dying haha.

ovarian cysts usually go away on their own. they should have set you up with another ultrasound appt in 30-60 days because it usually takes 1 to 2 cycles for it to fully go away (your ovary actually produces a cyst every time you ovulate, just sometimes they because very large and painful. a cyst is what a developing baby uses for life support until the placenta is developed enough to take over).

i had my ultrasound in october.. and found out i was pregnant in december. unfortunately, it ended in a miscarriage... but i did want to say that yes, it is possible to become pregnant with a cyst and yes cysts are very common. if you have a follow up ultrasound and its gotten larger, they may plan on removing it through medication (birth control) or surgery. good luck and dont worry too much =)

The bleeding is actually VERY light. As in I have been wearing a panty liner and not needing to change it at all (although I do for sanitary reasons). But I usually have VERY heavy bleeding and I am due for my period soon but we are trying to get pregnant so I am hoping it could be implantation bleeding but I will take a test in a couple of days (as I'm due for my period at the beginning of the month) and let you know how it turns out!

good luck and i hope the test comes back positive! have you been trying to conceive for a while?

i dont know if this will happen to you or not.. but after i had my cyst, ive been able to feel when i ovulate from my left ovary. its kind of strange... but it definitely came in handy for conception purposes. its kind of like a sharp pain (but not so painful that you want to cry or anything) in my ovary that lasts about 12 hours the day i ovulate. after i had my miscarriage in february, i was able to conceive after my 1st normal cycle... so within a month and a half of losing that baby, i was pregnant again with the help of my ovulation pain.

like i said, good luck! and definitely let me know how it goes.

We have been trying to conceive for a couple of months now. I have no idea how long the cyst has been there for but it will not discourage us! My husbands birthday is on July 4th so we will wait until then to take the test and hope he gets a good birthday present! haha. I do not feel any ovulation pains but that would be useful! haha. But I have yet to have my period so we are keeping our fingers crossed! Thank you for the support!

yep, you can conceive with cysts. Doctors told me mom she couldnt have children because of her cysts, she got them all the time. But now she has 8 kids!! Plus, I had a painful cyst a bout 2 months ago that went away on its own, and now im pregnant! So good luck!

that would be a great birthday present =) my baby is due within 2 days of my boyfriends birthday and 3 days of my older brothers birthday (which is also my cousins birthday too..). december is such an exciting month! id love to have the baby on my boyfriends birthday though.. i think it would be cute =)

only 4 more days to go until you test! and even if it doesnt work out this month, im sure it will very soon! just try to stay positive.

Thanks for the positive feedback! Have either of you had spotting with cysts? I have been spotting again this month and its WAY too light to be a period but my husband and I are hoping it was implantation bleeding. (we will see in 4 days!!! lol) But VERY light. Started off BRIGHT red and ended browinsh but lasted for only 3-4 days. No cramping or anything. I try not to think about it until its period time and time to take a test, but spotting doesnt help me forget lol.

i had bad bleeding with it. the bleeding was the only reason i went to the doctor for my problem. i could handle the pain and all that, but when i bled for 9 days (never as heavy as a period, but it was always there when i wiped and even required a tampon at some points) i went to get it checked out and thats when they found the cyst. the doc thought it was fibroids at first because of how bad my bleeding was. but the bleeding started on the day of ovulation. when did your bleeding start? i think implantation bleeding is usually a few days to a week after ovulation, because the egg bounces around in there for a few days before attaching, after it becomes fertilized.

This month I started bleeding last week, and it just ended a couple days ago... but its too early (and light) for a period so I am not sure what it was. The month before that I was bleeding for 7 days much heavier and different than this month.

I of course took it a day early and negative. I have to go see my doctor and see why I haven't had a full period on 3 months. I have had an ultrasound done, which is how they diagnosed the cysts, so its definitely not a false negative! I'm kinda concerned I am not ovulating if I am not menstruating... Just wanted to keep you all updated!

