NOPNOG Stainless Steel Labia Clip for You, Clitoral clamp, Adjustable, Silver

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The darker skin down there is the result of melanocytes, which are cells in the skin’s basal layer that produce a brown pigment called melanin. Melanin is responsible for skin color. The clit, like the penis, is at its most sensitive when you’re aroused. And if you have a clitoral erection, chances are you’re horny. So go ahead and touch it. A change in color typically isn’t a cause for concern, unless you’re experiencing additional symptoms. Betty, by the way, told me this to pass on to all of you, "After 30 some years of viewing women's sex organs in my workshops and private practice as a sex coach, I've shown thousands of women the beauty of their divine vulvas. MORE women have extended labia than those with small hidden ones. I love my dangles and would never part with them." Consult a healthcare professional if the odor lingers or if you’re experiencing other symptoms, such as itching or burning. Bumps and lumps on the labia

The study did help establish the variation in sizes across different ages and body sizes and highlighted how different healthy vulvas can look. Both the inner and outer surfaces of the labia majora contain sebaceous glands (oil glands), apocrine sweat glands, and eccrine sweat glands. The labia majora have fewer superficial nerve endings than the rest of the vulva, but the skin is highly vascularized. [3] The internal surface of the labia minora is a thin moist skin, with the appearance of a mucous membrane. They contain many sebaceous glands, and occasionally have eccrine sweat glands. The labia minora have many sensory nerve endings, and have a core of erectile tissue. [2] Diversity [ edit ] Labia minora are pronounced differently in different women. This natural variation is completely normal. Depending on the length, the labia minora are visible or completely covered in a standing posture. Because the pelvic floor plays a role in all sexual functioning, Jeffcoat notes that “making sure your pelvic floor muscles are strong and healthy can also help.”

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For the most part, the notion that there are "normal" and "abnormal" labia based on appearance is a totally manufactured idea when it comes to the fever-pitch worry we've been seeing of late. Sometimes, changes in color and texture of discharge are a sign of an underlying condition. Consult a clinician if your vaginal discharge:

The Shibue, for those who don’t know, is a small piece of fabric that fits snuggly over your ladybits and is held in place by washable and reusable silicone gel strips.

There isn’t a ton of data available on labial measurements, but a study from 2018 has so far been the largest and most comprehensive look into external genitalia length.

Regardless of what the average size may be, if your labia minora or majora are especially sensitive or prone to pain and discomfort, you may be experiencing symptoms of labial hypertrophy. This is the medical term for enlarged labia. Unless you have had or do have diverse sex partners with vulvas, work in direct reproductive health, or have friends who are very open to letting you look up-close-and-personal at their vulvas, you're not going to be able to see many labia, and you're going to have to take those of us who have at our word. What those who don't have those opportunities usually have as a basis of comparison is what male partners report (which isn't very reliable), or what we can see in pornography or art, which provide some representation, but are both limited in really showing what's real for real people in real life. (As a photographer myself I can tell you that I'd be unlikely to shoot a vulva in harsh lighting not because there's something inherently ugly about all our ingrown hairs, bumps and other texture, but simply because harsh lighting on people and bodies often just isn't particularly artistic to me or doesn't suit my own aesthetics.) But because there are more places where genitals are being seen more publicly than ever, it also makes sense that can result in worrying more -- rather than less -- about what your own look like. The labia are one of a woman's erogenous zones. The labia minora are sexually responsive, [10] and sensitivity varies greatly between women. In some women, they are so sensitive that anything other than light touch may be uncomfortable, whereas stimulation may elicit no sexual response in others. The labia may be sexually stimulated as part of masturbation or with a sex partner, such as by fingering or oral sex. Moving the labia minora can also stimulate the extremely sensitive clitoris.

What to think about before you have a labiaplasty

This procedure, also called a hoodectomy or clitoral unhooding, is a surgical procedure to reduce the size of the clitoral hood by removing excess tissue. The procedure is usually performed alongside a labiaplasty, which reduces the size of the labia minora.