Will my ovary need to be removed if I have to have surgery for an ovarian cyst?
Not necessarily. A cyst that is not cancerous may be removed and both ovaries left intact in a surgical procedure called a cystectomy. In rare cases, the ovary may be too damaged by the cyst andf it can require a procedure called an oophorectomy. In this procedure, one of the ovaries is removed, while the other ovary remains intact. You can usually still get pregnant if just a cyst or just one ovary is removed.
However, if a cyst is cancerous, it may be necessary to remove both ovaries and the uterus. In this case, you will no longer be able to get pregnant.
