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I'm new to the forum so forgive me if this subject has been dealt with already - I'm an age group Ironman athlete i.e. I spend a reasonable amount of time in the saddle (up to 6.5 hours per ride). For 2-3 years now, I've had permanent enlargement of...ahem...one labium (outer lip). It goes down a little if I take a day or two out of the saddle, but never completely. Sometimes it "throbs" a little too. Does anyone else get this, and if so, what is it, and what do you do about it. My ob-gyn says it's something to do with varioceles and no blood vessel damage, but I want to know if anyone else has experience with this.

Hi i have had something similar- bareback horse riding though. Some serious scar tissue (its a different colour :eek: )and enlargement that seems to be permanent. I think its more the inner lip though. I still have feeling in it, doesn't seem to bother me too much. I havent gotten it checked out though, its been like that for a good eight years. I think maybe it has something to do with me not being able to find a comfy saddle but i dont know. Not much help i'm afraid.

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ill need to some pictures before i can make a complete analysis

Thanks but no thanks u dodgy parker. This is a serious topic so stay out of it if you dont have anything useful to add

I'm new to the forum so forgive me if this subject has been dealt with already - I'm an age group Ironman athlete i.e. I spend a reasonable amount of time in the saddle (up to 6.5 hours per ride). For 2-3 years now, I've had permanent enlargement of...ahem...one labium (outer lip). It goes down a little if I take a day or two out of the saddle, but never completely. Sometimes it "throbs" a little too. Does anyone else get this, and if so, what is it, and what do you do about it. My ob-gyn says it's something to do with varioceles and no blood vessel damage, but I want to know if anyone else has experience with this.
Try a Blackwell ISM saddle.