Bartholin's gland

The role of the Bartholin's glands is still not clearly understood.

Palpation of the Bartholin's glands should be performed as well.

Sometimes, the Bartholin's glands become infected and can be swollen or painful.

Bartholin's Glands are part of a woman's internal genitals.

The Bartholin's glands can become irritated or infected, resulting in swelling and pain.

The discovery of the Bartholin's gland is sometimes mistakenly credited to his grandfather.

Although unusual, it is possible for the Bartholin's glands to become irritated or infected, resulting in pain.

A pelvic examination reveals an enlarged and tender Bartholin's gland.

They are homology (biology) to Bartholin's glands in females.

Bartholin's gland holds its secrets still.

They are like Bartholin's glands.

Bartholin's glands, which produce a secretion to aid lubrication during sexual intercourse, become extremely painful if infected.

Bartholin's glands secrete relatively minute amounts (one or two drops) of fluid when a woman is sexually aroused.

The Bartholin's glands are homologous to the Cowper's glands in males.

Vaginal lubrication is provided by the Bartholin's glands near the vaginal opening and the cervix.

Before the 1940s over 50 per cent of Bartholin's gland infections were gonococcal in origin compared with less than 10 per cent today.

Bartholin's glands: These glands are located beside the vaginal opening and produce a fluid (mucus) secretion.

In women over the age of 40, a swollen Bartholin's gland may mean there is a cancerous tumor in the gland, although this is very rare.

The bulbourethral glands in the male, and Bartholin's gland in the female, also arise as diverticula from the epithelial lining of the urogenital sinus.

Bartholin's gland cysts are fluid-filled cysts that form on the Bartholin's glands.