Two glands at the side of the vagina and between it and the vulva, which secrete a lubricating substance.
Either of two small, mucus-secreting glands located on the posterior and lateral parts of the vestibule of the vagina.
Two small glands opening either side of the external vaginal orifice. Their secretions help to lubricate the vulva, when a woman is sexually aroused. The glands may become infected and very painful; sometimes an abscess develops when local surgery is required. Otherwise antibiotics, analgesics and warm baths are usually effective.
One of two small compound mucous glands located one in each lateral wall of the vestibule of the vagina, near the vaginal opening at the base of the labia majora.
Embedded within the vestibule of the vagina, there exist glands that fulfill the vital role of preserving and regulating moisture levels in that particular region.
Bartholin’s glands, a pair of oval-shaped glands, have ducts that open into the vulva, which encompasses the folds of tissue surrounding the vaginal opening. These glands play a role in sexual arousal by secreting a fluid that lubricates the vulval area. However, when an infection occurs in these glands, it leads to a condition called bartholinitis or the formation of a Bartholin’s abscess.
Glands located within the vaginal walls that generate and release the lubricating fluid necessary for facilitating sexual intercourse.