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Is a bartholin's cyst n stds .?
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No: You could have std bacteria infect the gland but usually it's not an std.
Answered 6/16/2013
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Not usually: Usually it the Bartholin's 's gland becomes clogged causing a cyst to occur. In rare cases the gland can be infected by a sexually transmitted bacteria but that is very rare.
Answered 2/18/2015
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