dermoid cyst on ovary

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I have been diagnosed with a dermoid cyst on my left ovary.One of those disgusting things with hair, skin and teeth. They are apparently a confused egg that decided to develop themselves and get stuck on the ovary. I have had 3 missed abortions/ chemical pregnancies and really weird periods, irregular and very light. I keep getting sent to the hospital with suspected etopic pregnancy, because they keep seeing an enlarged ovary on the ultrasounds and positive hcg tests, with no pregnancy in my uterus.After a LONG wait I have just been to a specialist and finally after a year and a half of all of this, finally told what this is. The dermoid is not very big 4.5 cm the size of a small hen egg, but they say I will probably have to wait 4-8 months to get the surgery(have to have it removed) I am scared that part of my ovary will be removed too and I am worried that I won't be able to have children afterwards .....it is really stressing me out. Has anyone had a dermoid cyst removed from their ovary and been able to concieve a child afterwards? I am thinking of paying and getting this done privately, so I won't have to wait that long. I am 33 going on 34 and don't want to wait much longer before having a baby.Anyone had a similar experience? Help... worried and scared.

hi woo12woo and all mums thank you sooo much ,coz of some mums wrote to me and suport me to do my operatoin!!i was very afraid to do it for many years,but i when i shere my problem with mums ,i feelt good and i went to germany and i did removed the dermoud cyst from my overy !it was big about 5 cm,now i feel better and very good,i thank god coz i enter to this mumsnet talk,coz really really i get suport and advices from mums.thank you

Well, I am the one who startedt this post and happy to tell you all that I have a happy healthy 8 month old little boy! I got pregnant 2 weeks after having the surgery! So there is hope for all of you struggling with these things. They seem to be very common. Also, since having my cyst removed, my periods have returned like clockwork, they were all over the place before.I hope this helps someone to know this,because it can be so scary! My advice, if your dr says you have a dermoid cyst on your ovary, go see a gyno/specialist and see what they say, it's worth it!

I was diagnoised with an 8cm dermoid tissues cyst on my right ovary and i was on the implant contraception and took it out the same day i found out, i was devastaded because ive always planned things and have ambitions and im at a point in my life where everything is good untill this.
I have had a period since my diagnoises and tried the fertile moniters, I havent ovulated and im confuesed myself. my body is getting back to normal i suppose from 3years of contraception. My mother had a dermoid cyst and my sister who is 19 has the same thing she got pregant and the size of her is 5cm to me she is lucky and its a blessing for her. she only found out she had a dermoid on her ovary when she when went for a pregnacy scan. i that the bigger the cyst get the more is restricts the egg from passing.

I also have a dermoid cyst but I am just curious as to how it got there. I'm only 18 and research hasn't really helped me much. Is it caused by a miscarriage?

hi... Over the past months i have been having constant pain in my lower abdominal area, having a ultra sound detected i have two dermoid cysts in my left ovary at 2cm. also i have a large cyst in my liver which are unsure if in or out side my liver, i am now waiting for a appointment for a R.T scan and to see the gyno. i feel i have been very unlucky as i have had three ectopic pregnancys one in my left fallopian tube and two on my right side. in result of loseing both my fallopian tubes. i im just hoping i can get this sorted a.s.a.p

I also have a dermoid tumour on my right ovary. It was discovered a few years ago but since it's small we decided not to have it removed. I have been TTC and since nothing has happened I decided to have it checked out again. It hasn't grown but the gyno says it's possible that because of the cyst, my right ovary doesn't ovulate so suggests having it removed.

