article_snippet.sent: The labia are lips which protect the vagina.
article_snippet.sent: There are inner labia – the labia minora - which are thinner, and the outer labia – the labia majora, which have more tissue and fat.
article_snippet.sent: the flaps of skin either side of the vaginal opening.
article_snippet.sent: It's natural and normal for a woman to have noticeable skin folds around the vaginal opening and, in most cases, this shouldn't cause any problems.
article_snippet.sent: I saw another lady who was getting recurrent thrush as One lady had all this extra tissue down there that was moist.
article_snippet.sent: In some women, some women stretch naturally over the course of a lifetime, while others experience stretching or tearing as a result of childbirth, and are embarrassed by the result.
article_snippet.sent: This is usually due to hormones associated with pregnancy, the stretching of the vagina during the birth or due to the loss of the pelvic floor muscles.