Are follicles and cysts the same ?

Question

I had an transvaginal ultrasound and they saw 20+ small follicles on my right ovary, it said that  it was a “finding suggestive of poly cystic ovarian syndrome “ this scared the crap out of me. But then I had another test which showed that I have no evidence of PCOS. Im so confused ! What does this mean exactly ?? I’m 22 and trying to to conceive . Will this affect it? How can the cysts be removed without surgery. ?
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Idk why your two test contradict eachother. But i will give you some info about the cysts and If you don't have them then don't worry about this info. :)  But PCOS is characterized by the "string of pearls" or tiny cysts in your ovaries. Technically they are cysts, but they aren't like big cysts you have to worry about. They will monitor them, because a lot of times if you have the little ones you have the potential to get big cysts, but I have the little one and never have had a big one.

How they come about is usually through failed ovulation. In simple terms, mostly because I dont want to look up terminology, Instead of releasing the egg, because pcos causes failed ovulation, that egg becomes a small cysts. They cannot be removed, but with proper pcos management they can go away on their own.

You also can still ovulate with these small cysts. So pregnancy isn't impossible, but will be more challenging in a lot of cases. If you are interested in conceiving and have been diagnoses with pcos I would reccomend asking your Dr for a hormone check. They will check your estrogen and progesterone 3 times through your cycle(although all drs are different). That will help them determine if you are ovulating on your own. If you arent, dont panic, if youve been trying long enough and all that jazz they will give you medication to induce ovulation.

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I have the same thing I actually had to change doctors because the doctor took me off my metformin for my PCOS I don't have PCOS ovaries but I do have all the classic symptoms of PCOS hair growth, Male hormones

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I think u need a second opinion. Were both scans done by the same doctor? I’d say go to a fertility specialist

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You don’t necessarily have to have cysts on your ovaries to have PCOS...

Are follicles and cysts the same ?

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