Labia Minora or Majora Question?
When I was younger I had a bad habit of pulling on the right outer "lips" of my vagina.. I know this is personal but the one on the right sticks out farther than my vagina and it rubs against my underwear or gets caught between my legs. What should I do?
It is very cold and usually is very dry and uncomfortable. I try to stick it back in there but it usually comes right back out. HELP!
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Women's genitals come in all shapes, sizes and colours... and the shape of your labia has nothing to do with any pulling you did before: it was determined by your genes 9 months before you were born.
Some have big, puffy outer lips and tiny little inner ones that can't even be seen without spreading their legs and outer lips both... some have smallish outer lips and inner lips that stick out firmly from them or hang... some have one lip that's one shape and the other lip is completely different... some have pink, purple or dark brown inner lips... some have pale or dark outer lips... some have really big or really little clitorises.
Knowing and accepting your unique "genital geography" isn't something mothers usually pass along to their daughters... but it's something every woman should learn.
All of the genitalia shown at http://dodsonandross.com/gallery are perfectly normal... and It's very unlikely that yours are *not* perfectly normal, so you should get to know them well and learn to love them. They're a very important part of what it means to be *you*.
As for solving your comfort problem, wearing underpants with a better fit for your own body's shape "down there" is about the best thing you can do.
Sources:
35 years of seeing many women's "down theres" up close and personal. Every one was different, and all of them were lovely.
A LOT of girls have protruding labia minora (including me!). I hate admitting it to people in general, but since you're having the same problem I feel it's worth it to help you out. If it is so big that it becomes uncomfortable in most or all situations then you should go to a doctor otherwise it is completely normal. Every part of our bodies are different and unique. I have learned to not see it as a flaw. Like a said, it is a very common occurrence. Search your question in the Y!A searchbar and see for yourself.
:] :] good luck!!
Well, I was glad to see this as I have the exact same problem (as much as I hate to get this public)--the only solution is a labial plasty where they actually trim the one side down under anesthesia. There is nothing you can do about it.