5 things you didn't know about your labia

So. I just wrote a piece about how to discreetly do a ‘petite kaka’ at the office and I'm now going in a straight line to the labia. It was a fruitful brainstorming session this morning, you can tell that. But it is indeed a thing, that labia. And given the increasing number of cosmetic procedures among younger and younger girls, we are, grosso modo, not so happy about it. Dr. Crouch (no joke) from the British Society for Paediatric and Adolescent Gynaecology considers it a serious matter.

1. The more fat you have, the larger the labia

I'm not making this up, okay? But gynecologists do.

2. Labia do not belong to your vagina

They belong to your vulva. The whole. They are the gates to heaven. At least, that's what most people think.

3. Water is enough

The labia are sensitive. Don't go at them with soap and don't let your friends from Lactacyd fool you, because the ‘housekeeping’ down under is best maintained by washing it only with water.

4. Pubic hair is good

It ensures that harmful bacteria cannot enter. Shaving makes the ‘lips’ quickly red and bumpy. Know that the hair has a function. If you leave it, at least you have these uncomfortable situations anymore.

5. Veins are normal

Especially during your pregnancy it may be that you see the veins on your labia more clearly. Usually, they go away on their own after pregnancy. During that period (during your pregnancy), the blood flow to your labia is stronger, hence the veins. And you get better orgasms from it, but more on that later.