Common Types of Ovarian Cysts

Types of Ovarian Cysts – Part 1

A cyst is any collection of fluid between membranes in your skin or on an organ and basically can develop almost anywhere in or on your body.  When we speak of ovarian cysts, we are talking about a cyst that is specific to the ovaries (or ovary).

The most common type of ovarian cyst is called a Functional Ovarian Cyst.
Within the broader classification of Functional cyst, the most common type is called a Follicular Ovarian Cyst.

A Follicular Ovarian Cyst is formed during a woman’s period.  In essence it is a normal process that ‘goes wrong’.

During a woman’s period a sac which contains the egg grows (it is called a follicle) and in the normal course of events it would break open or rupture and an egg would be released to travel up the fallopian tube.

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Sometimes, however, the egg might not rupture the follicle and leave the sac.  If that occurs, then the sac fills up with liquid, becomes hard and when it grows to a size of 2 cm’s or more, it can be classified as a Follicular Ovarian Cyst.

A second type of common ovarian cyst is called a Corpus Luteum ovarian cyst which is formed in a similar way with one big exception.

Instead of not being able to rupture the follicle as in a Follicular cyst, the Corpus Luteum cyst is formed after the egg has ruptured the follicle.  The problem occurs once the egg is gone.

What happens in these types of cysts is that the follicle seals up and does not dissolve as it normally would.  It then begins to fill with liquid and becomes a cyst.

Read information on the causes of ovarian cysts.