I got a Bartholin cyst, the size of a golf
ball. I got it after a Bikini Wax so I
think something happened that was very
irritating. I tried the Sitz baths and
nothing...even several times a day...and
nothing. I was very worried, I am over 40
and really didn't want to go to the doctor
because I know they would do something
harsh and test me for cancer. So I waited
and waited and it went away after about 4
months. It has been 1 year since that
happened, so it looks like it is gone for
good. I am posting for all the women who
are excessively worried about this. If it
doesn't hurt, it is not infected, you
don't have a fever, you feel
fine...etc...I suspect that for 99% of
women it eventually goes away. I didn't
even take baths anymore. I think exercise
helped, because it seemed smaller after
yoga or running, and then it would come
back and then one day it was the size of a
pea and then a couple days later it went
away for good. There is a reason we have a
gland, if you go to the doctor and they
damage it or excise it, then you are
opening yourself up to the consequences of
that and a life of discomfort or worse.
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