What are the reasons for the vaginal opening turning from red to black?

Patient's question:

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Doctor's answer:

There are many reasons that can cause the vulva to darken, but sexual activity is indeed an important factor. After sexual stimulation, local capillaries stretch and narrow, and blood oxygen exchange does not return in time, leading to the deposition of hemoglobin, aging, and the gradual centripetal deposition of melanin, resulting in increasingly darker shades of the areola and labia.
In fact, the color of a woman's vulva is influenced by the deposition of melanin in the area, and this pigment deposition 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 of the body. After puberty, under the influence of hormones, hair begins to grow on the vulva, and the labia minora also become more prominent than the labia majora. At this stage, the color of the vulva also begins to darken.

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