Discolouration of Labia Minora

Is discolouration or darkening of the labia minora common? I see many pictures of older women with this condition. What is the related to?

Lexas-

As certain skin ages, it can become darker; think "age spots". I think this is more likely to happen around the onset of menopause. It's not uncommon and is usually nothing serious. A quick question to the OB/GYN at the next visit should clear up any confusion.

Best regards,

gaze

Gazehoundgal is quite right about the age factor and also changes at menopause (hormonal influences)

However, that being said, I've never seen two vulvas or parts of vulvas alike. There's as many variations as there are in an artists palette.

What is more important is the ongoing health of the tissue and this means examining for pain, tenderness, discharge, unusual bleeding etc.

Some women have darker pigment in general ( racial etc. ) but mine have not darkened, although I am a ways away from menopause.

Like all vulvas are different, the labia minora can also vary in size and color. There are many shades of the labia, including deep almost purple. It is usually not a matter of age, but some color changes do happen to some women as they get maturer. All vulvas are unique and beautiful.

I'll second Wni's comments.

I think the thing to be aware of is rapid color changes or changes in the uniformity of the color. I'm about a year into menopause and there has been no change that I can see.

Tenderness might be another indicator that something is a miss.

Well not tenderness exactly--it's always tender 😉 but unusual sensations or pain.

Jackie

Womens privates are all very different. Sizes of labia majora, minora, clit size, colors. I had an experience with a young Hispanic women who was very pink except around the vagina which was darker skin. And a fiftyish woman whose vulva was all perfectly proportioned but the skin on the outside of the labia minora was dark, almost like someone outlined it with a thin line marker. And her clitoris was the largest I had ever seen. About the size of a dime. I know she was a very sexually active person, so don't know if that had anything to do with her uniqueness.

Coloration of the vulva is completely due to the location of melanocytes and their expression of color determined by hormones--NOT the frequency of sexual activity.

Well, that's good to know or mine might be bright magenta by now! I really meant that she had several piercings and tatoos in several interesting places.

Well, that's good to know or mine might be bright magenta by now!

Haha that's funny sure mine would an artists palate of colours by now.

But yeah switch is right hence when we were prepubertal pale and similar to rest of skin.

It's just genitals have higher concentration of melanocytes.

Mine are pretty pale not a huge difference to surrounding skin.

I had a previous partner whose cock was several tones darker than the rest of him like he had sunbathed in a roll neck jumper and jeans with his cock out.