Infection involving these glands is called Bartholinitis and can be exquisitely painful.

Women with large, persistent Bartholin's cysts may also have this procedure.

The most common of these is Bartholin's cyst.

A Bartholin's cyst can grow from the size of a pea to the size of an egg.

The technique is often applied to pancreatic cysts, pilonidal cysts, and Bartholin's cysts.

A Bartholin's cyst is formed when a Bartholin's gland is blocked, causing a fluid-filled cyst to develop.

If the duct becomes obstructed, a Bartholin's cyst can develop, and a Bartholin's cyst in turn can become infected and form an abscess.

Bartholin's cysts are most likely to occur in women of child-bearing age although when they occur in women over 40, sometimes the doctor will recommend a biopsy just to be sure there are no cancer cells present, even though cancer of the Bartholin's gland is extremely rare.