11 Women Get Real About How They Feel About Their Labia

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Repeat after us: unless you’re experiencing physical pain or discomfort, your vagina is totally normal – no matter what size, shape or colour you’re packing. In fact, our appearance down there is just as diverse as any other body part. #believeit.

Still, the recent rise in labiaplasty surgery - that is, an operation to reshape or ‘trim’ the lips of the vulva – is truly mind-boggling. There’s no denying that for many Aussie women their lady parts are a major source of low self-esteem.

Here, via Reddit, 11 women with self-declared ‘large labia’ share how they feel about it:

“I used to be sooo insecure because I thought it was huge.”

alwaystoiyurd's comment from discussion "Women with large labia, how do you feel about them? Are you self conscious about how they look?"

“Sometimes it causes a bit or discomfort here and there but visually it is what it is.”

TurbulentCherry's comment from discussion "Women with large labia, how do you feel about them? Are you self conscious about how they look?"

“Now I've realised that it's just a normal body part.”

Petrichor928's comment from discussion "Women with large labia, how do you feel about them? Are you self conscious about how they look?"

“I’ve also had guys compliment it before.”

plump_pigeons's comment from discussion "Women with large labia, how do you feel about them? Are you self conscious about how they look?"

“It annoys me that some women's clothes assume you have a perfectly smooth crotch.”

mysecretoutlet's comment from discussion "Women with large labia, how do you feel about them? Are you self conscious about how they look?"

“I'm not self-conscious about them because that's what a normal vulva looks like.”

thunderling's comment from discussion "Women with large labia, how do you feel about them? Are you self conscious about how they look?"

“Watch enough female-friendly porn and you’ll see labia of all shapes and sizes.”

freefawn's comment from discussion "Women with large labia, how do you feel about them? Are you self conscious about how they look?"

Lucy Bode

Lucy is Women Health’s digital editor, social media specialist and the go-to girl for all things holistic wellness. Her background as a journalist and passion for food, fitness and integrative medicine has led her to write for some of Australia’s leading publications over the course of her career.

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“I had no idea that it was totally normal and common”

“I’d never seen long labia like mine.”

“I'm really self-conscious about it.”

“Every sexual partner I had enjoyed my labia quite a lot.”