Ovarian cyst and pregnancy - anyone experienced this?

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I am 10 weeks pregnant with dc3 and have just had my first scan. The baby is fine but an ovarian cyst measuring 8x9cm was found. The consultant doing the scan said I would need further assessment to see if it was benign or not and extra monitoring during pregnancy. I have since seen my GP who has said it is nothing unusual and not to worry about it. Has anyone else experienced the same and what was the outcome for you?

Hi, when I had my scan at 11 weeks they found a cyst on my ovary as well about 5x5cm- the midwife said it was nothing to worry about and that they would just check to see if it was still there when i had my 20 week scan. So sorry can't help with an outcome but am going through the same and know it is an extra worry!!

Thanks for your reply Sam12. The sonographer who did the scan said cysts 5x5 or less were classed as normal and of no concern. Good luck with the rest of your preganancy.

There is a cyst on my left ovary, though it's smaller than yours. It was found at the 12 week scan and noted, at the 20 week scan they had to go look for it as it had been pushed to the side, but it was still there, roughly same size.
For me there were no consequences apart from "If you develop strong pain (and it would be really very bad pain) then go see someone immediately, but probably nothing will happen."
No further scans booked, no further observation of the cyst.

I gather ovarian cysts during pregnancy are very common. That's probably why your GP said not to worry about it.
BUT my first sonographer also explained that there are cysts and cysts. Mine was completely clear - just a black space on the monitor, no "clouds" inside. Apparently these are "good" cysts with little cause to worry. But there are others, and the good ones can develop into bad ones, thus the need for monitoring. The bad ones could for instance twist and somehow cut off blood flow (I can't precisely remember what the sonographer said) and that would cause intense pain and potentially harm the baby.

So I'm sorry to say but if your sonographer/consultant thinks your cyst is worrysome and needs monitoring, then he/she is probably more informed than your GP who just goes by the "most cysts are harmless" rule of thumb. On the plus side, it could still turn out to be nothing to be worried about, and the additional monitoring is just that - checking to see how it develops.

Hoping it all turns out well for you. Do keep in mind - your baby is healthy, and even if it should be a problematic/malign thing, it is not a terribly bad thing to happen - it can be dealt with; it has been picked up now and will be monitored. Good luck

I had an 8cm cyst, that was found on a 6 weeks scan. I had it monitored throughout pregnancy and stayed same. I was given the option to have it removed, but they would just go in and take the ovary,no time for messing when there is a baby. I opted to keep it. It had disappeared on scan 6 weeks post birth, thought to have burst during labour.

I had pain in my side when 8wks pg with dd2 so was referred for early scan in case ectopic pregnancy.

They found a large ovarian cyst- can't remember measurements though. It wasn't in the way of the baby and pregnancy progressed normally.

Now 24 wks with dc3 and no sign of the cyst on scans at all.

I had a scan at 10+5 and they found a cyst (5cm). They said it would probably be 'absorbed' into the pregnancy and they were quite common.

Had quite a lot of discomfort with it and at 19 wks went to hospital to be checked out as I had a lot of pain.

I was convinced that it had got bigger but all was fine. At 20wk scan there was no sign of it at all and sonographer said the pain must have been the cyst collapsing.

I know my cyst was smaller than yours but fingers crossed that yours doesn't give you much trouble.