背景:小阴唇肥大的特点是唇组织延伸到大阴唇以外;然而,肥大的确切定义是一个争论的问题。虽然阴唇肥大的患病率在女性中非常普遍,禁忌/有争议的态度和手术干预仍然占主导地位。对小阴唇肥大的认识和研究将增加我们对这种代表性不足的解剖多样性的认识。
目的:提供有关阴唇肥大的现有文献报告,并讨论其定义,病因学,态度,管理,以及围绕小阴唇肥大的医学治疗及其影响。
方法:小阴唇肥大相关文献综述.
结果:小阴唇的外观和测量结果差异很大,肥大在人群中极为普遍,并且大部分是非病理性的。仍然缺乏定义阴唇肥大的标准化标准。围绕阴唇肥大的态度在全球不同,但是在西方国家,对阴唇肥大的压倒性情绪已经在很大程度上被医学化了。
结论:对阴唇肥大的非病理性病例采取消极的态度和不必要的药物治疗是不合理的,并伴随着潜在的风险。仍然存在迫在眉睫的需要来区分非病理性的细长阴唇,教育公众不同的生殖器外观,并提高对生殖器整容手术的长期结果和风险的认识。
BACKGROUND: Labia minora hypertrophy can be characterized by the labial tissue extending beyond the labia majora; however, the exact definition of hypertrophy is a matter of debate. While the prevalence of labia hypertrophy is very common among women, taboo/controversial attitudes and surgical interventions still dominate. The recognition and study of labia minora hypertrophy will increase our knowledge of this underrepresented anatomic diversity.
OBJECTIVE: To provide a report of the current literature on labia hypertrophy and discuss the definition, etiology, attitudes, management, and
medicalization surrounding labia minora hypertrophy and the implications.
METHODS: Comprehensive review of literature pertaining to labia minora hypertrophy.
RESULTS: Labia minora appearance and measurements vary extensively, and hypertrophy is extremely prevalent in the population and largely nonpathologic. There remains a lack of standardized criteria to define labia hypertrophy. Attitudes surrounding labia hypertrophy differ globally, but in Western nations the overwhelming sentiment toward labia hypertrophy has largely been medicalized.
CONCLUSIONS: Negative attitudes and unnecessary
medicalization of nonpathologic instances of labia hypertrophy is unjustifiable and comes with potential risks. There remains an impending need to demedicalize nonpathologic elongated labia, educate the public on diverse genital appearance, and improve understanding of the long-term outcomes and risks of genital cosmetic surgery.