This is a post I composed previously for another board, that may be interesting/applicable here.
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Each and every part of the human body is susceptible to problems, regardless of age or gender. No part of the body is "immune", from our tips of our toes to the top of our heads. Bacteria, viruses, fungus, cancer...even our own immune systems can be the culprit.
It seems obvious that removal of the foreskin would prevent foreskin problems. No foreskin, no problem...right? The same would be true of any part of our bodies not required to sustain life.
I wanted to share with you some problems that may affect a woman's labia. The list seems to be significantly longer than any list of potential foreskin problems I've ever encountered. It would seem that labia have an enormous potential to cause various problems throughout a woman's life. In a previous thread, someone asked, (paraphrasing here), "What have your labia done for you lately?"
A brief googling revealed a few functions:
- The labia majora enclose and protect the protect the other parts of her genitalia lying between them.
- The labia minora lubricate the skin around the genitals and provide bactericidal secretions to help protect against infections.
Interestingly, the labia seem to provide some of the same functions for women that the foreskin provides for men.
Based on this list of potential problems involving the labia, should labial removal at birth be considered an acceptable parental choice? I'd venture to guess no special clamping devices would even need to be developed. A simple hemostat could be used to achieve hemostatis of each labia before excision.
After all, labia are just "ugly", "useless", "flaps" of "excess skin" that "get in the way" during sex and are prone to all sorts of embarassing and painful problems. Many adult women are choosing to have their labia reduced or removed; if it was done when they were newborns, they would heal faster and wouldn't remember it. Besides, I've heard of girls being teased in the locker room for having unusually thick/large/long labia, and I wouldn't want any daugher of mine to go through that. To top it all of, my friend's sister got a yeast infection and said her labia burned and itched horribly! Better to remove them now, rather than later.
NO LABIA, NO PROBLEM.
No labia=no risk of labial adhesions.
No labia=no risk of smegma or bacteria being 'harbored' in the folds between bathing.
No labia=no risk of labial irritation from candida (yeast) infection.
No labia=no risk of Bartholin's gland cysts of the labia.
No labia=no risk of cyst of the canal of Nuck (processus vaginalis peritonei) of the labia.
No labia=no risk of of mucous (dysontogenetic) cysts of the labia.
No labia=no risk of skene's duct cysts of of the labia.
No labia=no risk of epidermal inclusion cysts of the labia.
No labia=no risk of furunculosis of the labia.
No labia=no risk off varicosities of the labia.
No labia=no risk of lentigo of the labia.
No labia=no risk of nevi of the labia.
No labia=no risk of seborrheic or hyperkeratosis labia.
No labia=no risk of fibroepithelial polyps (acrochordon) of the labia.
No labia=no risk of papillomatosis of the labia.
No labia=no risk of fibroma/fibromyoma of the labia.
No labia=no risk of hidradenoma of the labia.
No labia=no risk of lipoma of the labia.
No labia=no risk of dermatofibroma of the labia.
No labia=no risk of hyper pigmentation of the labia.
No labia=no risk of Vulvodynia affecting the labia. (Less vulva=less vulvar pain.)
No labia=no risk of HSV infection of the labia.
No labia=no risk of Crohn's disease of the labia.
No labia=no risk of Behçet's Disease of the labia.
No labia=no risk of labial tears during intercourse or childbirth.
No labia=no risk of labial swelling after childbirth.
No labia=no risk of the labia 'getting in the way' of the penis and vaginal opening.
No labia=risk of of Vulvar Vestibulitis affecting the labia.
No labia=no risk of Condyloma Acuminata of the labia.
No labia=no risk of Herpes lesions of the labia.
No labia=no risk of Syphilis sores on the labia.
No labia=no risk of primary irritant dermatitis of the labia.
No labia=no risk of allergic dermatitis of the labia.
No labia=no risk of seborrheic dermatitis of the labia.
No labia=no risk of psoriasis of the labia.
No labia=no risk of hidradenitis suppurativa of the labia.
No labia=no risk of labial Intertrigo.
No labia=no risk of excoriation of the labia.
No labia=no risk of of Paget's Disease of the labia. (may require vulvectomy)
No labia=no risk of fissuring of the labia.
No labia=no risk of Lichen Sclerosus of the labia.
No labia=no risk of Lichen Planus of the labia.
No labia=no risk of eczema of the labia.
No labia=no risk of Squamous Cell Hyperplasia of the labia.
No labia=no risk of Vulvar Intraepithelial Neoplasm affecting the labia.
No labia=no risk of Vulvar Neoplasm-Melanoma affecting the labia.
No labia=no risk of basal cell carcinoma of the labia.
No labia=no risk of verrucous carcinoma of the labia.
No labia=no risk of sarcomas of the labia.
No labia= no risk of adenocarcinoma of the labia.
No labia=no risk of labial pruritus.
No labia=no risk of HIV entering through tears, abrasion, or sores on the labia.
(Many of these found here and here.)[/quote]
Jen
Works like a charm.
