i recently had a laparotomy for a right luteal cyst on my ovary in december and am scheduled to have a cone biopsy on march 7. will this affect my chances of having children in the future?

I hope everything went well for you on the 7th. By now, you have probably been able to ask the doc. your questions. If you still have questions, there is a physician moderated message board at the American Infertility Association web site. That site tends to be more technical that this one. Physicians can answer question such as your question better than us non-MDs.

Even though this site is not as technical as the other, it's the best site I've found for support from other's with common experiences.
Mindy

It shouldnt. I had a fallopian tube removed in 88 and had a healthy daughter in 1990 and was pregnant in 97 and ended in miscarriage but it was still a conception. As long as you have one functioning ovary you can get pregnant. Losing my tube meant I could only get pregnant every OTHER month as the left ovary still ovulated but having no tube it couldnt go anywhere. So if they remove your cysts you should still be able to get pregnant from that ovary too. I am not an expert but as long as there is ovaries there is hope.
Autumn