Patient's question:
I have Bartholin's cysts and uterine fibroids. The cysts are swollen and painful, and I am currently undergoing Chinese medicine treatment. They have subsided and are no longer painful, but there are still some hard lumps inside.Doctor's answer:
When an abscess forms, it should be incised and drained as soon as possible to ensure thorough drainage. At this time, combining oral Chinese medicine and topical treatments can accelerate the discharge of pus and rapidly reduce inflammation. The primary method is clearing heat and detoxifying, supplemented by promoting blood circulation and removing blood stasis, softening and resolving hard masses, and promoting abscess drainage. Medications include: prepared rhizoma smilacis, honeysuckle flower, Forsythia, prepared burdock root, carapace of softshell turtle, red peony root, moutan root bark, and astragalus root. After incision and drainage, medicated threads soaked in scutellaria root, phellodendron bark, and menthol are often used for drainage. Then, Jie Er Yin solution or chlorhexidine solution is used to clean the external genitalia and vagina at regular intervals.