Question 1

my ct scan stated i have a 17mm involuting right ovarian corpus luteum. what does this mean?

Accepted Answer

Corpus luteum: The corpus luteum is produced monthly, but if pregnancy does not occur, it degenerates ("involutes") before your menses again occur. The size (17mm.) may have caused some abdominal pain on the side of the "corpus luteum cyst", which caused the CT scan to be ordered.

Question 2

are there any known causes of persistent corpus luteum?

Accepted Answer

Yes: Fertility drug treatments (like Clomid (clomiphene) and injectable meds like HCG and hmg and fsh) increase the odds of forming corpus luteum cysts that can persist beyond the typical luteal phase duration.  On "natural" cycles (no meds), it can happen for unknown reasons but is less common.

Question 3

what is the definition or description of: corpus luteum?

Accepted Answer

See below: The corpus luteum (latin for "yellow body")  is a temporary endocrine structure in female mammals that is involved in the production of relatively high levels of Progesterone and moderate levels of Estradiol and inhibin a. It is colored as a result of concentrating carotenoids from the diet and secretes a moderate amount of estrogen to inhibit further release of gnrh and thus of lh and fsh.

Question 4

what does is mean when there is no corpus luteum seen at 5 weeks 2 days?

Accepted Answer

Need for hormones: Corpus luteum is a small normal functional cyst in your ovary that makes Progesterone hormone that supports an early pregnancy till  about 8 to 10 weeks. When it is not seen on ultrasound, your doctor may prescribe Progesterone to support the pregnancy.

Question 5

what does collaped hemorrhagic corpus luteum means?

Accepted Answer

Egg released: from one or both ovaries.

Question 6

what hormone is produced by the corpus luteum?

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Progesterone: The corpus luteum is a cyst in the ovary that forms after release of an egg and produces Progesterone hormones.  This hormone causes a slight increase in basal body temperature, helps to make the lining of the uterus receptive to an embryo, but may contribute to some pms symptoms like bloating or breast tenderness.  If no pregnancy occurs, the cyst & Progesterone decline and a period starts.

Question 7

what is the corpus luteum cyst?

Accepted Answer

Post-ovulation: A follicle forms in the ovary from which an ovum is discharged in mid-cycle.  A cyst often forms at the site during the second half or the period or if the woman becomes pregnant.

Question 8

what's a corpus luteum cyst dor?

Accepted Answer

Fluid, etc./clarify.: A corpus luteum is formed after ovulation, when the egg is released to be fertilized.  It secretes estroigen and progesterone.  If conception does not occur, it involutes and goes away.  But it can gret filled with fluid or blood and become a cyst, which can grow and cause pain and have complications, like rupture and torsion (twisting) which can cause the ovarian blood flow to be cut off.

Question 9

what is the difference between ovarian corpus luteum and follicle?

Accepted Answer

Before/after: A follicle (cyst) is where an egg is matured in the ovary before ovulation; after ovulation (under influence of lh) the follicle becomes a corpus luteum.

Question 10

i have a hemorrhagic corpus luteum , what will i do to avoid surgery?

Accepted Answer

Rest and time: This is completely normal and will not require surgery except in the very rare cases where there is significant and persistent bleeding from it.  That is not to say that it may not be pretty uncomfortable for a while.

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