Learn about the corpus luteum, a structure that develops in the ovaries and produces the hormone progesterone. We also take a look at corpus luteum cysts.

These functional cysts come in two types. Follicular cysts that have the eggs and corpus luteum cysts that the follicular cyst turns into after ovulation. Now the Follicular cyst is filled with clear ...

Corpus luteum cysts are often discovered during pregnancy examinations. They go away on their own by the second trimester. If you're not pregnant, a corpus luteum cyst may last a few weeks or months.

A corpus luteum cyst is formed after ovulation. If a pregnancy is achieved, the cyst is maintained in the first trimester to support the pregnancy until the placenta takes over. According to ...

The corpus luteum is a small, saffron-yellow cyst-like structure, approximately 2 to 5 centimeters in size. The corpus luteum comprises a mass of cells of two types — follicular granulosa cells ...

Earlier this month i went in for a laparoscopy and a d + c for what was discovered to be a corpus lutem cyst. What exactly is this, what causes it and does it secrete HCG as i did a preg. test and it ...