The corpus luteum is formed from the open follicle that released an egg during ovulation. Sometimes, the opening seals back up and fluid fills the cavity to form a cyst. This kind of cyst is known ...

It causes pain on the side of the ovary on which the cyst is if it breaks open. A corpus luteum cyst is less common and forms if the follicle left behind after ovulation does not dissolve and ...

Follicular cysts: these develop when the follicle, which contains an egg, doesn’t release the egg and continues to grow Corpus luteum cysts: which form after the egg’s been released and the ...

This is called a follicular cyst. After ovulation, the cells that surrounded the egg stay to form what is called a corpus luteum that produces hormones necessary for implantation. If it becomes ...