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Q: Dark Vaginal Area

asked by: nicoler2 on February 25th, 2008

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Hey, ok i'm very sexually active with my boyfriend, but sometimes im kinda shy to take off my close because my vagina and part of the bikini are is really dark ..... i shave the bikini are and the vagina so that might be the reason.??? i'm a tanned woman , i'm not dark not i am white..... is there anything i can do about it?

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fiona05

replied on February 25th, 2008

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http://ehealthforum.com/health/topic126437 .html
someone posted a similar topic recently so it must not be uncommon! it must just be how you are. if you are worried about how you look then talk to your boyfriend about it and explain your concerns. if you are sexually active with him then i'm sure he's seen you down there anyway! i don't think anyone's going to mind.

nicoler2

replied on February 25th, 2008

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yeah

yeah i mean he doesnt car but i do that is the problem .... im the one uncomfortable with it

Tylanas

replied on February 25th, 2008

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Well you can't do anything about it. This is just how your body is made. We are not all porn stars with bleached vulvas. Yours is perfectly normal!

nicoler2

replied on February 27th, 2008

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yeah we are not porn stars...... but is not that comfortable ... ........... i think is because probably i've been shaving too much that area........ but is good to know that at least im not the only one with that problem.

orthodox23

replied on February 27th, 2008

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yes..

too much shaving may lead to darkening.. try not to shave it so that you can hide it.. just shave it once a month..

nicoler2

replied on February 28th, 2008

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orthodox 23: once a month? omg............. ture! a lot of shaving going on!

Tylanas

replied on February 28th, 2008

Especially eHealthy

Re: yes..

orthodox23 wrote:

too much shaving may lead to darkening.. try not to shave it so that you can hide it.. just shave it once a month..

Do you have proof of this? Men shaving their face does not make it darker. Women shaving their legs and armpits do not make those areas darker. So why on earth would shaving the vulva make it darker?

Answer: it won't. She has a completely natural vulva; many of them are darker than the surrounding skin. Then then inside is normally light pink or red.

Tylanas

replied on February 28th, 2008

Especially eHealthy

nicoler2 wrote:

orthodox 23: once a month? omg............. ture! a lot of shaving going on!

Shave as much as you want. It's not making your vulva dark - your genetics are. This is how you were born.

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