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Enlarged Labia

Enlarged Labia

Many women are born with larger or more noticeably asymmetric labia, just like other parts of the body come in different shapes and sizes. These lips of skin surround the vulval opening, and conditions such as Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia, stretching in childbirth or irritation can cause enlargement. For some it makes no difference to their lives, but for others it undermines confidence, especially when it comes to relations in the bedroom. Labiaplasty is the surgical procedure used to reduce the inner labia, but this is seen as cosmetic and will not usually be available on the NHS. If you do have any concerns, it might be worthwhile to go and seek advice from your doctor.

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i'm 14 and i have the same problem. it's about the same size of the pictures but by each day it varies? i've been with my boyfriend for over a year and i have not had any sexual activity with him because i'm so embarrassed and i don't want him to tell anyone or think i'm abnormal- because i'm not. i'm too scared to tell anyone...even my own mum because i'm too humiliated. I don't want people knowing about my problem.





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same same :( im 15 i have the same problem too , I too am very embarrassed about it, im too embarrassed to talk to my mum about it to

i have this problem too, im very embarrassed aswel, i couldnt bare to talk about it to anyone :/ not even my friends let alone my mum.

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Hi I was about 13 when I had enlarged labial tissue I spoke to my gp about it as it really bothered me. I am now 16 and finally had the courage to go through with the operation. I am so pleased with the result and I would encourage anyone who is thinking of getting it done. Even though it is classed as a cosmetic I did have it done free on the Nhs





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hey maria :D do u know what age you have to be to have the operation?

Hey Maria, how come you got the surgerry free on NHS? this pleases me that i wouldnt have to pay alot to get the procedure done.

hiyaa, im 14 also and have the same problem as even other girl thats postd a comment on here,i find it sooo soo sooo embaressing, iv been in sexual relasionships before and no body has said nothing but i just knocks my confidence ALOT! like when am wearing bikinis etc.. so does anyone know if it deffo is on the NHS? & if ya can get it at this early age? would bee sooo happy if someone could reply or suhn :')





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Hi , im just writing because my labia isnt as big as the pictures but it does seem larger than it sould be , i spoke to my mum and sisters and one of my frends about it ,they all told me dont worry and they offered to take me to the doctors.My main concern is just will I be able to have surgery at 14 ? beciuse i would like to be intimate with boys at this age. Im also worried that if i have the operation what how long would it take to recover because what am i supposed to tell people if im out of sport and activities for long ? xx





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Ladies, I've got huge lips and apart from sometimes being uncomfortable cycling, or in tight jeans, they aren't a problem. Yes, buy knickers that are comfortable, but please don't get hung up on wanting surgery. I'm very lucky: when I was a teenager no-one discussed or looked at "your bits" so I never knew I wasn't "normal". You are normal: people come in all shapes and sizes, and very few of us are just grateful to have the right numbers of arms and legs! I can absolutely guarantee large labial lips have totally NOT affected my sex life, which has been (and is) excellent. Honestly, the vast majority of men are too jolly delighted about getting sex at all to fret about minor details. And Mr Right (hooray for mine) is far more concerned over whether you both orgasm than anything else. Life is way too short to worry about whether you look this way or that way in your bikini: I'm willing to bet you don't judge other girls by their boobs, and you'll find that they're more worried about how they look than about how you look. Please, please, sex is far too important to spoil with unnecessary worries like this!





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I'm 15 and have had this problem since I was just starting puberty (around 11). Does masterbation have anything to do with it??? I'm sooo embaressed - my friends don't know I have it and I would die if I had to tell them but whenever we get on the topic, they're always grossed out which makes me feel even worse about myself. I'm so scared about becoming sexually active because of it and although it would be painful, I've started thinking about surgery - would I be able to get it on the NHS and how old do I have to be? It's reaaally knocking my confidence and it's put me off ever having sex - I don't want it to take over my life which is why I really need to know if I get it on the NHS? Thanks for your help! :)





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hi i have the same problem but myne is much bigger than the picture it also hangs down in my knickers so i can neva get changed in front of people i dnt wnt to go doctors because im too embarrased what can i do thank you :)





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In the last couple of years this has become quite a problem for me because I've had four operations now, all to remove bartholin's abscesses (which are around the vagina and involve an incision made on the labia as well as several stitches every time) and now have one labia much much bigger than the other due to all the surgery. I assumed it was just swelling and would go back down after the operations but it hasn't and it's really quite distressing for me. Would I be able to get this labiaplasty on the NHS? I honestly wouldn't be looking for this kind of corrective surgery if it weren't for the effects of all the operations I've had to have recently.





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I'm exactly the same. I'm 15 and sexually active and past boyfriends have seem to either not have a problem with it, or do not realise i have it. I prefer the lights of when we have sex as well, so they may not have realised. I am with someone now and they haven't said anything about it. I'm also really embarrassed about it but way to scared to tell anyone and even go to the doctors. I would just find it too humiliating to actually speak to someone about it. I find it embarrassing now admitting it. I could never afford the amount of money that has been said in prior comments can you get it on the NHS??





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Hello i am 13 and i do have a case of this problem i have one lip that is bigger then the other and its really embarressing i have told my mum but im scared when i get older i wont be able to have sex because of this problem and hate myself for this.





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