What is Bartholin Abscess? How to manage it? What are the precautions to be taken? What are the signs and symptoms? What is the cause of this disease? How to treat it? How can homeopathy help you? All of this answered, in this post and of course our doctors always there to help you. Just fill in your details in the form down below and we will answer all your questions for FREE!
Bartholin glands are ‘Pea’ shaped present on either side of the vaginal opening which secretes a fluid that helps to lubricate the vagina. Sometimes obstruction or over secretion of Bartholin glands can lead to Bartholin cyst.
When infection occurs in the Bartholin cyst, it can lead to Bartholin abscess.
• Bartholin glands are present only in females
• Bartholin abscess occurs more commonly in women of childbearing age
Bartholin’s abscess shows the following symptoms:
• Swelling is present on one or both sides of the labia.
• Swelling is painful and tender to touch even the cloth.
• The patient complains of pain while changing position, sitting, or walking
• Fever may occur with acute infection of the abscess
• Redness present around the swelling
• Dyspareunia
• If the abscess is ruptured due to any reason, there may be the presence of a purulent discharge
1. Various pathogens are involved in the formation of Bartholin’s abscess:
– Escherichia coli
– Neisseria gonorrhea
– Chlamydia trachomatis
– Staphylococcus
2. Unhygienic conditions of the vagina
3. Release of sticky white discharge (leucorrhoea) from the vagina can lead to the collection of bacteria and stay of bacteria on external genitalia can lead to infection and this infection can travel to the duct of Bartholin gland
4. Continuous irritation of external genitalia in cases of excessive masturbation practices
5. History of surgeries of the vulva
• Physical examination and history of symptoms given by the patient
On physical examination following symptoms are seen:
– Swelling present on the external part of labia, tender to touch, very painful
– Swollen mass is fluctuant with surrounding erythema and edema
– In some patients, there is the occurrence of cellulitis around the abscess
– Fever may also be present along with the above-given signs
• Other investigations done are as follows:–
– Complete blood count (CBC)
– Vaginal USG
– Routine culture tests of the drained fluid from the abscess
• Warts on genitals
• Gartner duct cyst
• Syphilis disease eruptions
• Skene duct cyst
• Vaginitis
• Sebaceous cyst
• Vulvar malignancy
• Vestibular mucous cysts
• Hematoma
• Endometriosis
• Chancroid
• Bartholin gland malignancy
• Antibiotics are prescribed in cases where fever is a sign
• Incision and drainage of the abscess are done
• Homeopathy treatment of Bartholin abscess is very effective and can help to relieve the pain and ease the discomfort
• Belladonna
• Hepar Sulphur
• Mercurius
• Lachesis
• Sulphur
• Reoccurrence of the cyst and the abscess
• Bartholin’s abscess drainage in rare cases can be transformed into necrotizing fasciitis
• There may be the occurrence of the nonhealing wound
• There may occur bleeding in some patient, who present coagulopathy
• Can lead to the formation of scars
• Cellulitis
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I appreciate the list of possible remedies for Bartholin cyst, but would like to know what potency. I’m 71 years old with insulin-resistant diabetes & Hashimoto’s thyroid autoimmune disease. I’m quite familiar with homeopathy having done a lot of research over the last 20+ years. There are no homeopaths anywhere near where I live. Please advise as to potency. The cysts are not infected.
I need help I am in very big pain I go to doctors and doctors and I can’t help me