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What is the corpus luteum cyst?

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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.

Answered 2/16/2014

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Dr. Heidi Fowler answered

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Usually asymptomatic: After a folicle releases an egg it begins to secrete estrogen & Progesterone & is called a corpus luteum. However, it can sometimes become a cyst filled with fluid or blood on/in the ovary. This is a corpus luteum cyst.

Answered 10/15/2017

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Yes: Cyst that forms after an egg is liberated.

Answered 3/31/2013

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Ovary: Corpus luteum cyst is the development of a normal follicle within the ovary during a female's cycle.

Answered 4/20/2016

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