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susan89127
susan89127

Hello, i have found a hard lump inside my vagina and I was wondering if it sounded like a Bartholos cyst. I have no symptoms with it at all. It is quite a hard lump, not squishy at all. I had it looked at by the nurse during my smear test. She told me that it needs to be looked at by my g.p. I have an appointment on Friday but I can't stop thinking about it. I am so scared that it is something much more sinister. Could anyone tell me how the g.p would diagnose exactly what it may be. Will I be referred to hospital for tests ? Thank you for reading, Susan x

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  • gin93383
    gin93383 susan89127

    Posted

    i can only say when i get them, they hurt bad.  It makes it hard to walk sit all activity. 
  • Margo15
    Margo15 susan89127

    Posted

    I just had both mine removed. They can be painful or not at all. At the time I had mine removed they were enlarged & had been since June but I had no pain. It could just be very infected

    • mary74400
      mary74400 Margo15

      Posted

      Usually if they are not abscesses they are painless. But a Bartholin gland cyst would not be inside the vagina...close but not inside. They are on the inside of the labia towards the back.
    • susan89127
      susan89127 mary74400

      Posted

      On right. Thank you for your reply. Doesn't sound like that then.
    • susan89127
      susan89127

      Posted

      Just had the lump confirmed as a bartholins cyst.Susan.
    • susan89127
      susan89127 Margo15

      Posted

      As I am not having symptoms at the moment she said to do nothing, but if it becomes infected then I have to go back. Fingers crossed ,it wont.
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