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Re: ovarian cyst during pregnancy

From: R. Daniel Braun, MD (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Thu, 29 Mar 2001 21:16:19 -0600 (CST)

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At Thu, 29 Mar 2001, Jan wrote: >
>At my ultrasound at 6 weeks they discovered a 3.5 cm cyst on my ovary,
>at 9 weeks it had increased to 7cm but a week later it has shrunk to 5.5
>cm. What are they odds this thing will go away on its own? My OB said
>it is fluid filled and since it is shrinking would prefer to just keep
>an eye on it as long as I have no pain. At what poing would you
>recommend surgery during pregnancy?
>
>Thanks.
>
>--
>Jan
>

Sounds like a corpus luteum cyst of pregnancy. If so it is normal and even necessary to maintain the pregnancy through the first 6-10 weeks. The only time to do surgery for ovarian cyst during pregnancy is if it shows signs of malignancy or if it twists.

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R. Daniel Braun, MD FACOG  FOG

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