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Recurrent bartholin Cyst
I have recurrent Bartholin gland cysts and has received two different treatment recommendations: marsupialisation with a Word catheter from one doctor and complete removal of the Bartholin glands from another. I am already experiencing vaginal dryness, and I am concerned about the long-term impact of either procedure on my sexual health. I am yet to get married, and I would like to understand whether these procedures could affect natural lubrication, sexual arousal, sensation, orgasm or comfortable penetrative intercourse in the future. Would gland-preserving treatment be preferable in my case, and what would be the best long-term treatment option?
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Best treatment would be marsupillization
No effects later on
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Dr. Ankita Gahlot
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12 yrs exp
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Recurrent Bartholin cysts are usually treated with the gland-preserving option first. Marsupialisation with a Word catheter keeps the gland intact and carries a lower chance of affecting your natural lubrication, arousal or sensation. Complete gland removal is usually reserved for repeated recurrences after marsupialisation has been tried, and it does carry a higher chance of ongoing dryness and scar tissue.
Next Steps
Discuss marsupialisation as your first option with your gynaecologist, and ask how many recurrences would make gland removal the better choice given you're unmarried.
Health Tips
See a doctor urgently if a cyst turns red, swollen or very painful with fever, since that needs same-day drainage.
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