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waiting to conceive because of ovarian cyst

Hi all, it's been a long time since I've been on this site. I've had so much going on since my last time on here. For all of you who remember me, I had my last miscarriage (#6) last November. My periods were completely all over the place for months afterwards and I have been dealing with an ovarian cyst for about 8 months now, which I believe was causing my erratic cycles each month. I went to have it verified by my doctor in July and he told me it would eventually shrink and go away on it's own or if it didn't within a few months, I could go in for surgery and have it removed. I had decided to just let time take care of it but it is still here. I know from what I have read that what we eat can make it worse and I believe that my diet has kept it around. So, with more research daily, I came upon some information from a Dr. Lee, that by giving my ovaries a break by using progesterone for a few cycles, the cyst will disappear. This doctor recommends using progesterone cream daily but I had some of my prometrium capsules left and decided to use one nightly as a suppository. It DID keep me from ovulating this cycle so I am going to try doing this for another 2 cycles or until I don't feel this annoying cyst any longer. From what Dr. Lee say's, by giving my ovaries a break for a few months, when I get off of the progesterone, my ovulation will come back and respond very well, if there are any eggs left.... I'm hoping so anyway! It's so hard knowing that I am not ovulating for a few months but at the same time, every month when I could feel my ovaries trying to ovulate, i knew that it was only adding to the cyst. I've longed for one more baby for almost 3 years now with nothing but heartache and pain. I won't give up until I know for a fact that I am out of eggs and I know that my time is running short now so I can only hope that this progesterone will help right now. I am also using castor oil packs 3 days a week to help shrink the cyst and trying to eat healthier and take my vitamins. Just wondering if any on you ladies have experienced ovarian cysts and was still able to conceive. Thanks for listening.

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