mauricetherapy

Dear Maurice,

I am a 28 year old woman. I am very concerned about my labia minora (inner lips). In my opinion I have always had an abnormal labia. I say this because according to what I see on one side my labia minora is a bit longer than the other side. I know it isn’t going to cause me any actual health problems, however it is pretty embarrassing having a fairly large extra piece of skin in that region. I have tried to go with the “everyone is different” excuse but I am getting increasingly self conscious about it. I have always be uncomfortable with my husband realizing that it is abnormal. First of all I want to know if this really is common with women? I have read that in the West some women opt for surgery, is that an option for me? I have attached my labia photo of which you can publish. I believe many women like me would like to know if this is abnormal or not. For 6 years I have dimmed the lights to avoid my husband staring at it, please help.

Maurice replies,

Your minora is perfectly fine. There is no such thing as ‘normal’ otherwise it would imply that there is a recommended size of labia minora. Minora size differs from one woman to the next. What studies have shown is that larger women tend to have bigger majora (outer lips) because the fat pads within the labia get bigger if you have more fat.

If your husband has hinted or glanced at your minora in a way to suggest shock or horror then he just need a bit of exposure. Lets start with him reading my reply to you.

You mentioned surgery, in the West it is more for those who can afford it and believe that their vagina requires a cosmetic make over. I totally do not recommend surgery. If a frog or strange anomaly was growing on your labia then surgery may be required, that is not the case here so surgery is out.