Symptoms: sensation of being opened up, vaginal air noises, incongruous noises during intercourse, fluid discharge, reduced vulvo-vaginal sensation, partner recrimination.
Vulvar hollowness is most often secondary to one or more deliveries.
Despite the large number of patients affected, there are few open complaints, as it's still a taboo subject.
This is a lack of tone in the perineal muscles, leading to a relaxation of the vulval fork and an increase in vaginal capacity.
The problem is not anatomical but functional: some women complain of vaginal gas emission during intercourse (vaginal farts), and a mechanical reduction in sexual pleasure, also felt by the partner.
Vulvar hollowness can also cause vaginal discharge of fluid after a bath (pool sign).