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AIBU to worry about an ovarian cyst in early pregnancy?

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MamaB12 · 24/07/2026 08:29

ovarian cyst found on previous scan due to miscarriage.
the midwife wasn’t concerned she didn’t say what cyst it was or the size, but i had a letter through to rescan 3 months later to see if it had gone but fast forward 2 cycles late i am pregnant again, im currently 7 weeks pregnant and last night i was getting a new sharp twinges but on and off. nothing too painful.

has anyone else experienced this before? i was hoping the cyst had gone but it doesn’t feel like it.

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MamaB12 · 24/07/2026 08:55

StormGazing · 24/07/2026 08:45

Ovaries have cysts called corpus literal cysts which support early pregnancies until the placenta properly forms, so I wonder if it’s that cyst from your last pregnancy as they can take a while to re- absorbed.
i suspect it’s nothing they’re worried about as they’d see you pretty quickly if it was something that looked worrying or out of place (I’m a scientist though not a medic, but have been through this, I had a large cyst which they removed immediately after my miscarriage
good luck with your pregnancy, you could ask your midwife for an early scan referral if you’re worried and so if she can arrange this?

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i think they sent the notes to my GP so i can ring today and ask if they have noted what type of cyst it was.
i just never thought they would rescan because they never mentioned they wanted to when i was there? so i called the EPU to ask why, they said if they cyst is 5cm they like to rescan to see if it has gone. anyway I got the letter through for a rescan but the post was 2 weeks late so i missed my appointment but coincidentally the day after i found out i was pregnant again! (2 cycles after mc)
just last night in bed i had a few sharp twinges, a pain i am familiar with due to the cysts thats what makes me think it hasn’t disappeared?
yeah i see my midwife next week so will speak to her about it.
iv been so worried incase it was something sinister but i have no alarming symptoms and never have. maybe like you said they would’ve referred me fast if it was.

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StormGazing · 24/07/2026 08:45

Ovaries have cysts called corpus literal cysts which support early pregnancies until the placenta properly forms, so I wonder if it’s that cyst from your last pregnancy as they can take a while to re- absorbed.
i suspect it’s nothing they’re worried about as they’d see you pretty quickly if it was something that looked worrying or out of place (I’m a scientist though not a medic, but have been through this, I had a large cyst which they removed immediately after my miscarriage
good luck with your pregnancy, you could ask your midwife for an early scan referral if you’re worried and so if she can arrange this?

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