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Sex helps bartholin's obstruction?

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Dr. Alan Patterson answered

no will make it: Hurt more, it needs to be drained and a wurd catheter can be placed, if it keeps recurring then it needs to be marsupialized please see your gyn.

Dr Raff and 2 doctors agreed

Answered 10/31/2013

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