YOUNG-WOMEN Messages for March, 2001: Re: dark vaginal coloring

Re: dark vaginal coloring

From: M. Kelly Shanahan, MD, (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Fri, 23 Mar 2001 19:27:59 -0600 (CST)

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At Fri, 23 Mar 2001, puss_in_boots wrote: >
>i've noticed that my vaginal lips (i guess thats what they're called?)
>are dark, not "pink" like i've heard they should be it's not irritating
>in any way and everything else seems completely normal but should i be
>worried about the coloring?

the color of your labia depends on your coloring -- women who are dark skined have darker labia

could it mean something? also, (this is >embarassing) since i've had my baby, i've noticed that alot of the time,
>when i get out of a tub, i'll leak water (or urine) from my vagina in
>little bursts sometimes it seems like a bladder infrequency problem (it
>on occasion happens when i sneeze or laugh) BUT kegel excercises aren't
>working. Am i doing them right? what is the proper way to do kegels?

for the best instruction on doing Kegels, see your doc -- sometimes I'll hae a woman do a Kegel while I'm examining her ot see if she is tightening up the proper muscles

>I'm full of questions... thanks for your help :)
>
>--
>anonymous, canada
>

-- M. Kelly Shanahan, MD, FACOG South Lake Tahoe, CA

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