1. Corpus Lutum Cysts (Ovarian Cysts)
Mikaela Potter

2. What is a Corpus Lutum Cyst?
A cyst is a fluid filled sac.
A Corpus Lutum Cyst is an Ovarian Cyst.
The cyst
can be on
or in the
ovary.

3. Signs and Symptoms Ovarian Cysts often cause no symptoms.
An ovarian cyst is more likely to cause pain if it:
Becomes large
Bleeds
Breaks open
Is bumped during sexual intercourse
Is twisted or causes twisting (torsion) of the Fallopian tube

4. The symptoms are:
Bloating or swelling in the abdomen
Pain during bowel movements
Pain in the pelvis shortly before or after beginning a menstrual period
Pain with intercourse or pelvic pain during movement
Pelvic pain -- constant, dull aching
Sudden and severe pelvic pain, often with nausea and vomiting, may be a sign of torsion or twisting of the ovary on its blood supply, or rupture of a cyst with internal bleeding

5. Clinical Findings
Your health care provider may discover a cyst during a physical exam, or when you have an ultrasound test.
The ultrasound will show a cyst.
There are many cysts
on this ovary.

6. Causes
During your menstrual cycle, a follicle (where the egg is developing) grows on your ovary. An egg is released from this follicle (ovulation). If the follicle fails to break open and release an egg, the fluid stays in the follicle and forms a Cyst.

7. A corpus luteum cyst, occurs after an egg has been released from a follicle. These often contain a small amount of blood.
The cysts are common among women starting at puberty and ending at menopause.
Taking fertility drugs can cause multiple large cyst.
These are used to increase
the number of eggs
produced.

8. Medical Procedures Pelvic laparoscopy to remove the cyst or the ovary.
The fluid can be
sucked out of the
cyst.

9. Laboratory Findings The doctor may order the following blood tests:
Ca-125 test, to look for possible cancer in women who have reached menopause or who have an abnormal ultrasound
Hormone levels (such as LH, FSH, Estradiol, and Testosterone)
Serum HCG (Pregnancy Test)

10. Imaging
MRI
Cyst

11. Cat Scan
Cyst
Picture B has dye to
see the cyst

12. Differential Diagnosis
Appendicitis
Gall stones
Kidney stones
Ectopic pregnancy
Endometriosis
Pelvic Inflammatory Disease

13. Treatments Birth Control Pills Surgery
“The doctor may recommend other treatments if a disorder, such as polycystic ovary disease, is causing the ovarian cysts.” (Medline)

14. Prognosis Cysts will usually disappear on there own.
There is a higher risk of cancer in women who are postmenopausal.

15. Facts There can be complications such as- -Bleed -Break open -Twist
Call for an appointment if the following symptoms have been present for at least 2 weeks:
Getting full quickly when eating
Losing your appetite
Losing weight without trying

16. Glossary
Fallopian tube- one of a pair of long, slender ducts in the female abdomen that transport ova from the ovary to the uterus and, in fertilization, transport sperm cells from the uterus to the released ova
Follicle- one of the small ovarian sacs containing an immature ovum
Kidney stones- an abnormal stone, or concretion, composed primarily of oxalates and phosphates, found in the Kidney.
Menopause- the period of permanent cessation of menstruation, usually occurring between the ages of 45 and 55.
Menstrual period- the periodic flow of blood and mucosal tissue from the uterus; menstrual flow.

17. Glossary
Ovary- the female gonad or reproductive gland, in witch the ova and the hormones that regulate female secondary sex characteristics develop.
Pelvic Inflammatory Disease- an inflammation of the female pelvic organs, most commonly the fallopian tubes, usually as a result of bacterial infection.
Polycystic- containing many cysts
Puberty- the period or age at which a person is first capable of sexual reproduction of offspring: in common law, presumed to be 14 years in the male and 12 years in the female.
Torsion- the state of being twisted

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