Where is a Bartholin gland located?

Where is a Bartholin gland located?

The Bartholin’s glands are located on each side of the vaginal opening. They secrete fluid that helps lubricate the vagina. Sometimes the ducts of these glands become obstructed and fluid backs up, forming a cyst.

What is marsupialization of Bartholin’s gland cyst?

Answer. Marsupialization involves opening the Bartholin cyst or abscess and then suturing the edges, thereby forming a permananent open pocket or pouch and allowing continued drainage.

Where does the Bartholin gland drain?

Bartholin’s glands are located bilaterally at the posterior introitus and drain through ducts that empty into the vestibule at approximately the 4 o’clock and 8 o’clock positions. These normally pea-sized glands are palpable only if the duct becomes cystic or a gland abscess develops.

Does Bartholin cyst affect lubrication?

The Bartholin glands, located in the base of the labia minora, have a role in vaginal lubrication. Because of the presence of other glands, removal of a Bartholin gland does not affect lubrication.

How do you unclog a Bartholin gland?

Treatment options your doctor may recommend include:

1. Sitz baths. Soaking in a tub filled with a few inches of warm water (sitz bath) several times a day for three or four days may help a small, infected cyst to rupture and drain on its own.
2. Surgical drainage.
3. Antibiotics.
4. Marsupialization.

How do I get rid of a Bartholin cyst permanently?

Treatment

1. Sitz baths. Soaking in a tub filled with a few inches of warm water (sitz bath) several times a day for three or four days may help a small, infected cyst to rupture and drain on its own.
2. Surgical drainage. You may need surgery to drain a cyst that’s infected or very large.
3. Antibiotics.
4. Marsupialization.

Does massaging a Bartholin cyst help?

After each bath, use fingers to apply some pressure and gently massage the bump. Do not push too hard, it will make it worse. Take ibuprofen. If it doesn’t drain or go away on its own and it’s too painful, see your obstetrician/gynecologist, don’t go to the emergency room (ER).