I have a bartholin’s cyst so got a mirror to have a look. I discovered that where my vulva/vagina meets the perineum and up into the creases the skin has become really dark. I don’t know when this happened as I don’t look down there very often but it wasn’t like that a year ago.
I started HRT about 7/8 months ago and wonder if the skin colour change is hormonal. I have had an issue with an itchy perineum at the start of the year for which I was given steroid cream but no one mentioned an odd colour change down there. It is very dark. Not patterned or blotchy more like a naturally dark skinned person would have yet otherwise I’m as pale as a human can get.
Is this normal for perimenopause? I have a DR appointment in 9 days (earliest I can get) but am quite anxious about it.