Patient's question:
Recently, I've been having sex with my boyfriend more often, about three times a day. Later, I started experiencing frequent urination, and I'm worried I might have a vaginal infection. I went to a clinic for a check-up, and the clinic's billing staff said I have a Bartholin's gland cyst with inflammation. They gave me some cleansing solution and prescribed anti-inflammatory medication for me to take.What kind of help do I need: Where is the Bartholin's gland located in a woman?
Doctor's answer:
The Bartholin's glands, also known as the greater vestibular glands, are deep-seated glands located at the lower end of the vagina (in the deep mucous membrane on both sides of the vaginal orifice). There is one on each side. The glands are about the size of a grain of rice and are covered by the bulbocavernosus muscles. The ducts of the Bartholin's glands are long and narrow, about 1 to 2 centimeters in length, with a very small diameter, generally only able to accommodate a fine probe. Their secretions are discharged through the ducts into the vestibule of the vagina (the groove between the labia minora and the hymen, corresponding to the junction of the middle third and the posterior third of the labia minora), where they lubricate the vagina.