Ghost Or Anyone - perineum gland? cyst after 2nd day of Foll

[Kamina]

Hello,

Here is my protocol:
CD 2 Femara 1
CD 3 Femara 2
CD 4 Femara 3
CD 5 Femara 4
CD 6 Follistim 225
CD 7 Follistim 225
CD 8 Follistim 225 - scan (no blood work done although I mentioned) 4 follies about 10 and 11. Lining thin put on 2mg estradiol
CD 9 today -

I have PCOS so I am so scared that I will hyper stimulate. On CD 8 I notice a little tenderness in the perinuem area when I was washing. Then last night I could not lay flat or sit. It is swollen and very painful. It feels like there is a swollen gland or a cyst. Has anyone experienced this before? It's the weekend so I would have to page my doctor.

[Ghost]

Hello,

Here is my protocol:
CD 2 Femara 1
CD 3 Femara 2
CD 4 Femara 3
CD 5 Femara 4
CD 6 Follistim 225
CD 7 Follistim 225
CD 8 Follistim 225 - scan (no blood work done although I mentioned) 4 follies about 10 and 11. Lining thin put on 2mg estradiol
CD 9 today -

I have PCOS so I am so scared that I will hyper stimulate. On CD 8 I notice a little tenderness in the perinuem area when I was washing. Then last night I could not lay flat or sit. It is swollen and very painful. It feels like there is a swollen gland or a cyst. Has anyone experienced this before? It's the weekend so I would have to page my doctor.

No idea. I recommend you page your doctor.

[Kamina]

Thanks, I did. I just wanted to know if it was common or not. Also, my experience might help someone else in the future.

I spoke to my doctor and he said it had nothing to do with the shots. He recommended a sits bath...

I will keep an eye on things the weekend. I see my doctor on Monday.

[Kamina]

Just a quick update. Turns out I'd got a darn bartholin cyst. Man it was painful and I lost 2 cycles because of it. I ended up having to have it drained. Yuck!

A Bartholin's cyst is formed when a Bartholin's gland is blocked, causing a fluid-filled cyst to develop. A Bartholin's cyst is not an infection, although it can be caused by an infection, inflammation, or physical blockage (mucus or other impediment) to the Bartholin's ducts (tubes which lead from the glands to the vulva). If infection sets in, the result is a Bartholin's abscess. If the infection is severe or repeated a surgical procedure known as marsupialization may be required to stop further recurrences.

Bartholin's cysts are most likely to occur in women of child-bearing age although when they occur in women over 40, sometimes the doctor will recommend a biopsy just to be sure there are no cancer cells present, even though cancer of the Bartholin's gland is extremely rare.

A Bartholin's cyst can grow from the size of a pea to the size of an egg. Cysts are not sexually transmitted. They often simply develop for no known reason without any type of infection being present. However, even with an abscess, a bacterial infection or STD is not the cause.

[Ghost]

Thanks for getting back to us. Sorry that was so painful for so long.