I have had this tiny flap of skin as long as I can remember. It is hidden usually just inside the vaginal opening; if I don't use my fingers to spread the labia then it is not visible. As soon as I spread them or widen my legs, ie for sex, you can see it. It is not sore or painful, ever, but slightly embarrassing. It is less than a centimetre long and a little less than half a pencil thick. I have never seen another vagina with this thing in it.
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Vaginal atrophy is a thinning and drying out of the vaginal skin produced by a lack of estrogen. Most commonly, it is an unpleasant effect of the menopause. The most effective hormonal treatment is estrogen replacement in the form of vaginal creams or suppositories usually in doses much lower...
The average length of the vagina is about 2.5 - 3 inches at rest. However because of it's structure and elasticity, it can increase 200% and still recoil back to normal. Glad to help.
The tissue fragments that emerge from the vagina are hymen remnants. A small surgical operation can remove it if it troubles you visually. Contact your gynecologist to help treat the dry and cracked areas you are concerned with.
