First, a little anatomy lesson: The Bartholin's glands are located on each side of the vaginal opening, the Mayo Clinic says. The glands secrete fluid to lubricate the vagina and vulva.

Causes Experts believe that the cause of a Bartholin’s cyst is a backup of fluid. Fluid may accumulate when the opening of the gland (duct) becomes obstructed, perhaps caused by infection or injury.

The Bartholin's glands, which are located on both sides of the vaginal opening, secrete fluid which helps to lubricate the vagina. When they are normal they are very small and cannot be felt.

Bartholin glands supply mucus or moisture to the vagina. When a gland opening is blocked, fluid builds up within the gland, forming a cyst. Such cysts occur primarily in premenopausal women under ...

Bartholin’s glands, which help lubricate the vagina, are located where the vagina meets the vulva—or at “the the junction of the vulvovaginal entrance,” she notes.

CARCINOMA of Bartholin's gland is one of the rarest malignant lesions occurring in the female genital tract, approximately 75 cases having been reported in the literature. In 1939, Simendinger,1 wi ...

The Bartholin's glands do not have anything to do with sex drive, although if there is a cyst which causes pain then it will interfere with enjoyment of intercourse. As a result of all this, I ...

Bartholin’s gland carcinoma encompasses several histological subtypes, with squamous cell carcinoma being the most common, followed by adenocarcinoma and adenoid cystic carcinoma (ACC).