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Bartholin's gland. The Bartholin's glands (also called Bartholin glands or greater vestibular glands) are two pea sized compound racemose glands located slightly posterior and to the left and right of the opening of the vagina. They secrete mucus to lubricate the vagina and are homologous to bulbourethral glands in males.
Knowledge center. A Bartholin's cyst, or Bartholin's duct cyst occurs when the duct of the Bartholin's gland is blocked, resulting in the development of a fluid-filled cyst. Even though it may sometimes be caused by an infection, a Bartholin's cysts is not an infection.