Is getting a Ovarian Cyst common during early pregnancy?
All women get an ovarian cyst called a Corpus Luteum Cyst during ovulation each month. The corpus luteum produces the hormones that alter the lining of the uterus making it ready for conception. If no conception takes place, it will disappear, stop producing the hormone and you uterus will shed it’s lining (causing the bleeding we see during our period). If conception does take place the cyst will remain and continue producing the hormones needed to maintain a pregnancy. It is also what the baby lives off of until the placenta is formed. The cyst is usually completely gone by the second trimester. Most of the time these cysts cause no symptoms and go away on their own. Most women have no idea they ever even had one. But sometimes they can get quite large and cause some discomfort. So yes, all pregnant women do have an ovarian cyst in early pregnancy but all women do during ovulation. The only way to know for sure, is to take a test. ADDED: The woman below me is not exactly correct. The
