But before we get into it, let the record show that, as Dr. And every vulva is normal! The vulva is the outer bits of your genitals: the pubic mouth, inner labia, outer labia, the love-to-be-rubbed clit, and the urethra. Basically, any vulva where you can see the inner lips without physically spreading the outer lips with your fingers. So no two outies are the same. Some people with outies have curved horseshoe-shaped outer lips that leave the inner labia exposed in the middle.
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Labial hypertrophy can make it look as if your labia is overgrown
Labial hypertrophy is the medical term for when one or both of the vaginal lips or labia is larger than usual. Having enlarged labia is normal and not a cause for concern. Many people are born with large and often asymmetrical labia and experience no negative side effects. People can have surgery to safely change the shape of the labia, though this is not usually necessary. Labial hypertrophy describes the enlargement of the vaginal lips. The labia help cushion the inner vagina and clitoris from friction, impact, and damage.
All different parts, but all the root cause of some women's insecurities. Due to their intimate nature, we don't tend to see and size up the different types of vaginas our friends have, which is how so many people can end up with a complex over whether theirs is 'normal'. Carrying out regular procedures on women as his day job means he's seen his fair share of vulvas - so he was able to pin-point seven key 'types' of labia. But just in case you're not proficient in vag-talk, we thought we'd clarify what's what.
