Seeing as how ovarian cysts are more likely to affect a woman during her child bearing years, ovarian cysts and fertility can be a big deal to some women. It's important to understand that cysts are extremely common in women, but what's not common is the pain or complications that can be associated with them.

The majority of cysts are known as functional cysts. These are little fluid filled sacs that form when the follicle surrounding the egg either fails to release the egg or fails to dissolve after doing so.

Can ovarian cysts affect a woman's fertility? The simple answer is that yes, they can.

Just as an aside, the fertility drug clomiphene citrate often recommended by doctors to induce ovulation has been known to be one of the causes of ovarian cyst especially corpus luteum cysts. And even though corpus luteum cysts do no prevent pregnancy, it is best to avoid this drug because of the other complications that such a cyst may cause.

An Ovarian cyst can affect fertility as it can interfere with a woman's monthly menstrual cycle. If this happens, women may find it very difficult to conceive a baby. Although most women will experience having at least one harmless ovarian cyst in their lifetime, some women may suffer from cysts reoccurring. If you suffer from reoccurring cysts then you may find it much more difficult to become pregnant. It is important to know that once pregnant, cysts rarely have any effect on the pregnancy.

Any woman considering getting pregnant should know that there are natural ways to get rid of her cysts. Many of the treatments currently offered by traditional medicine aren't safe for pregnant women, as they should not undergo anaesthesia or take hormone supplements. Some of these remedies to help treat cysts are as simple as changing your diet, trying numerous exercise and some stress reduction techniques have also been recommended by some women.

The best advice I have is not to worry about it and try to make the simple healthy changes that your body needs.