Learning About Cysts

After learning that we were dealing and waiting on a few residual cysts, I've been doing a little research since I hardly know what a cyst is.  Here's what I've learned.  

• Every month a woman's body creates eggs, and once a month at the time of ovulation, they release the most mature egg.  These eggs are protected in fluid filled bubbles calls follicles.  One follicle per egg, though I know not all follicles have eggs.  When a follicle grows larger than expected it's called a functional cyst.  A cyst is essentially a bubble - a collection of fluid with a thin wall around it.  
• Most of the time the body reabsorbs this fluid, but cysts can also cause other symptoms:
• Abdominal discomfort;
• Pelvic pain that comes and goes;
• Pain during bowel movements and sex;
• Cysts can also lead to higher hormone levels and the body won't react to meds the way in should during this process.

           Less often there are more severe side effects but we won't go into that because I'm not concerned            about it.  

• The use of birth control pills stops ovulation from happening, so the egg never leaves the follicle.  Women on BCP have fewer cysts.

So... there you have it.  It would make sense that I have a few given I had SEVERAL follicles grow larger than expected. So, here we wait.