WOMENS-HEALTH Messages for May, 2001: Re: Ovarian cyst

Re: Ovarian cyst

From: R. Daniel Braun, MD (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Thu, 31 May 2001 19:38:52 -0500 (CDT)

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At Thu, 31 May 2001, Arch wrote: >
>I am 25 yrs old and have been on the pill for about a year. Now for the
>past 8 months, I am trying for a baby. When I went off the pill, my
>periods were regular for about 4 cycles and after that I have been
>having very weird periods.
>I had never had such periods before. Last month I had bleeding for
>about 16 days and when I met my family practitioner, she asked me to get
>a pelvic ultrasound. The pelvic ultrasound showed an ovarian cyst,
>which is small, I don't know the exact dimensions of the cyst. My
>doctor hasn't given me any medicines nor has she talked to me about the
>future course of action. She has asked me to wait for another cycle to
>see how things are. Somehow, I am not satisfied with the response.
>
>My concern is will an ovarian cyst affect my chances of getting pregnant
>?
>What kind of specialist can help me in this situation ? This cycle, my
>periods
>are delayed by about 2 weeks and when I took a home pregnancy test, it
>came negative. Could I still be pregnant ? I live in Manhattan, New
>York. If anyone could give me a reference of a doctor who has
>experience in treating such cases, please let me know.

Sounds like lack of ovulation. Since you are trying to get pregnant, a visit to a gynecologist would be in order. Living in Manhattan, you could call the OBGYN Dept at any of the local Medical Schools(NYU, Coumbia, Einstein) and ask for a referral.

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R. Daniel Braun, MD FACOG  FOG

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