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wonder when I should worry
I am 30yrs old and 11+ weeks pregnant with my second child and my Dr just told me I have 2 cysts. One on my right ovary that was 2.2cms at my scan 2weeks ago and now is 2.8cms as of 3 days ago. The other is on my left and is 2.4cms but was not seen 2weeks ago. I have a history of ruptured ovarian cysts in my late teens/early twenties which landed me in the hospital 3 times, but have had no problems since. My Dr says we will just keep an eye on them and not to worry.I am set to have regular ultrasounds to watch for shortening of the cervix (i had a pretty serious leep done after the birth of my son), so she has told me we will catch anything. But we should keep sexual activity gentle so as not to rupture them. I am just concerned that they will keep growing and if so, what will happen?
Marie gave great advice. I also want to mention that when you get pregnant some women get cyst that disappear as their pregnancy furthers along. Is it causing you any pain or just caught by accident? I'm glad your doctor is going regular ultrasounds. That will ease your mind as you go through your pregnancy. Congratulations by the way :-)
I agree with your doctor, no need to worry or panic, but you do need to be gentle with physical activity. Every time they check on you and the baby, they will be checking the status of the cysts as well.
If they get really big and bad the doctors will probably recommend one of two options
1. Wait until second trimester or later and remove them laparoscopically.
2. Have a C-section delivery and remove them after the birth of your child.
Pregnancy "could" actually cause the cysts to diminish naturally (in a perfect world), so you still might just see them disappear. Did they say anything about the type of cyst they are? If dermoid, they won't go away (solid), but other types of cysts have a better chance of simply resolving themselves.
If they get really big and bad the doctors will probably recommend one of two options
1. Wait until second trimester or later and remove them laparoscopically.
2. Have a C-section delivery and remove them after the birth of your child.
Pregnancy "could" actually cause the cysts to diminish naturally (in a perfect world), so you still might just see them disappear. Did they say anything about the type of cyst they are? If dermoid, they won't go away (solid), but other types of cysts have a better chance of simply resolving themselves.
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