Many patients ask themselves: “Are follicular ovarian cysts and pregnancy related?”
Examination by a gynecologist should occur at least once a year. This is due to the fact that many gynecological pathologies are often asymptomatic. They are revealed at the examination by a specialist.
For diagnosis, ultrasound is also used. This method of research is used by doctors quite often. With its help, a follicular ovarian cyst, pregnancy, and other conditions in the pelvic organs of a woman are observed.
If a woman does not visit a gynecologist for a long period, she may develop chronic pathologies, which sometimes have serious complications.
The follicular cyst is a formation with thin walls of a circular shape, having a liquid content and a smooth surface. Its size can be from two to seven centimeters in diameter (sometimes more). The follicular cyst is located in the tissue in one of the ovaries. In some cases, there are several of these formations, but they do not have partitions and all are single-chamber.
This cyst is formed from a follicle that has not burst. This “bubble” contains transparent contents. This is where the egg ripens under the influence of hormones. In the first half of the menstrual cycle, the estrogen hormones secreted by the ovaries and the follicle-stimulating hormone in the pituitary gland (FSH) are the most active. When the egg is fully matured, the follicle bursts and leaves the ovary. This moment is defined as ovulation.
In some cases, such a gap does not occur, and the egg does not exit the ovary, but remains in it. Such a menstruation cycle is defined as anovulatory. Thus, a hormonally inactive or active follicular ovarian cyst is formed from an unbroken follicle.
And pregnancy can occur with the same probability as in the absence of any formations.
The main provoking factors are hormonal disorders and inflammatory processes in the female genital area. Often, a follicular cyst is detected at a reproductive age and before menopause. After infertility therapy, multiple cysts may develop on both sides due to increased stimulation. Formations make up at least a third of all tumors and cysts in girls under the age of fifteen. Follicular formations can be detected even in the ovaries of the newborn and fetus.
Manifestations of the cyst are more dependent on hormonal activity and the presence in the patient of concomitant gynecological pathologies (endometriosis, uterine fibroids).
If the formation releases estrogens, overgrowth of the uterine mucosa, bleeding, and premature maturation (in girls) are noted. A large cyst is usually accompanied by soreness in the lower abdomen.
Hormonally inactive cysts do not manifest themselves in any way. Women, as a rule, are not aware of their existence. Cysts are detected by chance in the process of ultrasound. After a few months, they dissolve on their own.
It happens that a follicular cyst of the right ovary is formed, and in the left there is a dominant follicle. However, over the course of a month, the situation is changing. Thus, according to the results of ultrasound in the left ovary, formation is observed, and in the right it has resolved. It should be noted that even in such cases, as a rule, the follicular ovarian cyst and pregnancy are not related.
In addition, such formations are not particularly dangerous. It is believed that they exit the woman’s body with menstrual flow within two or three cycles. Therefore, if a follicular cyst is detected , treatment is usually prescribed conservative. At the same time, hormonal preparations, electrophoresis are used, anti-inflammatory therapy is carried out.