Dear Dr. Betty,

After viewing your drawings of labias and seeing many pictures, I noticed that I do not have very much of an inner labia at all. I cannot see anything even resembling an inner labia when I check myself out. Is this healthy and normal?

Dear K,

Yes, I have a girlfriend who has no inner labia at all. She never posed for me unfortunately. Since most women are so concerned by any of their inner lips extending beyond the outer lips, I never did draw a vulva with none.

Hi Dr. Betty,

I'm a humongous fan of yours and you have completely changed my outlook on sex, love, and life in general. So thank you! I have a question for you. When I stand up with my legs pressed together you can see my clitoral hood quite easily, as well as my inner labia. It's all hanging out for everyone to see. Is this normal?

Hi Dr. Betty,

I have been following your site for several years. For many reasons, I have been avoiding the genital self exam...

This Valentine's Day, I gave myself this gift. To my surprise, it was a very empowering experience.

I have two questions:

1. I can feel, but I wasn't able to see my clit - I even used a magnifying mirror. I know it's there, as the stimulation is very pleasant and I did orgasm. Do some women have less visually prominent clits (as compared to pics and video I've seen, where clits look like peas or small beads)?

Hi Betty,

I came across your website whilst reading up on labiaplasty. This is something I have been doing for a few years now, but realistically the potential fall out is too great a risk (loss of sensitivity, bleeding, recovery etc). My Problem is I read all of your articles and what women say about their labia's - some say the inner minora is 1/4 of an inch longer... Mine is 2 inches longer than my Labia Majora.

Dear Dr. Betty,

I used an exercise bike about 2 months ago. The seat put a lot of pressure on my perineum, but never made any contact with the clitoral area. I experienced this shooting pain in the perineum area a few hours after I got off of it, and it occurred again on and off for a few days after. I'd only used the bike for an hour. 3 days after, I was unable to orgasm.

These drawings were inspired by photographs of Betty and her girlfriend's vulvas that she later presented at NOW's Sexuality Conference in 1973.

Discovering the beauty of my vulva dramatically changed my life, especially when it came to being sexually intimate with a partner.

These enigmatic stone carvings of females are typically depicted in a squatting position — sometimes shown with their thighs wide open, displaying their genitals.