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The Bartholin’s glands are normally pea-sized (about 1cm) and secrete fluid to lubricate the vagina during sex." If that gland becomes blocked, she explains, they can cause a cyst.

The Bartholin glands make the fluid, but it travels to your vagina through ducts. When these ducts get blocked, the fluid rushes back to it, causing swelling, or cysts, called the Bartholin gland ...

Bartholin’s abscess, which happens when the Bartholin’s gland gets infected, can also cause bumpy growths. Bartholin’s glands, which help lubricate the vagina, are located where the vagina ...

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You have two Bartholin's glands inside your vagina; they secrete lubricating fluid (a good thing!), but they can become blocked and swell (and sometimes that swollen bit can become infected).

Complementary research has also demonstrated that ACC of Bartholin’s gland is not linked to human papillomavirus infection, thereby distinguishing its pathogenesis from that of other vulvar ...

If the Bartholin’s glands are not infected, she says, “They are painless and feel soft to touch.” But if the Bartholin’s glands do get infected, then they become extremely painful and ...