Simple cysts and ovulation

One can ovulate in presence of simple and other cyts. Depends. We are all individuals. Follicles are often called cysts and follicles are vital to have ovulations in the first place. Luteal simple cysts can take months to burst and rest still working well.

Anyway:

there is a cost free test (if you have a thermometer) if you are ovulating or not, but requires your cooperation daily in the morning and patience, if possible same time:

observation, temperature measurement.

You measure your 'basal' temperature upon waking up,

before getting up

and write it down best in a chart (look at natural family planning charts).

Once the temperature stayed up slightly elevated for 3 days (and you have no infection, flu, cold), the ovulation has happened on that day just before the temp elevation. The confirmation comes with the onset of menstruation.

Also usually before ovulation one can observe a different mucus coming out, very stretchy, watery, much.

Did this temp measuring for years,

one becomes very used to it and clearly can see if ovulation happened, if menstruation onset fit into it too

(I had e.g. PCO at a point, still ovulated and luteal phase was shortened down to 10 days instead of roughly 14, no fertilised egg could have nidated successfully)

But yes, in hindsight it always showed the ovulation day pretty well.

Without ovulation the temperature does not rise (unless you were ill).

All the best!