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A woman comes to see Dr McKenna about her enlarged labia.
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ive just had it done on the NHS on tuesday and im sore as hell and it looks a right mess so far. im on painkillers every 4 hrs for the pain and bathing/showering 3 times a day in baby soap. I have got 30 stitches in and its the most painful thing ive ever done (and i have been through childbirth!) i already miss my labia..it looks so strange without them but still early days and very swollen and sore :(
i cant beleve she had the gutts to do this after she had been so worried about undressing infrount of men well done to her and that she has inspired lots of other women with the same problem to come foward and know that its normal and there is noughting wrong with them i hav a bit of the same problem myself but it dosnt really bother me but i might change my mind as i get older this has helped alot.
I am 40+ and have similarly enlarged labia. I have never considered it an issue apart from getting caught in underwear.
It surprises me that surgery was advised. My conclusion from the video is 'I am normal' and no partner has made it an issue.
I am 17 and not a very confdent person, and having enlaged labia doesn't help my self esteem. I am intrested in having this operation, but can you get it on the NHS or how much does it cost??
I have had this problem since I was 15, now am 38. I thought I was a freak and thought I would never be able to be intimate with anyone. I did when I was 19 and am still with that person. I have got myself in such a state when a doctor had to see me. I have had 3 kids and during the birth of my third which required a cathetar, one of the nurses commented on them and I was so embarassed I burst into tears. This lady was so brave, thank you for showing this chanel 4.
my problem is i have larger outer labia and it really gets me down
i cant wear bikins because you can see a buldge
but enlarged labia minora seems to more common i feel all alone lol
This has shocked and confused me a lot.
Im 17, and from the age of about 12 – 15 i really thought there was something wrong with me ( the only vulvas that females see are not really that of their peers like men, but that of porn actresses). On my own i came to realize that there was nothing wrong with me and thank god my confidence is high or this video may have made me think otherwise! She was a beautiful woman before and i doubt any half respectable man would reject her because of the size of her labia? They're not even that big?
I am 55 and have this problem – I recently discovered that my boyfriend had described my labia as a wrinkled old prune to his mates in the local pub. I cannot have sex anymore as this has knocked me for six.
i hate the fact that i have the same thing i am always telling my self not to worry about this but it is constantly on my mind. i am now 17 and in a long term relationship there are stil many things i have not done with my bf as it is far to embarasing for me …. i realy want it removed but am scared of the healing processes !! 6 weeks is a long time to be in pain and without sex.
