The vestibule is part of the female vulva (external genitalia), which consists of the clitoris, the hymen or its remains, the small and large glands of the vestibule, the opening of the urethra, the entrance to the vagina, the posterior adhesion of the large labia. The vestibule of the vagina is directly involved in sexual intercourse. Thanks to the secret (lubricant), which secrete the small and large glands of the vestibule, the woman receives the full range of sensations during sexual intercourse.
The structure of the vestibule of the vagina
The vestibule of the vagina lies between the small labia:
- from above it is limited by the clitoris;
- below the clitoris is located the opening of the urethra;
- near the urethra at the base of the labia minora there are two ducts of the Bartholin glands;
- On the entire surface of the vestibule, the ducts of numerous small glands are located;
- below the opening of the urethra opens the entrance to the vagina;
- the entrance to the vagina of virgins surrounds the hymen, among the women who live sexually - its remains;
- in the thickness of the vestibule vestibule there is a large number of vessels and nerve endings;
- from below the vestibule vestibule is limited by the lower adhesion of the labia.
Vestibule cervix
The cyst of the vestibule vestibule arises against the backdrop of neglected chronic inflammation of the Bartholin gland - a large gland of the vestibule with its subsequent occlusion by its own secret and the formation of an abscess. Most often, the development of the disease is promoted by gonococcal, trichomonas, staphylococcal and streptococcal infections.
In most cases, the cyst of the vaginal vestibule does not appear symptomatically. Only under the influence of provoking factors (hypothermia, acute respiratory disease, menstruation) a woman begins to feel uncomfortable walking, notice unnatural purulent-serous secretions, swelling, pain and burning sensation in the vestibule of the vagina.
As a matter of fact, the vestibule cyst is not hormone-dependent, for this reason, hormonal preparations are not used for its treatment (which you can not say, for example, about the ovarian cyst). For most patients, doctors recommend surgical removal of the cyst, in which the purulent cavity of the occluded gland is opened and washed.
Microvapillomatosis of vestibule vestibule
Separately, mention should be made of a disease such as microvapillomatosis in the vestibule of the vagina. Pathology is manifested by painless symmetrically located bodily or pink rashes in the area of the external genitalia and, as practice shows, causes serious fears in women.
Numerous studies have not established the exact origin of the microvapillomatosis of the vaginal vestibule, but the opinions of most scientists agree that the presence of such rashes is a variant of the norm and does not cause any harm to the health of the woman and her partner.
Why does the vestibule hurts?
The causes of pain in the vestibule are diverse. More often than not, women complain of pain and burning on the eve of the vagina after and during intercourse. There are several reasons for this:
- insufficient moisture of the vagina;
- individual intolerance to partner condoms;
- traumatic injuries of the vestibule, in particular postpartum trauma;
- The presence of a woman with a disease called vaginismus (involuntary contraction of the muscles of the vagina);
- mucositis
sheaths of the vestibule vestibule (in the medical theory - vestibulitis); develops against the background of chronic vaginitis, vulvitis, bartholinitis , is infectious in nature; - psychological reasons: inability to relax during intercourse, the presence of negative sexual experience, inattention and rudeness of the partner.
If the vestibule of the vagina hurts regardless of the presence / absence of sexual intercourse, then, most likely, the cause is more serious, up to the presence of a woman's sexually transmitted disease. But in such cases, there are other symptoms that are characteristic of a specific pathology (unnatural discharge, rash, etc.).