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I Have A Bartholin Abscess. What Can I Take To Heal It ?

i have a bartholin abcess and my obgyn game me antiboitics because it did not have a head and it is small. I have been taking the antiboitics for 3 days. The pain has got worst. When will this bartholin abcess heal?
Tue, 1 Feb 2011
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hii mam,
Bartholin's abscess is an abscess on the Bartholin gland.Each woman has two Bartholin glands. They are located at the entrance of the each side of vagina.
When one or both of the Bartholin glands become infected, Bartholin abscess occurs.
*common symptoms>
* hot, tender swollen lump in the labia majora
* fever
* painful and sensitive vagina
* pain with sexual intercourse
*complication>
if untreated properly,it turns to bartholin cyst which may goes to form tumour over 40 yrs age.
*treatment>
antibiotics to combat infection +analgesics
then draining of the abscess.
*prevention>
* practice safe sex
* have good personal hygiene
In recurrent cases,gland may be removed.
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I Have A Bartholin Abscess. What Can I Take To Heal It ?

hii mam, Bartholin s abscess is an abscess on the Bartholin gland.Each woman has two Bartholin glands. They are located at the entrance of the each side of vagina. When one or both of the Bartholin glands become infected, Bartholin abscess occurs. *common symptoms * hot, tender swollen lump in the labia majora * fever * painful and sensitive vagina * pain with sexual intercourse *complication if untreated properly,it turns to bartholin cyst which may goes to form tumour over 40 yrs age. *treatment antibiotics to combat infection +analgesics then draining of the abscess. *prevention * practice safe sex * have good personal hygiene In recurrent cases,gland may be removed.