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I have had some very serious ovarian ruptures.  My left ovary has had at least 2 that I know of.  The first twisted it out of alignment and attached itself to my pelvic wall with scar tissue.  It had to be surgically released.  My right had a rupture that left it almost split into 2 pieces, then had a cyst removed that was a little smaller than a volleyball.  My question is...how much damage can ovaries sustain and still function?    I mean, if my right ovary was almost split in 2, do the eggs stay in?  Do they float out and be absorbed?  And, my left has never returned to a normal shape, it's basically stretched out and flat. They still have blood flow so that's good.
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wow!sorry, I dont know the answer, but I just wanted to tell you that I dont think that this is a dumb question.......I think this is a very legitiment question, that Im even curious to know the answer.
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Ovaries rupture and release an egg every month in a cycling woman.   If you are prone to particularly large cysts as you describe then you should be placed on pills to suppress the cysts from forming until you decide to get pregnant.  With a really large cyst the ovary can twist on itself and die.  Rupturing doesn't cause any problems in and of itself. hope this helps
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