[lisa__]

Okay so today I was checking myself down there and I noticed that I had a dark thing in there in one of the "flaps" and I got scared. I'm not sexually active at all. What is it? How do I get rid of it? Help!

[Wondergirl]

We can't see this thing (and no, please don't post a photo). The smartest way to handle this is to make an appointment either with your family doctor or with a gynecologist who will take a look at it and tell you what it is. Until you do that, it's a total guessing game and you'll continue to be stressed out with worry.

[J_9]

The "flaps," as you so eloquently call them, are the labia. The labia majora are the "flaps" on the outside, and the labia minora are the "flaps" underneath the labia majora.

This is an area of the body where there tend to be birth marks and/or freckles, but are unnoticed strictly because of their private location. If you have never been sexually active, there is little to worry about at this point in time but you might want to question your doctor on your next yearly visit.