page_title: Skene's gland
section_title: Clinical significance
hierarchical_section_title: Skene's gland / Clinical significance
caption_attribution_description: English: A Skene's duct cyst detected on a pregnant female presenting with vulvar of a week's duration.
context_page_description: In female human anatomy, Skene's glands or the Skene glands are glands located on the anterior wall of the vagina, around the lower end of the urethra. They secrete a fluid that helps lubricate the urethral opening and are surrounded with tissue that swells with blood during sexual arousal.
context_section_description: Disorders of or related to the Skene's glands include:
  Infection (skenitis)
  Skene's duct cyst: It is lined by stratified squamous epithelium. It is caused by the obstruction of the Skene's glands. It is located lateral to urinary meatus. T2-weighted imaging would show high signal in the cyst. The cyst is treated by surgical excision or marsupialization.
  Trichomoniasis: The Skene glands (along with other structures) act as a reservoir for Trichomonas vaginalis. This is why topical treatments are not as effective as oral medication.
  Inflammation of the Skene's glands and Bartholin's glands may appear similar to cystocele.
caption: A Skene's duct cyst, pressing the urethral opening towards the right side of the image.
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