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The outer sides of the labia majora are covered with hair, and on
the inner sides, which are smooth and moist, but are not true
mucous membrane, there are a few sweat glands and numerous large
sebaceous glands. Bergh considers that there is little or no hair
on the inner sides of the labia majora, but Lamb states that
careful examination shows that from one- to two-thirds of the
inner surface in adult women show hairs like those of the
external surface. In brunettes and women of dark races this
surface is pigmented; in dark races it is usually a slate gray.
From an examination of 2200 young Danish prostitutes Bergh has
found that there are two main varieties in the shape of the labia
majora, with transitional forms. In the first and most frequent
form the labia tend to be less marked and more effaced and
separated at the upper and anterior part, often being lost in the
sides of the mons and presenting a fissure which is broader in
its upper part and showing the inner lips more or less bare. In
the second form the labia are thicker and more outstanding and
the inner edges lie in contact throughout their whole length,
showing the _rima pudendi_ as a long narrow fissure.
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