Patient's question:
I have an itchy lower body, and my underwear is always yellow. What's going on? How can I improve dark labia?Doctor's answer:
There are many reasons that can cause the vulva to darken, but sexual activity is indeed a significant factor. After sexual stimulation, local capillaries stretch and constrict, and the blood pigment cannot return in time, leading to deposition and aging. Additionally, melanin gradually deposits centrally, causing the areola and labia to darken over time.Actually, the color of a woman's vulva is influenced by melanin deposition, which is also related to female hormones. That is, during childhood, the vulva is not yet developed, so the entire external genitalia are covered by the labia majora, and the skin color of the vulva is the same as that of other parts. Until puberty, hormonal influences cause hair to grow in the vulva, and the labia minora also become more prominent than the labia majora. At this stage, the vulva's color also begins to darken.
Advice: For women who have been married for many years, the darkening of the vulva is due to sexual activity increasing hormones in the body, which leads to darker vulvar color. The longer the sexual activity, the darker the color, but this is completely normal.