What to do if you have ovarian cysts during pregnancy

What to do if you have ovarian cysts during pregnancy?

When a woman has a physical examination after becoming pregnant, she may find that she has ovarian cysts. This time she should observe for a period of time. If the problem requires active surgical treatment, she can use reasonable surgical methods according to the doctor's advice, such as laparoscopic surgery.

1. Observe the condition

If there is an ovarian cyst problem after pregnancy, you can observe it first until about 12 weeks of pregnancy. At this time, the corpus luteum cyst may merge, and as the pregnancy cycle lengthens, the cyst may shrink or even disappear.

2. Surgical treatment

If an ovarian cyst occurs during pregnancy, if it is combined with rupture, pedicle torsion, bleeding, or suspected malignant lesions, then regardless of whether you are pregnant or not, surgical treatment is required in a timely manner to avoid delaying the optimal treatment time.

3. Ovarian cyst surgery

Ovarian cyst surgery cannot be performed before 12 weeks of pregnancy because the placenta is not fully formed at this time, so progesterone cannot maintain good development of the embryo. If surgical treatment is performed, the corpus luteum of pregnancy will be destroyed, and there will be no way for the embryo to be produced, and miscarriage will occur. Therefore, after 12 weeks, whether to perform surgical treatment will be decided based on the nature and size of the cyst and the patient's own opinion. If the cyst is larger than 8 cm, surgical treatment can be used in time, and the patient should rest well after the operation.

4. Laparoscopic surgical method

If an ovarian cyst is discovered during pregnancy, laparoscopic surgery can be considered at 16 to 20 weeks. The trauma is relatively small, the body will recover faster, and it will not cause too much harm to the fetus. The placenta is well formed after 16 weeks, so surgery will be safer at this time.

The above is the solution to ovarian cysts. Patients with ovarian cysts should be careful after pregnancy and not take surgical treatment immediately. They should observe for 12 weeks. If the cyst has not shrunk or the cyst continues to grow, surgical treatment can be used in time to achieve good results.