
The '''Bartholin's glands (also called Bartholin glands or greater vestibular glands''') are two glands located slightly below and to the left and right of the opening of the vagina in women. They secrete mucus to provide lubrication, especially when the woman is sexual arousal, thus facilitating sexual intercourse. They were first described in the 17th century, by the Danish anatomist Caspar Bartholin the Younger (1655-1738). Some sources mistakenly ascribe their discovery to his grandfather, theologian and anatomist Caspar Bartholin the Elder (1585 - 1629). Bartholin's glands are homologous to Cowper's glands in males. A '''Bartholin's cyst''' is formed when a Bartholin's gland is blocked, causing a cyst to develop. If infection sets in, the result is a '''Bartholin's abscess'''. ==See also== * Skene's glands == Reference == * C. C. Gillispie (ed.): ''Dictionary of Scientific Biography'', New York 1970. See the article on Thomas Bartholin. Gynecology Exocrine system Reproductive system Eponymous anatomical structures
Something is wrong with the date; EB says that the guy died 1629. User:AxelBoldt 01:06 Jan 11, 2003 (UTC) There's lots of medical Bartholins, you have Caspar the Elder (1585 - 1629), he's Caspar the Younger (1618 - 1670). No harm in being cautious, though. He may have been Danish, but his anatomical research was carried out in the Netherlands (like most other anatomical research of the time). -- User:Someone else 01:37 Jan 11, 2003 (UTC)
Here's a quote from Encyclopedia Britannica:
:''Caspar Bartholin, Latin Bartholinus (1585 - 1629) Danish physician and theologian who wrote one of the most widely read Renaissance manuals of anatomy.''
:''At the University of Padua (1608–10) Bartholin conducted anatomical studies under the famed Italian anatomist Hieronymus Fabricius ab Aquapendente. These formed the basis for his manual Anatomicae Institutiones Corporis Humani (1611; “Textbook of Human Anatomy”). A professor at the University of Copenhagen (1613–29), he was first to describe the olfactory nerve (associated with the sense of smell) as the first cranial nerve. He also identified the small lubricating gland—known as Bartholin's gland—located near the vaginal opening in female mammals.''
In other articles, they say that this guy had two sons, Erasmus and Thomas (1616 - 1680, studied in the Netherlands), who were also scientists, but they don't mention another Caspar. http://www.whonamedit.com/doctor.cfm/894.html says that Thomas had a son Caspar (1655-1738) who was also anatomist.
I just found http://www.emedicine.com/emerg/byname/bartholin-gland-diseases.htm which agrees with your version.
User:AxelBoldt 19:21 Jan 12, 2003 (UTC)
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The '''Bartholin's glands (also called Bartholin glands or greater vestibular glands''') are two glands located slightly below and to the left and right of the opening of the vagina in women. They secrete mucus to provide lubrication, especially when the woman is sexual arousal, thus facilitating sexual intercourse. They were first described in the 17th century, by the Danish anatomist Caspar Bartholin the Younger (1655-1738). Some sources mistakenly ascribe their discovery to his grandfather, theologian and anatomist Caspar Bartholin the Elder (1585 - 1629). Bartholin's glands are homologous to Cowper's glands in males. A '''Bartholin's cyst''' is formed when a Bartholin's gland is blocked, causing a cyst to develop. If infection sets in, the result is a '''Bartholin's abscess'''. ==See also== * Skene's glands == Reference == * C. C. Gillispie (ed.): ''Dictionary of Scientific Biography'', New York 1970. See the article on Thomas Bartholin. Gynecology Exocrine system Reproductive system Eponymous anatomical structures
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Something is wrong with the date; EB says that the guy died 1629. User:AxelBoldt 01:06 Jan 11, 2003 (UTC) There's lots of medical Bartholins, you have Caspar the Elder (1585 - 1629), he's Caspar the Younger (1618 - 1670). No harm in being cautious, though. He may have been Danish, but his anatomical research was carried out in the Netherlands (like most other anatomical research of the time
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