Are pregnant ovarian cysts dangerous?

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Ovarian cysts during pregnancy are not uncommon. It makes many pregnant women confused and worried about whether ovarian cysts are dangerous and what to do when they have ovarian cysts during pregnancy?
The article was professionally consulted by Doctor Nguyen Gia Hoang Anh, Obstetrician and Gynecologist, Vinmec Times City International Hospital

1. Learn about ovarian cysts

Ovarian cysts are the most common disease of childbearing age, of all ages, especially women aged 30 and older. If not detected early, cysts can turn into ovarian cancer, affect a woman's ability to have children, and even endanger a woman's life.
Ovarian cysts can develop and exist in many different forms with many dangerous, even life-threatening complications.
There are 5 common causes of ovarian cysts that have been recognized, including:
Inadequate development of the follicles, failure to ovulate and failure to absorb the fluid in the ovary. The blood vessels of the endometriosis areas in the ovaries burst, causing bleeding to form cysts. Excess chorionic gonadotropin hormone leads to the formation of lutein cysts. Excessive secretion of luteinizing hormone (LH) (just read it as 'horrible'). The development of the corpus luteum leads to the appearance of a corpus luteum tumor. While most ovarian cysts are asymptomatic, some ovarian cysts during pregnancy or during pregnancy can cause some of the following symptoms:
Pain Bloating, slowness indigestion, poor appetite Abdominal size for gestational age or abnormally high intra-abdominal pressure Vaginal bleeding Nausea or vomiting (when ovaries are twisted) Dizziness, light-headedness due to blood loss Fever, possibility of infection Danger level The risk of ovarian cysts depends on the size and type of ovarian cyst. Although a cyst may be small or benign at first, it can increase in size during pregnancy.
In some cases, if there is no early intervention, the cyst can progress to cause dangerous complications for pregnant women such as:
Tumor compression during pregnancy Broken tumor Torsion phenomenon Malignant neoplasm

2. Are pregnant ovarian cysts dangerous?

Depending on the type of tumor, the rate of malignancy varies. The cancer rate of ovarian cysts during pregnancy ranges from 1 in 10,000 to 1 in 25. 000. Most malignancies occur when the tumor is left undetected for too long in the abdomen. In particular, during pregnancy, the tumor can still turn into ovarian cancer, causing danger to both mother and baby.
Most ovarian cysts during pregnancy are not dangerous or have any adverse effects on the pregnancy.
Other types of ovarian cysts can continue to grow during pregnancy and in some cases can cause pain and heaviness in the lower abdomen. However, even in those cases, these cysts usually don't cause serious problems with the pregnancy.
To make sure that ovarian cysts during pregnancy are completely unaffected and to monitor the progress of existing cysts, during the prenatal check-up, your doctor will need to schedule an ultrasound. pregnancy more often, to monitor fetal growth and progression of ovarian cysts.
Most ovarian cysts during pregnancy go away on their own during pregnancy without any treatment. If the occurrence of acute cases such as ovarian torsion, pregnant women need timely surgical intervention.
The best way is that before planning to become pregnant and give birth, women should have a gynecological examination, ultrasound, especially the uterus and ovaries. After that, antenatal care should be taken within the first 3 months of pregnancy to detect tumors of the uterus or ovaries. Because after the first 3 months, the uterus will grow according to the development of the fetus, ovarian tumors will be difficult to palpate on examination and difficult to observe with an ultrasound machine, the possibility of miss will be higher. Meanwhile, complications can occur at any time during pregnancy, affecting the health of both mother and baby.
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