I am 22 years old and have had trouble with a cyst on my tailbone for years. Once or twice a year the cyst begins to hurt, and then opens up and drains spontaneously. Should I see my doctor about this ...

The Bartholin glands sit on either side of the vagina and make lubricating fluid. When these glands get blocked, fluid can back up in them and form a Bartholin cyst. Bartholin cysts are often small ...

Q. I feel a painful lump near my vagina. What can it be? A. You could have a Bartholin's cyst, which is very common. The Bartholin's glands, which are located on both sides of the vaginal opening, ...

Ila Shebar is a nurse practitioner at Pioneer Valley Urology. (Don Treeger/The Republican) Q: I have pain sitting and with intercourse and feel a lump next to my vagina. What can I do? You could have ...

Cysts, abscesses and lipomas all have one common feature: they cause a lump or bump on the skin. All three are very common and I literally remove a hundred or more lipomas and sebaceous cysts a year.

DEAR DR. K: I have small white bumps on my eyelids that drive me crazy. They don’t hurt, but they look awful. A doctor told me they are meibomian cysts. He said they are harmless, but if I want to get ...