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What's the difference between symptoms of spotting from bartholin's cyst or period?

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No connection: There is no connection between a Bartholin cyst and vaginal spotting. A Bartholin cyst develops when the duct that drains mucus from the Bartholin's gland is clogged and makes the gland swell into a cyst. The Bartholin glands are situated on either lower side of the entrance to the vagina.

Answered 1/24/2016

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