What tests should be done for Bartholinitis?

Bartholinitis has a huge impact on women's bodies, so we need to pay attention to proper health care in our daily lives, and discover this disease as early as possible in daily life to avoid causing more impact and reasonable treatment. We need to pay attention to the common examination methods of this disease so that we can get the correct treatment.

1. Inspection

Due to the severe pain, vaginal speculum examination is impossible. If it is not necessary, it can be temporarily suspended. Generally, secretions should be taken from the opening of the Bartholin's glands, the urethral opening, and the paraurethral glands for smear examination of pathogens.

Gynecological examination can reveal a hard lump at the lower 1/3 of the labia majora on one side, which is obviously painful. When an abscess is formed, the lump may increase to the size of a chicken egg or a goose egg, and may be obviously painful and fluctuate. The surface skin becomes thinner, and may even rupture naturally and ooze out a large amount of pus. Vaginal examination with a speculum is often difficult and can be postponed depending on the condition.

2. Identification

It is mainly differentiated from Bartholin's gland cyst: their common characteristics are that a mass can be seen in the Bartholin's gland. However, Bartholinitis is manifested by fever, and examination shows that the mass is red, the swelling and pain are obvious, and there is a sense of fluctuation. When pressure is applied, pus can be seen overflowing from the gland opening, while Bartholin's gland cyst has unchanged skin color, cystic mass, no tenderness, no pus overflowing when pressure is applied, and no systemic symptoms such as fever.

If Bartholinitis is not cured in the early stage, other diseases may occur in the later stage. Patients must be careful. We need to pay attention to some health care matters in life to avoid fever and swollen lymph nodes. I hope women can understand this in their lives.