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  • iamascared1
    Junior Member
    • Sep 2018
    • 8

    Thing hanging out of vagina...

    I was looking at myself in the mirror last night and noticed a long, dangly thing hanging there. It almost looked like a uvula? A uvula of the vagina? I can grab it without pain and I wouldn't have noticed it without checking myself.
    What is this? It's so weird and I'm a little scared.
  • jns
    Assistant Admin
    • Mar 2010
    • 8398

    There are a lot of variations in the shapes of vaginas from one general shape. There can also be skin tags and remnants of the hymen. Maybe a description of the size and location of the dangling flesh would help someone identify it. In general I would think it is normal but more information would be helpful.
    I have but one lamp by which my feet are guided, and that is the lamp of experience.
    ...
    Shall we gather strength by irresolution and inaction? Shall we acquire the means of effectual resistance by lying supinely on our backs and hugging the delusive phantom of hope, until our enemies shall have bound us hand and foot?

    From a speech by Patrick Henry on March 23, 1775 at St. John's Church, Richmond, Virginia

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    • iamascared1
      Junior Member
      • Sep 2018
      • 8

      Jns, it is maybe an inch long and like a bulb on a stem. It's right inside the "entrance" and hangs out.

      I started reading the text of "I have one lamp" and was a but confused as to what that had to do with my question.

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      • jns
        Assistant Admin
        • Mar 2010
        • 8398

        Originally posted by iamascared1
        Jns, it is maybe an inch long and like a bulb on a stem. It's right inside the "entrance" and hangs out.

        I started reading the text of "I have one lamp" and was a but confused as to what that had to do with my question.
        The "I have one lamp" quote is part of my signature phrase and has nothing to do with the answer: it is a favorite quote.

        atskitty2 , Ashlee T. , Claret : any comments on this?
        I have but one lamp by which my feet are guided, and that is the lamp of experience.
        ...
        Shall we gather strength by irresolution and inaction? Shall we acquire the means of effectual resistance by lying supinely on our backs and hugging the delusive phantom of hope, until our enemies shall have bound us hand and foot?

        From a speech by Patrick Henry on March 23, 1775 at St. John's Church, Richmond, Virginia

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        • atskitty2
          Assistant Admin
          • Aug 2013
          • 4467

          My guess is that it's your labia, my Dear, and yes, it would look similar to the uvula. Sometimes the labia are uneven-one or the other grows a little longer than the other. There's a labia minora and majora (if I remember correctly). It's not uncommon for them to be uneven. All of our anatomy is a little different in that respect, and that's normal. It's hard to say for sure without examining the area, but I have a strong suspicion this is normal for you. I'm guessing you've not had a pelvic exam yet, so the opportunity to ask a medical professional hasn't arisen, correct?
          If there's no pain or discomfort, no excessive redness, swelling, or discharge, it's likely safe to wait til your first pelvic exam to have it checked and confirmed. Are you sexually active?

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          • iamascared1
            Junior Member
            • Sep 2018
            • 8

            Its coming from the inside, like it's attached to something. I can pull the minora and majora apart and it's not attached to either. When I looked at myself in the mirror there's a mass in the way once I pull my "lips" apart and the bump does have discharge around it.
            I've tried to have sex about a year ago, it was extremely painful. I've been "diagnosed" with endometriosis.

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            • atskitty2
              Assistant Admin
              • Aug 2013
              • 4467

              If you've been diagnosed with endometriosis (not sure why you have quotes around that), then you've surely had a pelvic exam. Did you have this dangling tissue at that time? Did you ask if it was normal then? It could be that it's just one of those layers of tissue. But if this is new, or you really don't think it's labia, then you need to see a doc for a pelvic exam.

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              • Claret
                Assistant Admin
                • Jan 2011
                • 1823

                It's hard to say exactly what it may be. As jns says it could be a skin tag, or my first thought was the remnant of the hymen. Can you tell us where it is attached? The other thought that comes to mind is an HPV wart. I'd suggest seeing a doctor and asking for an opinion. It may be something simple that could be snipped off.
                That which we forget may as well never really happened.

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                • iamascared1
                  Junior Member
                  • Sep 2018
                  • 8

                  I'm 100% clean. No I have not had a pelvic exam. They diagnosed me through symptoms and family history of it. I don't think it's a skin tag, and it's definitely not a wart. I've told you where it's attached. None of this is helping and is just stressing me out more. I don't have insurance so I really can't afford going to all these doctors with suggestions of it just being my hymen or my labia when I know for a fact it's not.

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                  • jns
                    Assistant Admin
                    • Mar 2010
                    • 8398

                    Originally posted by iamascared1
                    Its coming from the inside, like it's attached to something. I can pull the minora and majora apart and it's not attached to either. When I looked at myself in the mirror there's a mass in the way once I pull my "lips" apart and the bump does have discharge around it.
                    I've tried to have sex about a year ago, it was extremely painful. I've been "diagnosed" with endometriosis.
                    Just to clarify, you have never had a full session of sex? My feeling is that it is part of the hymen, if that is the case. The hymen is attached inside of the inner labia. Hymens come in many shapes. Tearing of hymens can leave even more variations. Have you searched for images of "torn hymen"? Look for the ones that are more like what a doctor would see.

                    A healthy vagina can have different fluids in it. They are not discharge as during a period or discharge such as from a pimple. A little white fluid around this skin would not necessarily be alarming.
                    I have but one lamp by which my feet are guided, and that is the lamp of experience.
                    ...
                    Shall we gather strength by irresolution and inaction? Shall we acquire the means of effectual resistance by lying supinely on our backs and hugging the delusive phantom of hope, until our enemies shall have bound us hand and foot?

                    From a speech by Patrick Henry on March 23, 1775 at St. John's Church, Richmond, Virginia

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