Ovarian Ruptures How serious is this?

Recently my roommate visited a local doctor.  When she returned home she told me that the doctor said that she possibly had a ruptured ovarian cist.  (please excuse the spelling)  My questions are should she be worried if this is so?  Secondly what should she expect over the coming time?  They are trying to have kids some day and my concern as well as theirs' is that she will not be able to or it could be some time way off in the future.  

Thank you for your time, Sincerely Bill

[jvieweg]

As far as I know, cyst ruptures are very common and not worrisome. Usually "functional" ovarian cysts are the cysts that rupture. A functional cyst means that it is formed during your normal ovulation cycle. Technically, every month a woman has a cyst rupture during ovulation. Usually when it ruptures, the casing dissolves. Sometimes it doesn't and can fill up with fluid or blood, or other times it doesn't rupture on tme, can grow larger, and then rupture, causing ALOT of abdominal pain.

From what I understand, the pain should subside after a few days, and she should be back to normal. This does not have any affect on her ability to be pregnant in the future.

This is my understanding. maybe some wonderful women from the board can come along and articulate what I said better, fix my mistakes, or give you more info. You sound like a good friend to be so concerned about your roomate! Take care!

[fungirl]

When a cyst ruptures, she may feel some pain for a couple of hours.  I do not think it should worry her, or the doctor would have said somethind.  Hope she gets feeling better soon.

[livertrans]

My niece had functional ovarian cysts that ruptured, all the time.  She had two children and thought she was pregnant again about a year after having her tubes tied.  Obviously did not cause her problems after.  A lot of pain with the cysts however.

[wishuponastar]

I was in the ER last night from extreme abdominal pain and found out it was a ruptured ovarian cyst....I am 15 years old....they perscribed some pain medication and said within 2 days id be back to normal....your body reabsorbs the nutrients. It doesnt affect anything, just causes discomfort....(intense amounts) but all will be fine