Chloemr,

i was actually reading about this on another forum so I have posted their replys on this subject for you to look at, I hope this helps:

at wed, 26 feb 2003, misty blue wrote:
hi my daughter is 21 yrs old and is about 11 weeks pregnant. She was told she has a large corpus luteal cyst on her right ovary. It was 15mm last scan. She had a cyst (not this type) removed not long ago, from her left ovary. Since that cyst was removed she had remained almost pain free till falling pregnant. Is this cyst causing the pain, which she says is almost identical to the pain from the previous cyst. Also because of the size of the corpus cyst, can it cause pregnancy problems and if so could someone tell me what they are. Thankyou.

Concerned mum

i am 11 weeks pregnant and I also have a corpus luteal cyst on my left ovary. My cyst is only 1.5cm. It causes some pain only when I sneeze and cough. I was told that this is quite normal during pregnancy and will disappear around the 16th week of pregnancy. I was told that was the ovary I ovulated from. However, my cyst is preventing the corpus luteum from producing the hormone progesterone which your body needs to maintain a pregnancy. My progesterone was dangerously low and I was started on supplements. The corpus luteum is responsible for making the progesterone for the pregnancy until the placenta takes over around the 12th week.


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just waiting

hello misty blue,
i am currently 6 weeks pregnant and have cysts on both ovaries, one measuring 7 cm (70 mm!) doctor is not very concerned...Says that they tend to go away during pregnancy, but if they don't they can be aspirated in the second trimester relatively safely without hurting the baby. They won't do much about a 15 mm cyst...Unless it gets bigger or causes pain. Besides, as far as I know, the corpus luteal cyst is functioning to help the pregnancy out. She might also be feeling some aching from her muscles stretching out to accomodate the pregnancy, not necessarily from the cyst itself. One of my (regular, not corpus luteal) ruptured on monday and they didn't do anything except give me pain meds...They said it wouldn't hurt the baby and there's nothing to do for it right now except keep an eye on them. Doctor said something about how the progesterone produced during pregnancy will usually cause cysts to go away on their own. I wouldn't worry too much unless she has severe pain which could mean the ovary has twisted on itself (torsion) and would require immediate surgery. I was assured by my doctor that if that happens, you know it because the pain is so intense and unbearable. Tell her to call her doctor if she needs help or has any questions. Good luck, and enjoy being a grandma!