Labia minora. Labia majora.
Labia minora. Labia minora are the Latin words for “small lips.” They are two parallel folds of smooth, hairless, soft tissue that connect to the hood over the clitoris and can be most easily identified just above and beside the entrance to the vagina. At times the gentle stroking of these small lips gives a very pleasant sensation. Since these lips are connected directly above the clitoris, when the penis moves in the vagina and against these delicate lips, there is friction, tugging, and pulling, which carries sensation to the clitoris. Thus, direct stimulation of the clitoris is not always desired or necessary for sexual pleasure. The most consistent and easily detected physical sign of the wife’s sexual arousal and readiness for intercourse is the expansion of the labia minora to two or three times their normal thickness. Expansion is detected by gentle touching with the fingers.
Labia majora. These “major lips” appear as a mound of flesh, lying outside and parallel to the labia minora. They are normally over the vaginal opening, providing protection against entrance of the penis or other objects into the unstimulated vagina. With sexual arousal, the major lips lie back and flatten, but you probably will not be able to detect this small change. They are not nearly so sensitive to stimulation as the small lips and the clitoral area.
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