HI Erin- I’ve been surfing the net looking for answers, but more for similar stories and I stumbled upon yours, which is exactly what I’m going through!! I totally thought I was pregnant in June after having a very light period with little cramps and lightly sore boobs- with the weeks to follow my lower back pain (that I usually get with my periods) didn’t go away, my face broke out big time, I was crying at rubbish tv shows, I was lightly cramping with sharp pains every now and again (mostly during ovulation time) and feeling nauseous, but after 2 negative pregnancy test, I pushed that thought out of my mind. My next period (July 10th) was much of the same (4 days late) with a little more cramping and all the symptoms are still present, but another negative pregnancy.

I had reflexology done (July 22) and she said something was defiantly going on, on the left side (Looking back I’m sure I’ve had cyst on the left side because it has flared up before- during ovulation time for the past 6 years- I had a scan 3 or so years ago because of this pain, but it came out clear. So might be a good sign that if I do get cyst they take care of themselves?????) I went to the doctors today and she’s booked me in for a women’s check up on the 11th of August (she’s going on holiday for 2 weeks!) She also wants to do blood work, but needs to be done within the first 5 days of my period and I’ll have to wait until begging for September for that (I’m out of town for my next period!!)

My husband and I are TTC (about 10 months now) and to think I might now having to be dealing with cyst just sucks and my concern is now the same- that I’m not ovulating, for whatever reason!! I know that there’s much worse things to be dealing with and until I’m all check out I know I should just put all my worrying away, but it’s the not knowing and what-ifs that are consuming me right now- my mother dealt with cysts and had a full hysterectomy in her early 30’s so that’s just more fuel to my fire!!

Hope to keep updated with each other- it’s comforting to find someone dealing with a similar issue. All the best- Robbie

Update:

My last period (August 6th) was much of the same (a day and ½ again) with heaver bleeding and lighter cramping as my June period. I still have all the same symptoms- the back pain and cramping are still there is, varies degrees throughout the day, my face is still totally breaking out, I’m not as tired and I’m not feeling as nauseous as the first few months and my emotions seem to have settled down- still cry at rubbish things every so often and my stomach is bloated just a little. My breasts aren’t sore but the veins in my nipples seem a little darker.

I haven’t taken a test this month (I’m sure it will be another neg) and I’ve been to the docs and got some bloods done, she tested for everything under the sun (she even made me take a Chlamydia test) and ruled out liver, ect and hormones seem good and ruled out pcos, but when I asked her what my hcg levels were she said “I didn’t know this was a pregnancy enquiry!” I wanted to shout “It’s a what the --- is going on with me enquiry and since we are ttc wouldn’t you just put that on the check list to rule it out???” She’s now sent me to an oygbn, so will just have and wait to see what they say. But I’m left after 8wks of dull pain- stuck wondering if it’s cysts or something else!! (I’ve had a pap smear done and that came back okay too.)

So my next step is to take a home test and if next period is funky and back pain hasn’t gone away I’ll go back to the doc to get a blood test to rule it out, unless I get to see the oygbn first!

Keep updated and good luck- Robbie

i would suggest asking your doc to put you on something like Provera to enduce a period. if all of your tests are coming up negative, then it will be safe to take it. and since you just got your august period, then i highly doubt if youre pregnant right now. Provera will induce a 'normal' period. it tricks your body in to thinking its time to shed the lining of your uterus and clears everything out. a lot of women that are TTC take it because sometimes their hormone levels arent high enough and need that extra progesterone (sorry if i spelled that wrong) to help them become pregnant. i would ask your doc or your OBGYN about it. it couldnt hurt =) i was prescribed it after a D&C for miscarriage because the bleeding/spotting wouldnt stop (they say it should last about 2 weeks at the most... but my bleeding lasted more than 4 weeks and stopped the day after i started taking the provera pills). i got my 'normal' period 3 days after stopping provera and then in 2 weeks i was pregnant again. i know it seems like a totally different situation than yours.... but you may just need your uterus lining shed completely and a little extra help from some progesterone.... and maybe youll find yourself pregnant soon =) GOOD LUCK!!!