Bartholin cysts are common fluid-filled lumps that form near the opening of your vagina. When infected, they can become abscesses, which can have more severe symptoms and require different treatments.

The Bartholin glands sit on either side of the vagina and make lubricating fluid. When these glands get blocked, fluid can back up in them and form a Bartholin cyst. Bartholin cysts are often small ...

A hemorrhagic ovarian cyst is a type of ovarian cyst that bleeds. Smaller cysts that do not cause symptoms may go away without treatment. However, a person may need surgery to remove a large or ...

LAKE ST. LOUIS, Mo. – The prevalence of pancreatic cysts has increased significantly over the last decade due to increased quality and frequency of imaging (CTs and MRIs). Recent data suggest that up ...

Bile duct cysts are atypical enlargements that develop within your biliary system. They may disrupt the normal flow of bile from the gallbladder and liver to your small intestine. Bile duct growths ...

A woman who survived a 20-pound ovarian cyst has a warning for others with mysterious symptoms like her own. After Kenya Smith, 27, gave birth to her third child in March 2022, she noticed that her ...

The overall risk of malignancy in pancreatic cysts may be as low as 0.5 to 1.5%, and the annual risk of progression is 0.5%. 7,15 Conversely, studies estimate that 15% of all pancreatic ...

Picture this: You’re blissfully clocking your miles on a Saturday morning until you feel a small but growing pressure on top of your foot. It’s slight, so you ignore it, but over time that discomfort ...

Kenya Smith thought her postpartum recovery was "normal" — until it wasn't. "The first symptom was that it was hard to lay on my stomach," the Utah-based content creator and mom of three recalls, of ...