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ANSWER from experts
It is well known that several vaginal infections could provoke Bartholin cyst development (including gonorrhea and some other sexually transmitted diseases).
Usually the Bartholin cyst develops when the duct exiting the Bartholin's gland becomes blocked because of several reasons including vaginal infections, injury and/or or chronic inflammation. In normal healthy situation the bartholin gland produce very specific fluid which is moving out through Bartholin duct. During infections, injury and/or local inflammation the fluid produced by the Bartholin gland then accumulates, causing the gland to swell and form a cyst. In most cases Bartholin's gland cyst is happening only on one side.
Infected bartholin cyst (Bartholin abscess) occurs when a cyst becomes fully infected. Sexually transmitted infections (chlamydia, gonorrhea and other bacteria) could be a reason for infected Bartolin cyst.
In most cases the bartholin cyst can form an abscess that will increase in size over several days and could be very painful.
Very rarely a cyst is caused by cancer, which usually occurs only in women over the age of 40.
In many cases, the cause of a Bartholin's gland cyst is unknown.
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