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Concerns about Corpus Luteum Cyst

I have a Corpus Luteum Cyst on my ovary. Is it dangerous

After ovulation, a yellowish body of cells called corpus luteum is formed. This body of cells produces estrogen and progesterone and disappears after 14 days when you menstruate. In pregnancy, the corpus luteum is sustained by the hormone (hCG) that is generated by the cells that form the placenta. The cyst grows to support and nourish the new pregnancy until the placenta takes over. Normally, the corpus luteum shrinks in size by about 6-7 weeks and stops functioning by the 10th week. But in about 1 out of every 10 cases, the corpus luteum fails to regress and becomes a cyst. This normally does not pose much of a problem, but your doctor would need to monitor it. Because if the cyst becomes huge or is about to rupture, it would need to be surgically removed.

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