A Bartholin’s cyst is a fluid-filled swelling on one of the Bartholin’s glands. These cysts usually develop in women of reproductive age after puberty and before menopause. Learn causes ...

The Bartholin’s glands make small amounts of fluid. The fluid helps keep the vulva moist. (The vulva is the area around the open­ing of the vagina that includes the labia.) If something blocks ...

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.

Bartholin cysts form when Bartholin gland ducts are blocked, leading to fluid accumulation inside of a sac. Learn about what can cause Bartholin cysts and how to treat them.

The Bartholin glands are a pair of glands, near the opening of the vagina. If a duct from one of the gland gets blocked, fluids can build up, resulting in swelling. This fluid buildup and swelling ...

A Bartholin’s cyst is a firm, tender, noncancerous lump. It develops due to a blockage in the Bartholin’s glands, between the vulva and the vagina. If bacteria enter the cyst, an abscess can ...

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

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 ...

However, some larger cysts -- especially Bartholin's gland cysts -- can cause discomfort when you walk, have sex, or insert a tampon. Cysts are more likely to cause pain when they get infected.

When bacteria spreads to a cyst in one of the Bartholin’s glands, it can cause a buildup of pus and lead to an abscess. In most cases, drainage is necessary. The Bartholin’s glands are two ...