growing labia minora?

[sarahhup]

i am 17 years old and ever since around the age of 8 or 10 my labia minora have seemed to grow, and have now  grown appoximately 5cm long and still seem to be growing. I dont hurt at all down there, there is no sign of redness of wart like growths or anything like that. i only feel uncomfortable sometimes as i may rub on my undies.
lately the skin on my perineum has been growing also and kind of attached to my labia, it seems like all the skin down there just keep growing! its not sore only uncomfortable. the skin has not changed in colour. im worried that my labia should not be increasing so much in size. i have never ever spoken about this, but lately have been really worried it may be something. i have had a few sexual parteners however this problem was already occuring before i ever had sex.
i dont like letting my boyfriend touch or look at me because i am embarressed.
im worried that this may be cancer of some sort, i have researched and looked at all the symptoms of different types of vulvar cancers however, none seem to really fit my description.
im scared to see a doctor because im emarressed i know i shouldnt be but id like to know more about this before i go to a doctor.
please help me

[tresnick]

it is normal to have your labia minor longer than the majora.  

since you are sexually active, you can make an appointment with your gynecologist to talk about your concerns.  if you feel uncomfortable talking to your doctor or nurse, by all means, find a doctor or nurse you do feel comfortable talking to.

many women, including myself, have labia minora longer than their majora.  since i was 8 or 9, i worried about it.  i even asked my mother about it.  because she knew nothing about what was normal and what wasn't normal, she ended up saying something to me that made me feel like i was deformed.

it wasn't until i was in my twenties when i asked my nurse about it.  she told me that my left labia minor was longer than my right and my labia majora, and that was normal and healthy.  i was so relieved when i heard those words "normal" and "healthy".  the emotional torture i went through thinking that there was something wrong with my body.

i'm glad you are asking about it here.

make an appointment with your doctor, and tell them that you know it is normal that labia minor can be longer than labia majora, but i want just want to make sure that everything is healthy and normal with me.

you will feel so much better.

good luck,
toni

[sarahhup]

thanx toni..
im not so bothered that their long because i know that is normal..
just that they are 'growing' and rapidly.. is this normal too?
x

[junitolove]

WELL, SARA, NOT SURE HOW OLD YOU ARE, BUT YOUR FINE, MOST WOMEN DONT KNOW WHAT IS NORMAL OR NOT, BUT EVERY WOMAN'S BODY IS DIFFERENT ESPECIALLY DOWN THERE, AND LABIA MINORA IS ACTUALLY SUPPOSED TO COME OUT OF THE MAJORA, BUT MOST WOMEN ARE NOT FULLY DEVELOPED BUT JUST REST ASSURED THAT YOUR FINE. WHEN YOUR GOING THRU YOUR PUBERTY STAGE, IS JUST A SIGN OF MATURING, AND YES, IF ITS GROWING THAT IS FINE, AND A BLESSING AS WELL, IF U HAVE MORE QUESTIONS LET ME KNOW!! IM JUST A REGULAR GUY, BUT KNOW MY VAGINA!!

[jf89]

can u give birth wiv large labia cos its realy ugly wat if the midewife or docter look at me funny wen giving birth help!!!!! cus im even thinkin bout aven an abortion coz im to afraid of wot will b said about it help !!!!

[des23]

i am 14 and have the same exact problems you do.
it started when i was 8 years old and they have been growing ever since.
i finally got the courage to tell my mom and we immidiatly went to the doctor.
they checked it out which was a little embarassing but she had told me that i had tumors in my right ovaries and my kidney which is causing this and some other abnormal growths. i have to get these tumors removed this summer and they said when i do get them removed i will have alot more energy. also they have to trim down my labia where the growth started but im finally okay with that now because i know im not the only one with it.
its scary but going to the doctor will really relieve alot of stress and worry.

[annaliese]

ladies when it comes to down there, there is no normal, i dont think any 2 are the same! its never as weird as you think trust me!

[an0nym0u5]

of course you can give birth with large labia minora! what do you think they will do - run away screaming at the sight of a vagina? this whole thing is starting to ruin peoples lives, it ruined mine for the best part of a year, when i tried to find people who looked like me. unfortunatly i did this by searching porn in a never ending quest, of course that just made me even more self concious. we are all different, the midwife will be concentrating on delivering you baby more than examining your vagina i imagine. please don't abort your baby because of self conciousness, you'll be a fantastic mother - don't let this idealogy of women ruin your childbirth.
good luck.

[callerue]

this is sooo normal. honey its just skin! it's not a big deal! just realize how freaking sexy it is and love yourself

[xxmissrose]

I have the same thing. Once I turned 13 I started to realize that my vagina lips were larger than what I had imagined was "normal". Also one of my girlfriends I changed in front of saw it, and pretty much freaked out and told me how it was abnormal. It made me really self-conscience. I never asked a doctor because I know that it is normal & that theres nothing wrong with it, and i go to the gynecologist regularly and he never said anything about it. I also have been sexually active, now 17. No guy has ever complained or said anything bad about it (not to my face anyway). Some guys think the big labia is sexy and some guys think its disgusting or abnormal because they are uneducated. To this day, I am self-conscience about it..... but theres nothing I can really do.
It made me realize that in some countries, small labias are ugly & big ones are in...

I learned to love my vagina for what it is, but still am sometimes depressed about it.
Just remember, if the guy doesnt like it, or thinks its abnormal, he doesnt deserve it!