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A 30-year-old female asked:
I take birth control pills, but the mri i had for my back found a ovarian cyst, why would a cyst form when the birth control pills do not ovulate me.
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Dr. Michael Gaboranswered
Diagnostic Radiology 35 years experience
Although: follicular cysts are the most common type of benign ovarian cyst(and would be suppressed with OCPs), there are other types of cysts that aren't related to follicles or ovulation.
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