Am 32 yrs old and I too had a dermoid at 6 weeks into my pregnancy. I had two prior ectopic pregnancies and thought this pregnancy was also ectopic since it wasn't found through ultrasound. Its a very scary thing to go through since dermoids cyst was not something I was familiar with. I had irregular periods all my life but I always was told it was normal to have them. On Feb 9,2012 my husband and I had to make the decision whether to have this dermoid removed during the pregnancy since it was growing. Even though I had no pain at all, we decided to continue with surgery to avoid further complications in the future. Its a very scary thing to go through but surgery was a success and I am now 17 weeks pregnant with a healthy baby in me. For all the women who may be going through this pregnant or not..the best thing I can tell you is REMOVE it if given the the chance early in the pregnancy. Dermoids can be deadly and may cause a lot pain or more damage in you if left untreated. I hope my stOry gives some type of comfort to someonegoing through the same thing I went through.

Hi Everyone, I had four dermoid cysts removed at Kingston Hospital two days ago. The cysts varied in size, the largest 9cm x 6cm the smallest 4cm x 4cm. Before the operation the doctor thought there were only two in there (how they fit I don't know!). I am 26 years old and was worried - they warned me about having to remove both ovaries, early menopause, HRT. Frightening as I am young and have no children.

Anyway these were all removed successfully through laproscapy. I have four neat scars. The doctor is obviously extremely skillful and assured me that a healthy amount of ovarian tissue remains on both sides.

I warn you that I had incredible pain when gas from the laproscapy was caught under my lungs. Morphine helped the pain.

It's an almost certainty that if you leave dermoids they will grow, contort and kill the ovary and must be removed. I'm so happy the four monsters have been removed. Make sure you DEMAND the op is undertaken by a consultant and not a registrar. You need the most skilled practitioner for this type of work.

I now have 2 weeks off work to recover. Good luck everyone - don't be scared and don't put it off. You can conceive with one ovary or just a part of one ovary.

My Twelve year old daughter has been diagnosed with a dermoid cyst it is 11 by 14 cm and it has a tumour marker the consultant has told us it will be major surgery how can this happen to a child

Chrissyling - I'm sorry to hear about your daughter, you must be feeling very worried. Can I suggest you start your own thread about this in either "Children's health" or the general health topic. This thread was started a long time ago, and people might miss your message if they start reading from the beginning.

I had a dermoid ovarian cyst removed 2 years ago, but I'm not sure my experience would be helpful to you. There is a mumsnetter whose daughter had a large ovarian cyst - I'll try and remember who it is and see if I can point her to your message.

Yes U can still have a child I had them on my right ovary and my left they removed my right ovary and laser the ones off my left ovary and that was back in 1993 and my youngest daughter was born Oct of 93 health and happy

Well i was told 2yrs ago that i have a dermoid cyst on my left ovary, i am yet to do a surgery. I made the decision to do surgery in April of this year but 2 days ago i did a pregnancy test and it came back positive, I trust in God that this pregnancy will come to term in the name of Jesus. i am scheduled to see my Gynecologist today. i am worried a little but i trust God, Did anyone had gotten pregnant with a dermoid and the baby came to term.

Hey everyone , well after a severe car crash and having numerous of scans done about 3 months ago I found out that I have 2 ovarian cysts one on each ovary, I'm 22 years old have no children yet but obviously wanting children, I've been going for constant scans and now going to see a consultant about what my options are seeing as I suffer from a lot of symptoms with these cysts, has anyone else had this problem by having a cyst on either side of so what happened and do they just remove the cysts or will I lose both my ovaries, I'm really worried and scared at the moment that I won't be able to have children and the amount of stress this is causing me is unbearable xx

Ive just been diagnosed with a dermoid cyst .. I am 26 and last aug had my 2nd c sec to a baby girl , 3 months after I had an mva to remove left over placenta , then in dec I had the marina coil fitted , I have been having yellow discharge , it didn't itch but after test coming back normal was treated with antibiotics anyway due to the amount of discharge , I still had this after so after 9 months of tests and antibiotics , I now had an ultrasound confirm a dermoid cyst at 47mm , I know have to have the ca125 test and to see a specialist , I am freaking out just a tad , anyone experienced this or have advice ?