WOMENS-HEALTH Messages for December, 2000: Re: QUESTION

Re: QUESTION

From: Lynn D. Montgomery, MD (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Wed, 27 Dec 2000 16:33:31 -0600 (CST)

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At Wed, 27 Dec 2000, Rebecca wrote: >
>I am 40 years old and diagnosed with PCOS for 20 years. I always had
>very small labia minora (both
>sides of the labia minora the same size). Two years ago I was on the
>birth control pill for symptoms
>related to pcos. At that time I was 38 years old and my left side of my
>labia minora started growing larger
>than my right side. My clitoris is the same size as it has always
>been...normal. My left labia minora is
>more than double the size of my right side. What is the cause of this?
>Is this caused by pcos? Is it caused
>by the pill? Is it heredity? Could this be an adrenal problem? Could
>this be due to a yeast infection? Why
>did this start happening at 38 years old? Why isn't the right side
>growing? Will the right side ever grow to
>match the left side? I am too embarrased to ask someone directly. I am
>suffering in silence and I really
>need answers. Anxiously waiting for reply's.
>
>--
>

Rebecca, I can think of no reason for the sudden and differential growth of your labia. The labia should really have no change in size at your age. Certainly, the pill or any other medications for that matter should not cause this. I would be concerned that there might be a growth underlying the labia on the larger side, making it appear to have grown. I think that it would be worth having evaluated to assure there is not any underlying pathology. Further, do not be embarassed. I have had many people come to me with questions about their external appearance-many significantly stranger than your's... Lynn

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Lynn D. Montgomery, MD
Director, Maternal-Fetal Medicine
Rocky Mountain Perinatal Center
Missoula, Montana

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