Can a Bartholin's gland cyst heal on its own? That's actually the case.

Bartholin's gland cyst, also known as Bartholin's gland cyst, is one of the diseases with a relatively high incidence rate in daily life. Its occurrence can cause great harm to women's health, so female friends often talk about it with fear. Can Bartholin's gland cyst heal on its own? This has always been a concern for female friends. In fact, Bartholin's gland cyst cannot heal itself, which is caused by its cause.

Bartholin's gland cyst refers to the Bartholin's gland on the female vulva, which becomes inflamed and cystic due to chronic irritation, friction and bacterial infection. This disease is caused by poor hygiene, unclean sexual intercourse, long-term friction, and repeated vulvitis and vaginitis. The Bartholin's gland duct is thin and long, with an average length of slightly longer than 1 cm. The lumen is narrow and easily blocked by secretions, forming a Bartholin's gland abscess or cyst. Its common pathogens are Escherichia coli, Staphylococcus, Streptococcus or Neisseria gonorrhoeae.

Bartholinitis is characterized by swelling and pain at the lower end of the labia majora on one side, and a locally palpable mass. If an abscess is formed, there will be local fluctuation and pus will be confirmed by puncture. In severe cases, the body temperature rises, the patient cannot walk, and even has difficulty urinating. Entering the chronic stage, Bartholin's gland cysts form. The local lumps are painless, but inflammation recurs from time to time.

Bartholin's gland cyst is closely related to sexual life and they are mutually causal. Frequent and unclean sexual intercourse and multiple sexual partners are the main causes of Bartholinitis and Bartholin's gland cysts. Mild inflammation has no obvious effect on sexual life. In the acute stage, severe sexual intercourse pain and difficulty may occur, leading to vaginismus. Sexual activity can aggravate local inflammation. During the acute phase of inflammation, sexual activity should be restrained to help the inflammation subside.

Bartholin's gland cyst generally has no obvious effect on sexual life. However, a large cyst may make sexual intercourse inconvenient, but the condition improves after surgery. Frequent and unclean sexual intercourse can cause repeated inflammation of Bartholin's gland cysts and should be avoided.

In the treatment of Bartholin's gland cyst, attention should be paid to the hygiene of the vulva to prevent unclean sexual intercourse. Local sitz baths can be taken with 1:5000 potassium permanganate solution, or the Chinese medicine Sophora flavescens, Cnidium monnieri, Tinea alba, Smilax glabra, Phellodendron chinense, and Sichuan pepper can be boiled in water to wash the vulva or take a sitz bath. Bartholin's gland abscess should be promptly incised and drained, supplemented with antibiotic treatment. Bartholin's gland cysts can be treated with cystectomy or cyst fenestration.

Causes

Bartholin's gland cyst is caused by obstruction of the opening of the Bartholin's gland duct, resulting in the accumulation of secretions in the gland cavity. Causes of Bartholin's duct obstruction include:

1. After the infected Bartholin's gland abscess subsides, the pus is absorbed, and the mucus in the gland cavity becomes thick and blocks the gland duct.

2. Congenital glandular duct stenosis or atresia causes poor or no discharge of fluid in the glandular cavity, leading to cyst formation.

3. In some cases, the Bartholin's duct may be damaged due to lacerations of the vagina and the outer part of the perineum during delivery, damage to the duct during episiotomy, or severe scar tissue contraction after the episiotomy heals, which may lead to obstruction of the Bartholin's duct and formation of a cyst.