The Bartholin’s glands are at the entrance of the vagina. A cyst or abscess can form in the Bartholin’s duct (which drains the glands) if it becomes blocked or infected. Cysts are usually treated ...

What Is Bartholin Gland Cyst? Before understanding the cyst, you need to know what the Bartholin gland is. Your vagina remains moist. This is because it has “natural lubricant factories” called the ...

From time to time, we all experience lumps and bumps around our genitals. That’s just a given. And because it’s so common, it’s hard to know when it’s time for a trip to the doctors and when ...

Bartholin's cysts form when glands along the vulva become obstructed and cause fluid to back up into the gland. (Illustration: Maayan Pearl; photos: Getty Images) When Mia was 22, she woke up one ...

BLOOMINGTON, Ind.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Physicians will now have access to Cook Medical’s Word catheter, a silicone balloon catheter used to treat cysts of the Bartholin gland, company officials announced ...

As anyone with a vagina and vulva can tell you, sometimes the odd lump or bump can develop on your nether regions. While it’s never a good idea to panic at the first sign of some unusual lumpiness, it ...

When Mia was 22, she woke up one morning with a sore vagina and later discovered a "quarter-sized hard lump" in the area. As a young woman, she struggled to find help and answers but she was finally ...

A new case report was published in Volume 12 of Oncoscience on October 9, 2025, titled "Vulvar mucinous cyst mimicking common lesions with concurrent multiple bartholin cysts in a reproductive-age ...

Evidence-based recommendations on balloon catheter insertion for Bartholin's cyst or abscess. This involves making a passage from the cyst or abscess through which the gland can drain by inflating a ...