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Consultation: Enlarged Labia
A woman comes to see Dr McKenna about her enlarged labia.
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When I was younger I did feel insecure about my labia maybe being bigger than other girls, but I learnt to just accept it!& my boyfriend of nearly 3 years loves it! I really dont think girls should worry about what other boys might think! Im sure most boys wont be bothered by it, and if they are, then they simply arent worth the hassle! If u think, not all mens parts look the same, but us girls wouldnt say anything if one mans penis looked different! So dont get worried about it! But if your partner wont wait for you to be comfortable then they arent worth it!
i'm 19 years old and my labia is quite large too, i'm realy embarrassed about it and always have been, sometimes i feel like crying because of it! i can't wear tight jeans, leggins or go swimming as it is really noticeable. it's always on my mind. i often hear my friends talk about how horrible it would be to have a large labia and it upsets me to hear it, i just try to change the subject when someone talks about it. i know its quite normal but i'm so embarrased. i would love to have any kind of surgery on it but it's really expensive!! theres so many girls out there with the same problem as me and we all have to live with it, still it's uncomfortable and embarrasing
i have this and urrggghhh i hate it, i havent had sex and im 16 and in a relationship for 3 years he wants to and soo do i but i feel soo uncomfortable about it. im still a virgin and urrgh my sex life well obviously sint happening i want it removed but cnt tell my mum or anyone and its soo stressful is there a free treat ment or anything i really want it removed to me its not normal :/
I've got a bit of a weird thing, one of my 'lips' is bigger than the other by about a centimetre or so- this may not seem like much, but it is to me. It's uncomfortable wearing tights and I am self concious and don't want to go swimming. My boy friend and I have been seeing each other for over a year, but we haven't 'done anything' and before i even think about bringing up going further (I'm nearly 18)i just want to know if i'm ok. I really really hate it, it doesn't look nice and it's hard to keep clean. Erm, just wondering if that was normal.
Yeah i have large labia too. i hate them so much they're so ugly and ive been aware of them since i was about 13 (im 16 now). Recently ive got close to a boy and we've been seeing eachother for a couple of months now and im too scared to let him go down there even though he's tried and i've always thought of an excuse. I really want to let him but i'm just too scared he'l think its dusgusting and weird. Surgery is long and so expensive but im too embarassed about them to have the sex life id like to have. errrghhhh!
i have the exact same thing:\ Im so scared about doing anything with my boyfriend incase its not normal!
hi. im 15, 16 very shortly and have an enlarged labia!! im soo worried about it!! ive done quite a lot of reasearch, but im still so embarrassed about teling anyone, and the fact that if i go to my local GP, they will not be as understanding, and helpful as 'embarrasing bodies'!! i was in quite a long term realationship, and it fell apart because i was terrified about having sex for the first time! i felt aweful, and i dont know what to do!! please help me!!
hayy :) i think you should try and email embarrassing bodies or go and see some one that you no will listen and take note on what you say
can do do the labia shortening procedure during local anaesthetic rather than general anaesthetic?
I have the same problem. It is so disgusting and I feel so unfeminine, as with pants on there's a bulge and i was wandering if you can do the op just numbed but awake?
My labia are bigger than the lady in the video and none of my bfs have ever complained. My current bf actually loves them! I was surprised at much skin was removed in the surgery. I don't think I'd like that much of my feel-good bits cut off!
Both men and women come in a variety of shapes and sizes. From what I could see the woman in the video was perfectly normal. I am surprised that the cosmetic surgeon said that 'there was too much'. Why do some women think that their large lips are unattractive? As I man, I can state that such endowments are just the opposite!
