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Pregnancy and cysts

09/08/2009

Question:

My daughter had a baby Feb/08 by C-section, she was told at the time she had a cyst but not to worry. She has now been trying to get pregnant for 3 months (has not used any birth control prior- like pill etc.) and has not succeded so far. She is worried if the cyst or scar tissue from the C- section may be the reason.

Answer:

Ovarian cysts are very common findings at Cesarean section.  The majority are in response to hormonal surges of pregnancy.  Scarring can occur from a prior C-sections but it is an uncommon cause of infertility.

It can take a normal couple up to 1 year to conceive.  Therefore I would not be concerned if they have not been able to get pregnant in three months.

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Response by:

University of Cincinnati Arthur T Ollendorff, MD
Associate Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology
College of Medicine
University of Cincinnati
Arthur T Ollendorff, MD